Plus one regarding wide platform pedals being a contributing factor. I rarely have had pedal strike except when using the VP platforms that Riv sold. If you want to pedal a Riv through corners, you'll probably want a Roadeo, Ram, or Roadini with the biggest tires you can get and clipless or other lower profile pedals. On my Ram, I used to pedal through corners all the time without issue. That said, I wasn't leaning into corners anywhere near as aggressively as I used to in a Crit.
Scott Calhoun On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:15:10 PM UTC-7, James / Analog Cycles wrote: > > Crit bikes have high BB's because you need to pedal thru turns. Riv style > frames are not made for that. You just don't pedal in turns. Wide > platform pedals don't help either. > > -James / Analog Cycles / Fan of high bottom brackets and short cranks. > > On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:18:02 PM UTC-4, John Hawrylak wrote: >> >> Past and current Rivendell models with 700C wheels have Bottom Bracket >> Drops (BBD) in the 75 to 80 mm range. The exceptions seem to be: >> GusBothWilson at 70mm, Legalos at 70mm, and Quickbeam at 73mm. >> >> Is it common to have pedal strikes while turning?? Perhaps, you avoid >> pedaling when turning or cornering or hold the cranks near 3 and 9 o'clock. >> >> John Hawrylak >> Woodstown NJ >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/50e81f3c-d2b1-45ff-985b-b34955477dc7%40googlegroups.com.
