[cjchallis85]

Just purchased a new road bike (58 cube agree gtc pro) yesterday. Test rode twice and it felt great. However, on first cycle with my spds have noticed toe overlap/ rub on the front wheel when turning the front wheel at lower speed.

Do many other people suffer with this problem? Should it be something to consider returning the bike for? Or will I just be able to put up with it. Btw the bike fits great in every other aspect, but I did not experience toe overlap on my last bike.

Going up a size may solve the overlap, but its overall fit may be worse. I am 6ft tall so didn’t think overlap should be an issue.

Thanks all

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[imajez]

cjchallis85 wrote:Will just

cjchallis85 wrote:

Will just avoid slow u-turns with the pedals level!!

As someone who habitually does trackstands at traffic lights, toe overlap is a potential disaster if I readjust my position and turn bars the other way. Quite a few recent test bikes got rejected immediately because of that. Some were cross bikes where low speed turns with level pedals on technical sections would also be a common thing for me, so an absolute no-no in my books.

Rode a friend’s bike the other day and almost went down due to toe overlap when briefly trackstanding as I stopped bike.

[Mungecrundle]

Only a problem in that it
Only a problem in that it scuffs your shoes.

[enrique]

edvelo wrote:My little toe

edvelo wrote:

My little toe overlaps the one next to it…

So it only happens in one foot?… 😕

[Quince]

The only time I have to be
The only time I have to be aware of it is when slowing down or pseudo-track-standing at traffic lights. But unless it’s really severe in your case, it shouldn’t be an issue in practice.

[matthewn5]

Big feet, big hands here. Toe
Big feet, big hands here. Toe overlap surprised me at first on my Canyon Ultimate AL, but it’s no problem at all except where I have to ride through a gate while doing a 180º turn. I’ve got better at pedaling at the right moment to avoid the front wheel…

[antigee]

small feet here but also a
small feet here 😐 but also a small frame cx stylee – no problem for 1000’s km on roads, singletrack, gravel etc etc but some cyclepath bridges have very tight 180degree turns also ped/cycle gates at level crossings and it is easy to forget 🙁

[therevokid]

a fan e builder should be
a fan e builder should be able to straighten them out for you

[cjchallis85]

Thanks everyone for your
Thanks everyone for your comments. Feel much more reassured now and looking forward to my first long ride on it tomorrow. Will just avoid slow u-turns with the pedals level!!

[farrell]

I should have been clearer,
I should have been clearer, the bike is an oId Don Farrell, sit up and beg style town bike rather than a drop barred road bike. High speed descents are highly unlikely so I’m not too worried about top end performance. I can’t see any damage, other than a slight bend in the mudguard where the forks have been moved back and I was considering having it sent in for a powercoating anyway so I’m not particularly prissy about the finish for this one.

[CXR94Di2]

If forks have a crease where
If forks have a crease where they are bent, scrap them. I would remove fork assy and place in vice to see if you could straighten. Ideally a black smith could use heat to allow the metal to bend more easily, but this could damage finish.

[notfastenough]

farrell wrote:A vaguely

farrell wrote:

A vaguely related note, I’m having some serious toeverlap this week after a crash appears to have bent my forks in.

Does anyone know the best way of resetting the forks back? I was considering a length of pipe over the fork and gently pushing.

It’s a steel frame by the way.

I’d be wary of this, since any tiny discrepancy in the alignment of the dropouts could affect stability at speed. I wouldn’t want to discover some previously unknown shimmy on a fast descent. New forks?

[notfastenough]

I get it on my Trek Madone,
I get it on my Trek Madone, which I thought was a worry, but it isn’t. The only I notice it is when stationary or very slow.

Although it does make me ensure that if I have to ride through a really deep puddle, I don’t slow down TOO much so as not to have it happen and have to unclip and get wet.

[farrell]

A vaguely related note, I’m
A vaguely related note, I’m having some serious toeverlap this week after a crash appears to have bent my forks in.

Does anyone know the best way of resetting the forks back? I was considering a length of pipe over the fork and gently pushing.

It’s a steel frame by the way.

[Nixster]

Perhaps you have really big
Perhaps you have really big feet 🙂 ?

I have this on my bike due to being a short-a and the only time it bothers me is when I am stopped at a junction and turn the bars to the direction I want to set off in. When I set off sometimes I get shoe rub on the front wheel but as I am aware of it then it doesn’t cause a massive issue. If I could resolve it by going up a size and still get a good fit then I would however it’s not a big deal.

I would be careful of moving cleats to try and eliminate it – occasional issues like mine above are preferable to destroyed knees or tendonitis of the Achilles.

[CXR94Di2]

The only time you should be
The only time you should be worried about toe overlap, is at speed, but in reality if it happens at speed then its too late and you are coming off big style. Catching toes doing slow maneuver turns is nothing to worry about.

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