[RBW] Re: Pedal Strikes when Turning

2020-04-15 Thread Scott Calhoun
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 oth

[RBW] Re: Pedal Strikes when Turning

2020-04-15 Thread 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch
James Thanks for the clarification. This was what I was looking for, but probably did not ask too well. John Hawrylak Woodstown NJ On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 3:15:10 PM UTC-4, James / Analog Cycles wrote: > > Crit bikes have high BB's because you need to pedal thru turns. Riv style > f

[RBW] Re: Pedal Strikes when Turning

2020-04-15 Thread James / Analog Cycles
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

[RBW] Re: Pedal Strikes when Turning

2020-04-15 Thread Clark Fitzgerald
What Ted wrote. I almost never get pedal strikes from turning, only from rocks :) Fixed gears require different technique- you lean your body, not the bike. On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 9:24:59 AM UTC-7, ted wrote: > > On any corner with the slightest chance of a pedal strike I’m either > p