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Old 09-10-24 | 08:31 AM
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djb
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Originally Posted by pa1
Thanks for the jokes, guys.
Anyway, if I get close to one of these bikes I will report here.
just kidding around for fun, but seriously, toe overlap is pretty darn hard to know how much a given bike will have without seeing the bike in person.
There is also tire size, foot size of the person, how your foot sits on the pedals. Even with spd or any clip in pedals, the cleat can be in a slightly different position that can affect where the front of the shoe is. I personally like my cleats farther back on the shoe, putting my foot a bit more forward on the pedal, so even that can make up that little bit that has or has less or doesnt have toe strike.

tire size on a bike from this era is probably limited to a certain size, and I don't know this frame, so who knows, but you can see how a 38 or 35 will have a slightly larger diameter than a 28mm slick for example.

I personally don't find a small amount of toe strike a problem, it usually doesnt occur, but I guess that's personal also-- how much it bugs you or causes awkward moments at slow speeds.
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