Hello Ken,Nothing like riding a fixed gear, but toeclip overlap on the street with a fixed cog can be quite a handful. On mine, I use a double-sided fixed/freewheel hub; riding fixed on the track and free on the street. Also, I would always use two brakes when riding a freewheel on the street. Oh, and ALWAYS remember to check/tighten your front axle bolts ;^)Marc St. Martin(Mr. Toeclip Overlap)Livermore, CAUSA-----Original Message----->From: Ken Sanford <kanford@verizon.net>>Sent: Mar 8, 2009 3:32 PM>To: devotion finesse <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>, maincom@optusnet.com.au, CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>>Subject: Re: [CR] Track bike set up>>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.>>>----- Original Message ----- >From: "devotion finesse" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>>To: <maincom@optusnet.com.au>; "CR discussion list" ><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>>---------------------------------------->> 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>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________>>_________________________________________________________________>Windows Live\u2122 Contacts: Organize your contact list.>http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog->cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009