Originally Posted by
clubman
High bottom brackets all? Pedal strike is dangerously fun in your 20's and frightening for the rest of us.
IME, the danger of pedal strike is overrated. In 50 years of "serious" cycling, I've experienced pedal strike on the road exactly twice, both in my racing years and cornering very aggressively. I didn't fall either time. Neither of these happened when I was riding my bike with a 10" bb height (SUPER low) and 180mm cranks. On the mtb, it's a different story. I've broken at least two pedals by slamming them into rocks. And FWIW, I HATE high bb's. I loved that bike with the 10" bb.
Of course, YMMV. I'm probably an outlier.