Originally Posted by
seau grateau
Definitely have to watch your lean. Slow down and take corners a little more upright while you get a feel for how much you can lean it without striking a pedal.
+1, that's the big thing for now. Whether you're going fast or slow, you can't bank into corners with a FG like you can a road bike.
A high bottom bracket makes up for a lot of issues, but since you can't change that on this frame, there are other things to look at:
- Are you using the correct (short) bottom bracket for this crank? I've seen a number of poorly-thought-out conversions where they just stuck a SS crank on their old bottom bracket, or took the small ring off their road double and wrapped the chain around the big ring. Either way, the cranks are out too far, increasing the risk of pedal strike.
- A crankset with a low Q-factor would help. Some cheap generic SS cranks have a wide Q-factor in order to clear the chainstays on any frame.
- Shorter cranks are a good idea, regardless. See if you can exchange your 170's for 165's.
What crankset and BB are you running now, [MENTION=506200]Maslin[/MENTION]?