you get used to it. lots of track bikes have overlap. my motta road bike had overlap and it was a 56.5 or 57cm top tube. my track bike is 57.5cm square and it has pretty bad overlap. the gefsco australian road frame has the worst ovelap, 56cm top tube, the r ake is real short...something like 25-28mm or so.
if you're turning sharp, point your toe down as the pedal comes around if t he wheel is in the right plane to interfere. or straighten your wheel out as the pedal comes around. the road bike is easier as you can just not pedal if you're turning sharp e nough to have interference.
Jeff Piwonka
Austin, Texas
USA
> From: David Ross <dlr94306@yahoo.com>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Track bike set up
\r?\n> To: Stronglight49@aol.com
\r?\n> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 10:25 AM
\r?\n> I've owned or borrowed a number of track bikes, ridden
\r?\n> them on the road and
\r?\n> on the track. I would say the majority of them have
\r?\n> toeclip overlap - rega
\r?\n> rdless of age. My circa-1938/9 Durkopp has significant
\r?\n> overlap, at least an
\r?\n> inch. Of course, I'm also sporting size 11 (46 in
\r?\n> Euro) feet.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I also have a couple of road bikes with overlap, in case
\r?\n> anyone want to exp
\r?\n> and this discussion. I know that this is considered a
\r?\n> "no-no" among thought
\r?\n> ful frame builders these days, and these bikes were not
\r?\n> built (too) recentl
\r?\n> y - '70s and early '80s.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Dave Ross
\r?\n> in sunny but chilly Portola Valley, California, USA
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Bob Hansen wrote:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> "Could it be that "later" that Track bikes
\r?\n> were more
\r?\n> commonly built with shorter wheel bases? Would
\r?\n> this have been concurrent with reduced lengths and
\r?\n> their lowered wheel clearances of later Road racing
\r?\n> bike frames? I honestly don't know. "