Quote Originally Posted by aicabsolut View Post
I agree with most of Cervelo's philosophy (because I can fit just fine on men's frames, and I felt horrible on WSD frames), BUT I just wanted to say that I find it extremely ironic that the worst case of toe overlap I've ever seen is with my friend who rides a tiny Cervelo. Just sayin'...
I ride a 48cm Cervelo P2C as my TT/Tri bike. With the proper length crankarms and clipless pedals....zero toe overlap. The 48cm Cervelo RS...zero toe overlap. The 48cm R3-SL...zero toe overlap. Those three bikes are MARVELOUSLY designed small frames.

What frame is your friend riding? Is he/she riding clipless pedals? And does he/she have the correct crankarm length? Crankarm length is an issue. Most small frames come with 170mm crankarms...because most of the industry doesn't go shorter than 170mm. But...someone riding a 48cm Cervelo probably has a inseam south of 28.5". Such a person should be using 165mm cranks (because that's the shortest standard crankarm length). However...ideally, a person with legs that short, should get custom cranks in the range of 155mm.

Shorter cranklength and clipless pedals that allow you to ride closer to the ball of your foot will eliminate toe overlap on Cervelo bikes (at least, the ones I either own, owned, or have put some time in the saddle on).