Originally Posted by
cyndi
Thanks bargainguy you described the problem exactly. This is so close though that if you even have the top of your shoe on the top of the pedal it hits. The bike has 26" wheels, would replacing that with 24" wheels stop this?
I wish it were that simple. I'm assuming your bike has rim brakes and not disc brakes. With rim brakes, smaller wheels would solve the overlap problem, but cause a different one - your brake calipers no longer work because the smaller rim is farther inward on the frame compared to a 26" wheel, closer to the hub...nowhere near your original brake caliper mounting points on the frame. So no more overlap but also no more brakes.
With disc brakes, it is theoretically possible to switch to smaller wheels, but now we have to consider whether the smaller wheel disc rotor would still work on your frame that was designed for a different wheel and rotor. It might work, it might not, and even switching rotor size may not make it workable.