Pedal Strike
05-09-13 | 06:46 PM
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05-10-13 | 12:28 AM
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I used to practice pedal-striking, until I dumped my roommate's Motobecane in 1981. My hip hurt for a while iir.
Later, I discovered plastic pedals, and their magic ability to not dig as hard since they didn't attach themselves so violently to the pavement, but glided on it.
Shorter cranks and pedals can be the answer. Schwinn's cranks were short and their bb's very high, to allow for the very wide pedals that were fitted to their electroforged road bikes.
Last time I went down from pedal-strike, I was riding a new-old Mondonico-built Masi Nuova Strada, with a low bb, 175mm cranks, a triple-length spindle and 2-sided SPD pedals.
I took a left-hand intersection corner wide, to set an example for the other riders who so often blindly cut the corner in front of possible cross-traffic.
I had to lean further to square the corner, and bang, I went down at low speed instantly, and just as fast got back on the bike with minimal rash and only some torn bar tape to show for it.
I recently saw an approaching Cervelo rider almost lose it to pedal strike in a bumpy right-hander, woulda hurt on that coarse pave! I passed in the opposite direction, preparing for my own left turn, and heard the strike as soon as I saw the guy approaching from the right-hand corner he was strafing. It really got my attention!
Later, I discovered plastic pedals, and their magic ability to not dig as hard since they didn't attach themselves so violently to the pavement, but glided on it.
Shorter cranks and pedals can be the answer. Schwinn's cranks were short and their bb's very high, to allow for the very wide pedals that were fitted to their electroforged road bikes.
Last time I went down from pedal-strike, I was riding a new-old Mondonico-built Masi Nuova Strada, with a low bb, 175mm cranks, a triple-length spindle and 2-sided SPD pedals.
I took a left-hand intersection corner wide, to set an example for the other riders who so often blindly cut the corner in front of possible cross-traffic.
I had to lean further to square the corner, and bang, I went down at low speed instantly, and just as fast got back on the bike with minimal rash and only some torn bar tape to show for it.
I recently saw an approaching Cervelo rider almost lose it to pedal strike in a bumpy right-hander, woulda hurt on that coarse pave! I passed in the opposite direction, preparing for my own left turn, and heard the strike as soon as I saw the guy approaching from the right-hand corner he was strafing. It really got my attention!
05-10-13 | 07:58 AM
#30
What??? Only 2 wheels?
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05-10-13 | 03:39 PM
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So, is a 10.5" or lower bottom bracket in the 'potential strike' category?
05-10-13 | 04:07 PM
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My recent experience tells me that 10.5 inch BB clearance, large aluminum rat trap pedals and an aggressive "lay it over and pedal through a sharp turn" style coupled with a flexible frame....automatically puts you in the "strike zone". The riders with criterium racing experience are way more qualified than I to comment.
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05-10-13 | 04:59 PM
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ouch, reminds me of a little incident I had the other week, riding my fixed gear. I took a corner to sharp realising I was running the light in front of a big SUV (yeah, stupid me), but my pedal (cut-down japanese Superleggeri copy, made to look like a Pista set - everything for the hipstercred) caught hold of some world. not good. I managed to stay in the saddle, but my shoulder took the brunt of the impact and hurt for a week. Lesson learned: don't be an idiot and watch the lights.
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