And not just because of overlap either. I love my track bike for City cycling, and it does have some overlap. It has moderate TRACK geometry which gives it sports car like handling on the streets. I just make sure to use the rear fork ends to my advantage and that gives me slightly longer effective chainstays. Problem over than overlap of the pedals with the front wheels is once the fork rake gets too vertical, the angles get too steep, and the chainstays get too short, the result becomes two fold. First, the bike becomes twitchy. Twitchy may have some use on a smooth velodrome, but does work well in the streets. It is exhausting to constantly be correcting a twitchy bicycle to keep it on track (no pun intended) through NYC's uneven pavement, cobbles, grates, and potholes. Secondly, the road conditions on a bike with these angles and short wheelbase will translate too much vibration to the rider throughout City rides. This will beat the rider up over a long ride. The best way I can explain it is the bike pictured is the equivalent of driving an F1 race car in NYC. Most track bikes are the equivalent of driving a Lotus Elise in NYC.