This is the baby I bought recently. I’m 5’6” and everyone was telling me to get a 52cm… I’ve been riding a 55(?) cannondale tour bike. I even think my first 2 fix gears were like 53-54.
Which leads me to my questions :
You see how low my clip less pedal is ? If it’s angled right this thing can scrape the ground. What can I do to remedy this ? I might go with that that BMX pedal / material wrap thing. I assume that would solve it ?
Also is it normal for (again) the clipless pedal “cage” to be able to run against the tire when / if I make tight turns ? Like if my right foot is upfront and I make a left turn, my damn cage will rub the tire.
Uhmm… I think that’s my “problems” I’m having. Again. This is the first bike that I feel fits me right and kind of sits in the smaller side of things.
by _Must_Not_Sleep
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Yes if you lean too much while cornering you will get pedal strike, no changing your pedals will not “improve” your pedalstrike situation, having less wide pedals can make a marginal difference (so no bmx pedals, those are wide)
Track bikes have a higher bottom brackets to adjust for this inherent issue with fixed gear bikes, your cranks look VERY long, do you ride 175mm cranks? Changing to 165mm can make a huge differemce, most fixed gear riders runs 165mm or 170mm
You can still get pedal strike even on bikes with freewheels
The other thing you are describing is toe overlap, that will still happen even if you switch your pedals, when cornering at low speeds you are turning the front wheel more usually instead of leaning harder which can cause you to hit your front wheel with your toes, at higher speeds you just automatically lean more
Shorter cranks can help, but most sporty bikes have toe overlap inherently because of their frame and fork geometry
Most roadbikes have toe overlap too but you just may not notice it because you always corner with your pedals at the 12 and 6 postions
My Seaboard FG01 in M with shorter 165mm cranks doesn’t have toe overlap (just by like 4mm with 32mm tires, with 40mm tires the cage has a 1mm clearance to the front wheel), it all depends on your setup
If you dont even know what toe overlap is, why would you not have a brake?
Please be safe dude, I dont want you to die.
Your problems have to do with crank arm length and bike geometry. Track bikes have 165mm cranks usually, but can be bigger for bigger riders. 165mm probably fits you and would help your issues, but you have to learn to ride differently than other bikes because of the geometry of the frame.
Why not have a brake? You are a beginner, why make it dangerous and difficult for yourself?
Looks good
Just FYI “clipless” pedals actually refers to the clicky ones that lock to special shoes like spd, time, etc. The metal cages are actually called toe clips. Confusing right?