Do you sometimes catch the front wheel with your feets on the pedal?

[Sandra6]

Occasionally, but only if I turn the wheel quite far, to avoid something. I thought it was one of my unique talents like tripping over my shadow

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I don't generally have trouble with feets on my fiets.

 

[the_mikey]

Doesn't happen on my medium (54cm top tube) Giant Defy 2, but there's overlap on my small Giant TCR (53cm) and my 51cm Kinesis T2.

It's not a problem for me.

 

[jonny jeez]

I'd was wondering how common this problem is. I have it. When I'm riding at low speed and turn the front wheel to avoid potholes, broken glasses, etc, I sometimes catch the front wheel with either of my feets.

Are you riding a fixed wheel bike?

 

[Thursday guy]

Are you riding a fixed wheel bike?

nope

 

[Saluki]

I get it on my cyclocross bike, but not on the roadie.

 

[jonny jeez]

nope

Then as others have mentioned its either that your cranks are too long, or cleats incorrectly set. I ask as fixed riders cannot coast around bends where most overlap occurs and therefore overlap is a major issue, on a freehub you can just coast if you fear a toe strike.

 

[MichaelW2]

Toe Clip Overlap is a common flaw on smaller frames, esp ones that use big wheels and long cranks.
TCO doesn't affect high speed use, but does impact on low speed manouvering.
If you have TCO, this is another thing you have to think about when picking your way through heavy city-centre traffic or crowded multi-use bike paths. Mostly people remember to avoid it, but sometimes, you get overloaded with input, you need to slow, steer, work around bollards, push-chairs, dogs, camber. Something gets dropped off your ToDo list, and that is often working the pedals to avoid TCO. If you add in clipless pedals, recovery from TCO becomes more difficult.
It is an avoidable flaw in non-racing bikes and there really is no excuse for designing a non-racebike with TCO.

 

[jay clock]

It happens on a lot of bikes and isn't an issue. Only at very very slow speeds. If you want to swerve or turn at high speed a tiny wheel movement will be needed/ It is only at below about 5mph that I have ever had an issue

 

[Pale Rider]

The fashion for 29er mountain bikes has made the problem more common.

Some makers put them on frames that are too small.

Equally, you may see a 29er model on which the maker fits smaller wheels on the small frame version to avoid the problem.

Some small frame 29ers have the geometry set so there is no overlap.

 

[ManiaMuse]

I get it with my mudguards no matter how closely I fit them. Just have to be careful when turning the wheel sharply at very slow speeds/negotiating obstacles on cycle paths/attempting to track stand. Nearly fell off on my driveway once very embarrassingly, only just saved it.

Doesn't happen at speed though. If you put that much steering lock on trying to swerve in an emergency you would probably come off the bike regardless.

 

[subaqua]

you might get it if its a tesco or halfrauds special. assembled by the work experience bod