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thehitman posted 1 year ago.
I assume you have a small frame; and this situation goes with the territory. Moving your cleats back would be a mistake --- assuming you have them properly positioned. Shorter cranks might lessen the overlap; but realistically, you'll probably never even notice the overlap except when you hop on the bike and try to turn at an extremely slow speed. It shouldn't be a problem.
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deepbluex posted 1 year ago.
remember that your wheel doesn't have to be cocked very much to turn so this rubbing might not even come up in the sweeping turns where tilting does more to make you go left or right than yawing the front wheel.
On tighter turns, just turn with your foot stationary and placed out of the way. You're going slow in tight turns anyway.
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jeffg posted 1 year ago.
Thanks for the input. The frame is a 56cm so not really that small.
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glbrum posted 1 year ago.
A 56 would be small to a guy who is 6'5". Bike size is all relative.
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jeffg posted 1 year ago.
glbrum;54462 wrote:
A 56 would be small to a guy who is 6'5". Bike size is all relative.
That's a good point. I'm 5'9".
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jeffg posted 1 year ago.
I talked to a couple of local bike shops about the problem and they both basically told me not to worry about it. They both said it was a common thing to happen.
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trithis04 posted 1 year ago.
It' called toe(ing) over. My Cervelo does it, 51cm frame and 700 wheelset and shallow rake. If you're racing a course with a tight turnaround and you have to "cut it hard", just drop the opposite foot to 9 o'clock and you'll be fine. So, if you have to swing it around a cone and turn left your right foot will toe over the wheel. Drop your right foot back to 9 o'clock when you turn, or vice versa if turn hard right; problem solved.
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I just bought a new bike through ebay. It is a great bike but I have one problem. When a pedal is forward and the wheel is turned my toe can touch the wheel. The frame is the right size and the cranks are 172.5's. This is a stock bike should I be having this problem? Should I try adjusting my cleats to move my foot further back? Any suggestions? The bike is a stock 2006 Trek 2200ZR if that makes a differance.
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