Toe Overlap

it's called toe over lap.......usually on track frames as they have tighter front wheel clearance............unless your ronald mcdonald

Well, it's toe overlap when your TOE hits the front wheel. If it's your PEDAL that hits the front wheel then you've got some serious problems...

Nope.. never seen that before.. I think you bike is CURSED.

easy solution. cut your toes off

1) make sure the ball of your foot is over the spindle of the pedal (my friend rides with his heel practically over the spindle which puts his foot a few inches forward / nearer the front wheel).

2) get clipless pedals.

3) learn the toe up / toe down technique, it gives you a further inch or so and becomes second nature.

4) change over to shorter crank arms.

5) only ever ride in straight lines.

6) only turn by leaning, not steering

7) learn to deal with your pedal hitting the road as you lean

;-)

5) is brilliant.. and almost possible where I'm from! :S

what bike is it on?

danger joel what bike is it on?

That's the weird thing, it's a unicycle.

Pedal hit wheel.

Is ok, is arrospok.

fc9k Pedal hit wheel.

Is ok, is arrospok.

Not so. Mite brake peddle.

fc9k Pedal hit wheel.

Is ok, is arrospok.

Are you use pedal ?

Is best to make small 2 x arrospok and use for pedal.

6.50C weel is you need what!
i is has arrosplok in 6500C sizings for you buy?!

So what do you do about toe overlap on the road?

Riding about is fine, but track standing is devilishly difficult when you can only turn so much. Do you just have to learn to turn the opposite way, or switch which foot goes at the front or is there some other unobvious knack?

Cheers all...

If you're trackstanding with right foot forward then have the front wheel turning right = no toe overlap.

Don't trackstand with your feet on a horizontal plane. Dominant foot up a bit so it's closer to level with your downtube.

cut your toes off?

i had issues with toe overlap when i first started riding fixed.. but i seem to have gotten used to it now. having size 12 feet doesnt help.

but yeh.. if your right foot is forward, your front wheel should be turned to the right as well = no overlap

Shit your leg off

I've been riding fixed for about 4 years or so, so I'm pretty into my habits - left foot forward, turn right. I just recently started to ride on the road with a much tighter bike than I have done previously and it has put my off my stride a bit. Riding, what is in my head, switch, is gonna take some getting used to.

I put my bag on the opposite shoulder to most everyone else too. Stupid brain.

my bag is set up left handed.... but yeh, get your forward foot/front wheel sorted!

otherwise run a 650 on the front/shorter cranks?

put the other foot forward when you trackstand???

So what do you do about toe overlap on the road?
Riding about is fine, but track standing is devilishly difficult when you can only turn so much. Do you just have to learn to turn the opposite way, or switch which foot goes at the front or is there some other unobvious knack?
Cheers all...

Overlap is not a problem..

Instead of risking overlap,simply rest your foot on the ground.

Brilliant

"Put the other foot forward" is, for me, a lot easier said than done and turning the opposite way is just as bad. It is like trying to learn to skate switch when, as a totally fine skater you had to re-learn how to ollie and looked like an idiot who could barely make it up a curb.

I realised that those were the most obvious solutions but I just thought there might be another trick (other than losing limbs). It is just so frustrating I can trackstand for as long as I want on my everyday bike but have no confidence on my good bike. God damn you track geometry!