Originally Posted by
andr0id
Unless you have a really, REALLY low Bottom bracket, that is not going to happen with any reasonably modern road pedal.
I run 172.5 on my fixed gear road bike and don't even come close to hitting the pavement.
I run 170 on my track bike and have only bumped the track at walking speed on the bank. You just kinda thunk through it. A bit of a surprise the first time, after that, no big deal. It's a 44 degree bank at Frisco though. It's really hard to lean a road bike over to 44 degrees.
I have hit a 175 around a corner before. I also like running a 165-170 due to having a little more clearance from most curbs- the curb can easily catch your pedal on a straightaway, especially if you're being squeezed by some cager, which is the worst time to get a pedal-strike on a curb.