None of the bikes I owned prior to around 1995 had any toe overlap. Then, I discovered that the new road bike I bought had a LOT of overlap...discovered it while trying to make a slow, sharp turn...

Many younger folks may not even know what you are talking about. If someone's "oldest" bike is a road bike from after around 1995, they have never been on a road bike that does not have toe overlap, so it feels normal...nothing worth noticing.

I read a post recently where a guy bought his first road bike. When he discovered that his shoe was hitting the front tire, he thought the bike shop had sold him a defective bike...Naw...the bike was fine, it is just the design that was defective.