Pedal Clips hitting Tire When Turning...
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Pedal Clips hitting Tire When Turning...
OK, so I have an annoying problem here. I have long toes and feel the most comfortable with size LL toe clips, but this size hits my tire in a certain position. I just tried size L and it is really uncomfortable and feels like my feet are barely perched there. Would I have to have shorter crank arms for this to work or is it sometimes normal for the pedal to be able to hit the tire? I will probably eventually switch to clipless, but I really don't want to do that right now.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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This question gets asked every week. Toe overlap is only a problem when you turn very sharply at very slow speeds. Since you are pedalling very slowly (if at all), you can avoid hitting your tire by just timing your pedal stroke.
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It's called toe-clip overlap and it's not normally a problem. It usually happens on tight geometry bikes. What kind of bike is it?
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The bike fit is perfect, so I'm glad that it's not a big deal. I'll put the LLs back on. There really was no chance that I would switch out the Dura-Ace crankset for a crappy one that was a few mms shorter. Whew.
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Also go to a bike shop that sells a variety of toe clip styles. I've seen for example a size medium "mountain biking" toe clip that was substantially larger than a size medium "road biking" toe clip.
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Power Grips.
Unless it's a fixed-gear, I don't think a little toe overlap would be the end of the world on a road bike ridden at adult speeds.
Unless it's a fixed-gear, I don't think a little toe overlap would be the end of the world on a road bike ridden at adult speeds.
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Toe overlap is a fact of life when you ride small frames and frames with tight geometry. My 50cm track bike has pretty extreme toe overlap when I ride with toe clips. Unless you're on a fixed gear, it's easy to avoid it just by not pedaling through sharp, slow turns or by timing your pedal stroke so you don't strike. This will come naturally. I used to get pedal strike on my road bike (freewheel, multi-geared), but now I can hardly make myself strike intentionally.