Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
Eden, it may be all in the foot size, but I suspect your top tubes must be longer than mine, even in a 44cm frame size. As a racer, you probably ride in a more aero position than me (I ride at about a 45-degree angle), so may prefer a longer top tube. Do you know what length your (effective top tube, if slanted) is? The reason I ask is because at a 19" top tube length, there is no way to avoid toe overlap with 700c wheels and typical seat tube angles (73-75 degrees). My 44.5 cm Terry had a 73 degree STA and a 19" top tube. No toe overlap because of the small front wheel. My 46cm Aegis has a 75 degree STA and a 19.1" top tube, and I have a bit of toe overlap. I wear size 7 shoes, so not tiny but not huge either. If I had larger wheels, it would be unacceptable, though.

Just interested!

Thanks,
Emily
I'm really short torso and armed so I tried to find the shortest tt around. When I ordered my first small bike, which was the Fuji, the web site listed it as having 650's so it was a bit of a surprise when it came with standard 700's. My Fuji (44cm) has an eff tt 493cm with compact geometry, my Ruby(44cm) has an eff tt of 496cm, also compact geometry. I don't have the specs for the new bike around (It's a Ticycles Hyak 47cm), but I seem to remember that it has the same tt as my Ruby, but is standard geometry. None of them cause me any toe overlap problems, but as I said I have very small feet - I wear a size 4.5 to 5 usually. The Ruby's front fork was designed to prevent toe overlap and in direct comparison with the new bike I think the Ruby may actually have more clearance. Someday I'm going to have to ride them both back to back to really see how they differ as far as handling/cornering go. With fenders on the Fuji every once in a while my toe would rub the fender, but it never caused me any real problems.