Originally Posted by
79pmooney
Another factor(s) for pedal strike - when cornering: Pedal width, construction and Q-factor; ie how far apart the pedals are. Low bottom bracket bikes with wide pedals or pedals that are deep at the outside will strike early and often. I had two fix gears over the years that were old Peugeot frames. I ran sewups or clinchers of similar size that replaced 27" wheels. I struck pedals on a regular basis on both bikes. (All my Leotard platforms had their left dustcaps unscrewed and lost as well as the right dustcaps scavenged off retired pedals.) They hit so early it wasn't scary because I wasn't even into a full bank. I also used to hit speed bumps, sometimes quite hard. I called those bikes "slinkies".
Ben
I went over from a MTB years ago to my first road bike, took it around a corner for the first time while still pedaling, smashed the pedal so hard it bent it, never experienced a "feeling" like that on a bike before, and don't ever want to experience a feeling like that again. That scared the heck out of me. Obviously it was one of those, you do it "once" you learn kind of things, and don't recall ever hitting again once I was conscious of it. But I would think that is not something I want to be conscious of on an Ogre otherwise I am doing something wrong and got the wrong bike. I would also like to learn what is the "correct" thing to do, what is acceptable, how do I know this well enough that I can move forward figuring this stuff out on my own and know what I am talking about kind of thing.