Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Hmmmm...
You could end up spending a LOT of money on a custom frame.
It is hard to tell how far the wheel is in front of the pedals, but it looks like a fair amount of clearance.
Perhaps something like half toeclips would help with shoe positioning.
I've got a fair amount of toe overlap with one bike (using forward placed SPD cleats). I regularly hit the toe on the tire when starting, which an be a bit of a pain, but NEVER when actually riding, even on slow hills.
I wear all sorts of shoes on my bike! Toe clips are quite restrictive. I like to swap my foots position around.
I get toe overlap near the top of the pedal stroke, during certain turns, but I haven't quantified it yet. I probably have hard proportions to fit on a stock frame. Long legs, really short torso, longish arms. I'm 5'4". My pubic bone height is 81cm.
While I haven't decided about the custom frame thing, there is lots of appeal for me:
1. design / aesthetics
2. handmade
3. custom and premium
4. perfect fit
Originally Posted by
CliffordK
As far as the light, is it staying mounted under the rack, or being moved? No reason to route cables internal to the fork if light is mounted to the rack.
The rack supports may be hollow, but probably not designed for the cable.
Oh, rear light too. Retrofitting for internally routed cable would be a pain.
Maybe you could use the REELIGHT on the rear with no wires.
https://www.reelight.com/en/
I like having a dynamo, reelights are complicated and limited in comparison. I don't mind the rear wire. The front one is the one that bothers me. I am not married to the light placement. But it sounds like there may be a way to route the light in a rack.
Ideal state is limiting visible wires.
Originally Posted by
squirtdad
where are you located (408 suggests to me San Jose area) If so you could talk to the guys as Silva
Silva Cycles they do complete custom frames, are a Rivendell stocking dealer, do a lot of touring, rando, cargo type stuff (and unicyles). they could do a fork or give you other ideas
I live in Oakland these days, SJ is a little far, and far in the worn direction. Seems like a great shop.
I still have some deciding to do, but I am in no big hurry, thus milestone b-day is in over a year.