Comments on: Singular Cycles Available Stateside http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singular-cycles-available-stateside 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Johan Andersson http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/#comment-58532 Johan Andersson Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:25:15 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2178#comment-58532 Hello Guitar Ted! Don't be sorry, be happy :) Honestly, this is my first bike with toe overlap so I don't know how much overlap it takes to be significant but with my wintershoes I've had some incidents in the beginning but after get used to it I can't say that I think of it any more. I wrote (in swedish of course) in my blog that I think that the overlap will go away with my summershoes and without the fenders/mudguards. However, I can recommend both the Peregrine and the Swift to anyone. I just hope that Sam will make a roadbike frame soon. Sorry if I created some confusion regarding the toe overlap, but as I said, I'm a rookie when it comes to toe overlaps. Hello Guitar Ted!
Don’t be sorry, be happy :)

Honestly, this is my first bike with toe overlap so I don’t know how much overlap it takes to be significant but with my wintershoes I’ve had some incidents in the beginning but after get used to it I can’t say that I think of it any more.

I wrote (in swedish of course) in my blog that I think that the overlap will go away with my summershoes and without the fenders/mudguards.

However, I can recommend both the Peregrine and the Swift to anyone. I just hope that Sam will make a roadbike frame soon.

Sorry if I created some confusion regarding the toe overlap, but as I said, I’m a rookie when it comes to toe overlaps.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/#comment-58529 Guitar Ted Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:57:37 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2178#comment-58529 Johan: I checked out your link, and I am sorry, but that hardly qualifies as "significant toe overlap" especially since the bike pictured is fitted with mudguards. Also, I would ventureto say that at least 30% of the 29"ers I have ridden have a small toe overlap if you place everything in the right positions to get it. And honestly, in riding 29"ers since 2003, this has never been a problem for me while riding, even with bikes that actually do have "significant toe overlap" Your mileage may vary. ;) To my mind, this is a non-issue with the Singular pictured in your link. Johan: I checked out your link, and I am sorry, but that hardly qualifies as “significant toe overlap” especially since the bike pictured is fitted with mudguards.

Also, I would ventureto say that at least 30% of the 29″ers I have ridden have a small toe overlap if you place everything in the right positions to get it.

And honestly, in riding 29″ers since 2003, this has never been a problem for me while riding, even with bikes that actually do have “significant toe overlap”

Your mileage may vary. ;)

To my mind, this is a non-issue with the Singular pictured in your link.

]]> By: Johan Andersson http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/#comment-58520 Johan Andersson Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:04:06 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2178#comment-58520 Look here, the text is in swedish but you can see from the pics that there are some significant toe overlap, especially with my wintershoes. I hope that the overlap will go away when I remove the fenders though. http://spindelbenen.blogspot.com/2009/03/toe-overlap.html Look here, the text is in swedish but you can see from the pics that there are some significant toe overlap, especially with my wintershoes.
I hope that the overlap will go away when I remove the fenders though.

http://spindelbenen.blogspot.com/2009/03/toe-overlap.html

]]> By: large and fit http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/#comment-58510 large and fit Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:40:44 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2178#comment-58510 OK cool I get it thanks for the clarity pics are always welcome by me but at your schedule all the best OK cool I get it thanks for the clarity

pics are always welcome by me but at your schedule

all the best

]]> By: Johan Andersson http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/25/singular-cycles-available-stateside/#comment-58503 Johan Andersson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2178#comment-58503 I can confirm it (maybe I was a little bit unclear earlier). I have a 56cm frame, crankarms at 175mm and wintershoes (that are larger than my summershoes though (size 46 I think) and when having the EBB in an upright position (a little bit to the front) there is toe overlap. If you run a normal crankset with a 34 or something cog as the small cog I think that you can adjust the EBB backwards and then avoid the toe overlap but with the 44T cog in the middle/inner position I can't adjust the EBB more backwards. When the spring is here in Sweden I will remove the fenders and then I hope it will be better. I can take a picture on it if you want with my shoe on the pedal. I can confirm it (maybe I was a little bit unclear earlier). I have a 56cm frame, crankarms at 175mm and wintershoes (that are larger than my summershoes though (size 46 I think) and when having the EBB in an upright position (a little bit to the front) there is toe overlap.

If you run a normal crankset with a 34 or something cog as the small cog I think that you can adjust the EBB backwards and then avoid the toe overlap but with the 44T cog in the middle/inner position I can’t adjust the EBB more backwards.

When the spring is here in Sweden I will remove the fenders and then I hope it will be better.

I can take a picture on it if you want with my shoe on the pedal.

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