Nice!! I’m happy you got it worked out. Have fun this season!

So, with the Catalyst pedals, zero clearance issues. I’m beginning to think that maybe it was my foot positioning last year that made my right heel clip the seat stay. When getting set up in the gate (right foot forward), I would meticulously place the ball of my right foot right on top of the pedal spindle, then just step up and and put my left foot on the pedal wherever it landed, and adjust it based on feel. I have a sneaking suspicion that my left foot wasn’t totally on the ball and was placed a little more midfoot. My right foot was kinda squirmy and I slipped pedals a lot. So, my right foot could have just been twisting into the frame, if that makes sense. I ended the season last year on these Catalyst pedals (different frame) and loved them. I wish I had found them when I was riding the Redline the first time. I don’t think I would have sold it. #itallstartswitharedline 🙂

Ok cool! I wanna try out those Catalyst pedals.

Alright, I put one 3mm spacer between the bottom bracket and the frame, and that gave me 3/8″ on one side and 1/2″ on the other. I was like, “yeah, I can live with that.” Then, I noticed that the spindle was recessed into the opposite side crank arm 3mm more. Hmmm, forgot that would happen. I’m worried there won’t be enough spindle being clamped down on by the crank arm, so I returned everything back to factory spec. I’m like, “yeah, let’s just trust that Redline knows what they are doing.” Hopefully, with those Catalyst pedals I will have more heel clearance. I will post an update after the first ride.

Actually, I just started building the bike last night and I noticed that the right crank arm is a lot closer to the frame than the left crank arm (1/2″ gap on left side, and 1/4″ gap on right side). I vaguely remember that from last season, but I didn’t have a lot of experience building bikes at that time so I thought it was normal. Now I’m like “where the heck are the bottom bracket spacers?” So, I bought some spacers and will shim up the BB today. I am almost positive that will solve the problem. But to answer your question, it was only my right heel that was hitting. At least the black scuff mark was only on the right side, so it was definitely hitting the most.

Copy that! Are both your feet hitting the seat stay or just one?

Wow wild story!! Glad you got the bike setup the way you like it.

Nice!!