New bike - toe overlap

[Seajay]

Resurrecting this thread because I am having trouble with toe overlap with my brand new (42 cm) Surly Cross Check.

I send my small frame clients out to the grass park in flat pedals and regular shoes. "Go out and rub your foot on the tire doing slow U turns."
You'll soon learn what it takes to avoid it, realize that its only a problem at low speed U turns and be accustomed to the feel if it does happen later.

Have the shop trim the struts so they don't extend past the fender itself.
If you bought the stylish fenders with the loop struts....maybe time to ditch them.
Worst case, drill out the strut rivet. Cut the fender short enough to miss your foot, reattach the strut.

Seajay