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Pedal strike is a pretty common problem, which has to do with you bottom bracket height. The only really way to fix this is to get shorter cranks,although when going with shorter cranks you are loosing torque.Originally Posted by fuzynguyen
Here is my 1st Fixie:
80's Batavus Competition road bike frame. Reynolds 531 ftw
I'm having problems. I have the OG crankset on there and I keep catching my pedals when I turn sharp. My current gear is 52x17 and I huff and puff my way up hills. My question is should I switch to the 42t chain ring so it will be 42x17 or buy a new 165mm 46t crankset? Thanks I'm still new to all of this.
As far as climbing hills, that is a pretty tough gearing. Assuming you cranks are 170s, you're running 82.6 gear inches which is definitely not forclimbing. 42x17 might be a little too much, and depending on the amount of flat riding you do you will be spinning out like crazy. 46x17 is pretty good forclimbing and decent for flats, I personally like to run 46x16 which is 77.6 gear inches and pretty good for climbing and flats.
Depending on the amount of riding you do you should eventually get yourself a track frame with track components.