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Old 08-03-06, 01:46 AM
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Overlap is not a problem. Put front fenders on any size racing bike and it's likely the toes will hit the fenders. At normal riding speeds, the front wheel is never turned far enough for the overlap to be an issue, even when pedaling thru a turn. It's only a problem turning at very low speeds, and I mean very low.

I can't think of any crash I've ever seen caused by the foot interfering with the front wheel turning. In order to obtain your bike's handling characteristics, the designer had to make some compromises, and the overlap was one result. It's not poor design, it's perfectly normal.

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