Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
I rode a small Pompino. I only remember that it was a fantastic ride. Heel was fine - no hitting anything, but I have to admit the bike didn't have rack or fenders for that matter.
It was a memorable ride. Oh yeah!
For better or worse, On-One only (apparently) makes the newer 120mm rear spaced Pompinos now, so the heel issue should be even less of an, you know, issue?
EDIT: and the reason I didn't order one is that On-One didn't have any Pompino frames for sale for a while, and then I blew my frame-money on a nice Zion EBB 29er. Only now did I notice they are available for order again. Maybe sometimes next year for me.
Um, no. Heel strike is the heel of your shoe hitting the panniers on your rack as you peddle. Of course if you didn't have a rack and panniers on the bike you tried you wouldn't have had heel strike.....
EDIT: The rear spacing has nothing to do with heel strike.