On 2017-03-10 10:50, AMuzi wrote:
On 3/10/2017 11:14 AM, wrote:
A friend of mine just had a custom bike built and although it fits
great there is a 2 cm shoe overlap of the front wheel. The danger of
this is making a hard turn and trying to straighten out with your foot
then in the way. Criterium racers in particular could do this because
they only stop pedalling at the absolute apex and then start again
with the front wheel still turned.

Anyone else had any experience with this? I remember high siding
because of this. Luckily not in a race to be run over by a hundred
riders.


A known issue but I am very much surprised that his builder didn't
discuss that with the client before starting any metalwork. Usually, the
drawing is reviewed in depth, and revised through several iterations,
before the build.


Surprise here, too. Before my road bike was custom built one of the
standard questions was what sort of shoes I wear and which pedals I
prefer. While my statement that I might some day use platform pedals
caused disgust in his face he ordered the perfect frame geometry for me.
I now have ... gasp ... large MTB pedals on it and a good 5cm overhang
would be fine without interference, more that I ever need. On the MTB I
could almost wear army boots and ride on the heels without wheel
interference.

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Regards, Joerg

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