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[consularrider]

@KelOnWheels 53645 wrote:

Well it IS a Space Horse

Are you sure there’s no ground chuck mixed in with that.

[KelOnWheels]

@consularrider 53657 wrote:

Are you sure there’s no ground chuck mixed in with that.

That there is 100% pure IKEA meatballs!

It has bits of real puma in it, so you know it’s good.

[dbb]

Snark Alert!

@KelOnWheels 53673 wrote:

That there is 100% pure IKEA meatballs!

IKEA is an acronym for what? Includes Killed Edible Animals?

[krazygl00]

@KelOnWheels 53643 wrote:

Thanks! I am super excited! My first big girl bike!

Now I just have to learn not to kick my shiny new Velo Orange fenders Either that or get smaller feet.

That might be solvable.

• How much toe overlap do you have?
• What arm-length do the cranks have?
• Have you ever adjusted the cleat placement on your shoes?

[jabberwocky]

@krazygl00 53682 wrote:

That might be solvable.

• How much toe overlap do you have?
• What arm-length do the cranks have?
• Have you ever adjusted the cleat placement on your shoes?

To be honest, I’ve never had a road bike that didn’t have some toe overlap. I think small frame+700c wheels+steeper head angle invariably means some overlap.

[KelOnWheels]

@krazygl00 53682 wrote:

That might be solvable.

• How much toe overlap do you have?
• What arm-length do the cranks have?
• Have you ever adjusted the cleat placement on your shoes?

1. Hmm. Maybe 1/2″? I’ll have to doublecheck. Mostly I run into the ginormous fender stay mounts.
2. 170mm
3. Nope.

[KelOnWheels]

@jabberwocky 53683 wrote:

To be honest, I’ve never had a road bike that didn’t have some toe overlap. I think small frame+700c wheels+steeper head angle invariably means some overlap.

This is what my readings on the Internets today have suggested.

[jabberwocky]

@KelOnWheels 53690 wrote:

This is what my readings on the Internets today have suggested.

Its definitely not something you want to try and fix by messing with crank length or cleat positioning; both those things should be based on proper pedaling form and comfort. I’m a short dude (5′-6″) and every road bike I’ve owned has either had toe overlap or almost zero clearance. It just isn’t a big deal on a road bike IMO.

[TwoWheelsDC]

The C’Dale Supersix I test rode didn’t have toe overlap…actually kinda weirded me out since I’m so used to having to deal with it. All three of my bikes have toe overlap…in spots I know it will be an issue (the zig-zag ramp from the C&O to Chain Bridge is one) I just unclip and move my feet back on the pedals until I’m through.

[KelOnWheels]

It’s just a new thing I have to get used to, this being my first 700c bike. (Seems to be a fairly common complaint about the VO fenders on smaller bikes.)

It will cure me of sloppy wheel-wobbling starts for sure!

I was doing some drills in the parking lot last night to get used to the new bike, see what I wanted to adjust, and help me get over my continuing and bizarre fear of turning right, so I was making a lot of sharp turns – turned the bars too hard (going right, of course) couldn’t clip out in time, and fell over. Got back on the bike and was still rattled, so I promptly pedaled right into the fender stays and knocked myself over again

Oh well, at least I got that out of the way.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@KelOnWheels 53694 wrote:

continuing and bizarre fear of turning right

Not an ambi-turner, eh?

[KelOnWheels]

@TwoWheelsDC 53696 wrote:

Not an ambi-turner, eh?

Nope, and it’s SO ANNOYING!

I’m just going to keep doing parking lot drills until I get over it

(One day, Shirlington ped bridge! One day!)

[KLizotte]

You should be relying on leaning more than turning the handlebars when turning. Also look where you want to go not where you do not want to go. I haven’t explicitly tried this (yet), but I recently read that turning one’s hips in the direction you want to go is also a good idea. He also says overlap is not a problem except in very low speed turns at which point one just has to be aware of the issue and deal with it.

All of this comes from a book I just read written by the founder of Rivendell Bikes (he’s a big proponent of steel bikes BTW but you probably already know that).

[jrenaut]

Since this bike is a little bigger than my old one and didn’t fit on the ceiling, I had to find somewhere else to put it.

Bike on the wall by thetejon, on Flickr

[eminva]

@jrenaut 54443 wrote:

Since this bike is a little bigger than my old one and didn’t fit on the ceiling, I had to find somewhere else to put it.

I hope you never have to move to the ‘burbs. I can’t wait to see how you work the whole family fleet in there, especially when the kids are on adult bikes.

Liz

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