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First FG, Pedaling Through Turns?

Old 10-21-19, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bedtime
My peddles touch, too,and I don't even have to lean in much at all. My bike was initially a road bike. The cranks are 170 mm, ugh. To make matters worse, my peddles are quite long.

Doing tricks, such as steering with feet, can be tricky, as falling from such a position wouldn't be easy to bail from.

I have one ever so partial remedy, but I cannot speak for your safety, unless it is done correctly. Chances are this issue has resulted from using a road bike which has vertical dropouts; so, you could gain a 1/4-1" by using a dropout converter and solve the chain tension problem in one go.

BUT! You must install it correctly, or your bike will be even more dangerous! That may involve welding, so it doesn't move.

I haven't done this yet but am still thinking it over.

Just an idea.

This is actually a pretty neat idea. If you could index the track dropouts to the that threaded hole above them, you would increase the security of the setup significantly.
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Old 10-30-19, 02:59 PM
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Get fatter tires and a shorter crankset.
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Old 10-30-19, 04:12 PM
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I bought a used pair of peddles which stuck out about 1.5 - 2 cm shorter. It seems that was enough to solve the issue for the most part.
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