[MMcG]

Went for a short night ride last night on my Karate Monkey and I had a few instances of toe overlap - sort of annoying - nothing major but I was wondering if a switch to 170mm cranks would help with that minor issue on my 16" frame.

I'm currently running 175mm LX cranks.

Has anyone else had to do this switch?

Thanks.

Mark

 

[Cloxxki]

Do you ride with clipless pedals? You may as well try to move the cleats a bit. I can live with different cleats positions better (say a 10mm range) than with cranks being shorter than I like.
Just see, bike in stand, shoe on pedal, how much overlap there is.

 

[MMcG]

Good point on the cleat positioning - I'll give that a go first.

Happy Holidays Cloxxki!

 

[(Tom)]

Gah ! I would never move my cleats out of their preferred position to compensate for something like that. Maybe a fork with a little more rake would help ?

Admittedly this is something I couldn't get past with my KM frame (toe overlap with the suspension fork I purchased) I must take really sharp turns, or have big feet.

 

[Cloxxki]

Same to you, and all others!

 

[pseudo intellectual]

Gah ! I would never move my cleats out of their preferred position to compensate for something like that. Maybe a fork with a little more rake would help ?

Admittedly this is something I couldn't get past with my KM frame (toe overlap with the suspension fork I purchased) I must take really sharp turns, or have big feet.

or your cleat is positioned poorly

 

[(Tom)]

or your cleat is positioned poorly

HUh ?

It's under the ball of my foot, where it's comfortable for ME.

 

[MMcG]

I'm running my KM with a Reba - I'll see if it is a big stumbling block or not with more ride time on the bike.

Tom - what did you switch to instead? A Fisher?

 

[pseudo intellectual]

HUh ?

It's under the ball of my foot, where it's comfortable for ME.

it could still be in a biomechanically lousy spot and comfortable to YOU

 

[(Tom)]

it could still be in a biomechanically lousy spot and comfortable to YOU

Nah I don't think so. I've been riding long enough to know where I want my cleats bolted to my shoes, but thanks anyways.

MMG: I had trouble with an 18" KM with a couple years old white bros. fork. The bike was fine with the rigid fork.

 

[MMcG]

Nah I don't think so. I've been riding long enough to know where I want my cleats bolted to my shoes, but thanks anyways.

MMG: I had trouble with an 18" KM with a couple years old white bros. fork. The bike was fine with the rigid fork.

Thanks Tom!

 

[no_skillz]

Nah I don't think so. I've been riding long enough to know where I want my cleats bolted to my shoes, but thanks anyways.

MMG: I had trouble with an 18" KM with a couple years old white bros. fork. The bike was fine with the rigid fork.

I am currently riding the same setup and am nowhere near toe overlap (at least 1.5cm of space left). But I'm running 170mm cranks as well.

 

[Cloxxki]

Going from a Reba to a KM rigid fork, in theory, adds 3-4mm toe clearance. Another 3-4mm if you opt for an On-One fork with 47mm offset.

 

[MMcG]

Going from a Reba to a KM rigid fork, in theory, adds 3-4mm toe clearance. Another 3-4mm if you opt for an On-One fork with 47mm offset.

Not sure I would be happy with a rigid fork here in Connecticut - and the Reba is just so damned nice!