Originally Posted by
grumpus
That was probably their attempt to reduce toe strike. But stand over is low, so we'll call it a good fit. 😁
Interesting point. The OEM UO-8/AO-8 fork has a long offset, presumably to avoid toe strike.
Since I bought mine as a bare frame, I was on my own for a fork, and the one I installed brings the front wheel closer to the bottom bracket, and yes, I do have toe-to-tire overlap, even with a 700C front wheel replacing the original 27" and 165mm cranks replacing the original 170s. Turns out not to be the big issue the Consumer Product Safety Commission claimed it was.
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