Old 09-19-21, 02:34 PM
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It’s definitely a thing on many racing and TT bikes, but because these bikes are ridden at high speed the turning angle is shallow and your tires are narrow so some toe overlap can be acceptable. But on gravel bikes with really wide tires and fenders or if your riding style includes a lot of low speed turns (sounds like it) you may want to find a bike that don’t have this issue. If you’re a guy that needs a small frame toe overlap can be very hard to avoid, but look for bikes with a slack head angle (not TT! LOL), high fork offset, and longer top tube. Bikes with 650Bs can also help.

There is no performance advantage to having a bike with toe overlap and if you forget and stick your foot between the fork and frame while turning a crash is almost always unavoidable in that case.
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