[CR]Re: Toe-clip overlap - even on "Good" bikes?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus:SLX)

Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:00:41 -0800
From: "jj and kk" <designzero@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Re: Toe-clip overlap - even on "Good" bikes?


>Mark Cutrufelli wrote:
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>My 1983 54 cm (c-t) X 54 CM Masi gran crit also has considerable toeclip
>overlap but I don't let in throw me.
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> That bike I might guess is one of the "Tesch" built bikes, no? Tesch took the Criterium name seriously.

Overlap is something that I had to adapt to on one bike as well, I was able to just remember to hold my right foot high enough to avoid it at signal lights where I did not wish to drop a foot.

There is a component that no one has mentioned yet, and that is shoe size and toe clip size, no problem for some can be a pain for others on a bike with the same front center dimension. Especially for those middle size bikes where foot size of the rider can vary quite a bit. Crank size can also move things a bit, but you do the best one can , correct?

John Jorgensen Palso Verdes Ca USA

Wearing the same size shoe since I was 12 years old.