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Old 06-15-08 | 10:46 PM
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Schwinn Madison - Major Toe-overlap?

For a beater/commuter, I bought a Schwinn Madison today for $340. It's a nice bike for the price, but it has a good amount of toe-overlap. To the owners of the Madison, have you noticed this, too?

Even though it's a size small, the stand-over height is 31.5 and the top tube length is 21.5 inches (normal reach for me). The crank arms are 170mm. And although it's marketed as a road/track bike, the headtube angle is only 72.5 (not 74 like my Rush Hour), so it's not that tight in geometry. While doing track stand, my foot gets tangled with the front wheel (and I have a normal-size foot - 9.5).

Is this normal? Has Schwinn made an egregious design flaw? How have owners resolve toe-overlap?

Thank you!
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