Biking Euphemisms for $500.00

[Libre_Ame]

Sadie,

You posted brilliantly and exactly in the proper format.

I still feel I am not being clear about what it is I'm trying to find the answer to.

I have heard the term, "toe clipping" on several occasions, and it appears to me to mean that the tip of the toe is getting obstructed by means of the front wheel being too close. Am I at least close in this assessment?

Libre

[SadieKate]

Ah ha!!!! Do you mean "toe overlap?" The toe clips the front wheel when turning? Several people have posted about this. What size bike are you looking at?

Do a little search. And, I'm sure people will pop up with more info now that we're going down a different path.

[Adventure Girl]

I have heard the term, "toe clipping" on several occasions, and it appears to me to mean that the tip of the toe is getting obstructed by means of the front wheel being too close. Am I at least close in this assessment?

Could that be "toe lap" that you're talking about? It generally happens with people with small bike frames, large wheels and big feet!

On a small framed bike, the wheel is closer to the pedal than on a comparable large framed bike. So when the rider's foot is on the pedal in the forward position, when the wheel is turned, sometimes the wheel will hit the rider's toe.

Some manufactures address this situation by putting smaller diameter wheels on the smaller framed bike. My Trek road bike is 47cm (pretty small) and it has 650cm wheels. The larger versions of my bike use 700cm wheels.

It might be more info than you want, but it was discussed here http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=2049

[Libre_Ame]

Excellent! Yes. My apologies - Toe overlap - not clip.

I am looking at the super small Specialized Dolce Vita.

Former avid mountain biker - (still do occasionally) - venturing out to the open road.


Thanks to everyone - and again - my apologies for any confusion.

Libre