You are reading a single comment by @jimalex and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@jimalex
SPDs will definitely help. And if you're happy to wear bike shoes whenever on your bike then go for that. I would say that getting a frame that's too big for you to avoid this issue is a bad idea. You'll be stretched out all the time which will be much more of a pain in the ass than the occasional contact between your toes and front wheel. I have just a tad of overlap on my bike, and when it happens it's an easy wriggle out. None of this timing your turns to your pedal stroke stuff. That would be tricky in London traffic no ed?