Mathew, Ken
Well, actually, toe clip overlap is more common probably on track bikes, but not on all of them. Some have none, some a bit, and others quite a lot! I sold my Higgins last year because I found its toe clip overlap excessive. But, it is really something you can't really change much and I believe is more common on smaller size framesets.
Ken Sanford Kensington, MD who rode his Masi track bike (with a slight amount of overlap) on a lovely day here.
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Track bike set up
Yup. Learning to deal with toe overlap is part of the fun! Matthew Bowneriding around on my '55 Frejus track bike on the streets of Br ooklyn, New York
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> From: maincom@optusnet.com.au
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:12:53 +1100
> Subject: [CR] Track bike set up
>
> I recently acquired a very nice Jack Taylor track frame which I have now
> finished setting up with new forks and 170mm cranks. The seat tube is 21
> ½
> \u201c. I took it for a ride this morning and found my shoe (using cleats)
> catches on the front wheel when I turn a sharp corner. Even if I changed
> to
> smaller 160mm cranks it wouldn\u2019t be enough to clear the wheel. I have
> never
> before ridden a track bike and was wondering if this is normal. Any
> comments?
>
>
>
> Ken Cowan
>
> Melbourne
>
> Australia
>
>
>
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