"Jim Boyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Shorter riders may sometimes have to compromise and go with 650C wheels instead of 700C to accommodate the smaller frame or avoid toe-wheel
contact.
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What is the performance difference with the smaller wheel?
I'm 5'6 and ride a 50cm Schwinn Peloton. I haven't had any problem with toe-wheel contact, except when turning extremely sharp at very low speed. You just learn to keep your toe away from the wheel. I see that Surly is building a full-on touring bike, and they're speccing 26 inchers for every frame size below 56cm, so there may be something to it.....
