Well when I was a child of 50 or 55 toe overlap wasen't much troubble, Did coat to cost on a bike that was terable in that dept. Now that i'm more gronup 61 I ''m thinking that a more frendly bike is a better idia. By the way i'ts already been said slowing down is not as dangerous as starting off. Then too there is a dayly 320 degree turn to exit the bike trail and get up to the street, I can't do that very quickly. By the way my 60 cm LHT, with planet bike fenders, 175 crank, look pedals, size 13 feet and no overlap.