Yup...what Michael said
Whenever I'm riding thru a corner I always have the inside leg up ...but if
I do pedal the inside leg is usually in the right place. Both my Rivs do
have TCO, as does my PX-10 with the fatty 37mm Paselas. I know TCO is a
deal-breaker for some, but I seldom hit my foot. I
I had pedal strike for the first time on my 650b converted Ram this last
weekend. I was doing a U-turn on a street and was pedaling while leaning
quite a bit to do the U-turn. Luckily like all other times I've struck the
pedal to the ground, I bounced off the ground and had no issues...
Toshi
I've grounded a pedal on the fixed Quickbeam a couple of times, once
landing me in the street (funky turn across a speed bump), and more than
once a big hop of the rear wheel. I also broke the insides of a fairly rare
Fichtel Sachs Automatic hub that way, and while I've replaced the broken
I'd consider getting different pedals. The lean angle allowed by pedals
varies significantly, and if you have some wide pedals with big cages, you
can pick up a lot of clearance...
If you have pedals that allow a decent lean angle and still strike your
pedals, then I'd consider coasting
On one of my bikes, I have stiff plastic toe-straps. (I think they are
actually Campy straps) The ends of the straps sort of point downward from
the end of the pedal. They work sort of like a pedal-strike warning
whisker. I know to back off if the strap starts brushing the road...
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My habit is to pedal all my bikes according to the one with the least
clearance. You're never going to train your brain to 'remember' which bike
you're on.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:44:52 PM UTC-7, IanA wrote:
Well, winter has finally passed and the road grit has
Thank you for this insight - the pedals are wide, so I've now got a
narrower set - I think it will make quite a big difference. I'm never
going fast enough on the straights, so I have no excuse for pedaling
through corners, but hopefully the new pedals will go some way to mitigate
my sloth.
I think for proper analysis we are going to need extensive postings of
pictures of this long low...:)
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I have scraped bottom a coupla times.
Now I just keep the inboard foot up when I go into the turn, and I have my
mind focused on doing that and not pedaling through the turn.
Sometimes I do pedal, but I know that is a no-no.
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