I was on the rail at Encino Velodrome and when the race started, could not move at all. My left shoe/toe was perfectly wedged against the front wheel and tire. Good thing it was a miss 'n out, which I don't particularly care for anyway.
I cc'd Brian because ever since 1975 or so, he's been trying to figure out how to make frames for smaller people. I've got four 650c bikes (even Brian's titanium Mako), and though it seems like the way to go, nothing is perfect. With the smaller wheel, potholes and other road hazards somehow seem to get larger, forcing me to ......... pay attention. Also, riding it makes me look shorter than my towering 5'-4" height. "I may be short, but I am tall in the saddle" is what I tell the girls.
Curiously, during the track World Championships at ADT, I walked through the infield, looking for 650c wheeled bikes. I did not see one, either track or road. Then again, no one had Speedplays, either.
Wes Oishi
SoundCycles
Los Angeles CA
USA