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Compere · Apr 25th, 2002, 07:14 PM

Convincing photographic evidence that no one on the new Mini development team wore size 12 or larger shoes...
As shown in the attached pic (presuming it gets thru), the armature for the clutch allows insufficient room for the boat-footed, so that if such a driver depresses the clutch the toe is bent back disconcertingly/awkwardly.
At first I thought that a wire-harness was getting in the way...
Could there be an aftermarket armature that allows more vertical space? If not, does this mean the Mini will never be used for the 16-clowns-in-a-tiny-car gag, considering the size of clown shoes?

Basil · Apr 25th, 2002, 07:19 PM

Hmmmm....... you could possibly save yourself 3/4" by wearing different shoes......coz those ones stick out a long way beyond your big toe!!!.

PS. Nothing personal, just an observation.

Compere · Apr 25th, 2002, 10:06 PM

Absolutely -- Job #1 will be to rush out & get shorter sandals -- but actually I'm (that is, my feet are) size 11 1/2 -- the sandals are twelves. If my feet were twelves I might consider foot surgery, on the other hand, considering how much fun it is to drive --

Basil · Apr 25th, 2002, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Compere
Absolutely -- Job #1 will be to rush out & get shorter sandals -- but actually I'm (that is, my feet are) size 11 1/2 -- the sandals are twelves. If my feet were twelves I might consider foot surgery, on the other hand, considering how much fun it is to drive --

ha ha ha, yep, shorter shoes will definately help.

Thanks for that, it's a great photo, and i'm sure this thread will get the attention it deserves in the next 12 hours or so.

Excellent.

Apr 25th, 2002, 10:24 PM

I wear size 12 plus a very small amount. That support bar is one of the first things I noticed. It was like I couldn't get my foot off of the clutch. It seems to be something you get used to after a while. I won't comment on the sandels, everyone else already has.

Paul · Apr 26th, 2002, 02:57 AM

I'm size 11's (although my latest trainers are a size 12 (as the Adidas shoes seemed strangely to have shrunk) and I don't have a problem.

I'll try and get some photo's to demonstrate!

Basil · Apr 26th, 2002, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul_Mullett
I'm size 11's (although my latest trainers are a size 12 (as the Adidas shoes seemed strangely to have shrunk) and I don't have a problem.

I'll try and get some photo's to demonstrate!

Make sure your wearing sandles for a true comparison.....

ha ha ha ha

ScottyHP · Apr 26th, 2002, 03:05 AM

I think your car is telling you not to wear jesus creepers

Minihaha · Apr 26th, 2002, 03:47 AM

Socks and Sandles

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Shouldn't you have a Merc

Basil · Apr 26th, 2002, 03:52 AM

Hmmmm..........

Laser ready and set to "stun"

Varse · Apr 26th, 2002, 04:46 AM

Oh my lord, socks and sandles!! I thought only middle aged Brits on holiday were guilty of this terrible crime, but it appears to have infiltrated across the Atlantic!

I'm size 11 and never have any problems, but am I the only one who only uses the front half of their foot to depress the clutch with??

AidenL · Apr 26th, 2002, 05:00 AM

My brother in law drove my MINI, complained he could feel the steering turning with his foot !!

He must have been pressing the clutch with his heel !!........

ScottyHP · Apr 26th, 2002, 06:18 AM

Ok I think we ought to lay of the sandals and socks thing

, Compere obviuosly HAS got taste by choosing the MINI as his car, maybee those sandals are extremely comfortable

AidenL · Apr 26th, 2002, 06:23 AM

And they are great for sweaty feet !!! Though not for passengers !!

districtofc · Apr 26th, 2002, 11:58 AM

i wear size 12, didnt notice any problems...although i wasnt wearing sandals

with socks even. just kidding, all in fun.

ADO15 · Apr 26th, 2002, 02:15 PM

Funny I noticed this today....

Earlier today, my bother tested my Mini for the first time, and one of the things he commented was the lack of pedalspace. It's not that hes feet are exceptionally big - they'r normal I guess for a man. I reckon his shoe size is around size 44-45 (this is a Euro-thingy I hope).. His problem on the other hand was not the lenght-wise - but sideways... his shoes (allrighty - they had big wide soles) could barley fit between the cluchtpedal and the innerwing/fusebox/whatever.

Cape Cod MINI · Apr 26th, 2002, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Varse
Oh my lord, socks and sandles!! I thought only middle aged Brits on holiday were guilty of this terrible crime, but it appears to have infiltrated across the Atlantic!

Maybe Compere is Canadian

Most of the middle aged Canadians on a Cape Cod holiday wear those sandals complimented by black socks and shorts. Quite a sight indeed.

Regarding the foot clearance, I sport size 12 boats and didn't have any problems with my clutching.

Compere · Apr 26th, 2002, 04:46 PM

OK! Results are in regarding my query regarding possibly-too-confining placement of the clutch support armature! Mini2 community response has settled on the answer: my footwear is ugly.

*Actually*, it (sandles/socks) is the beginning of a trend; everyone will be wearing them before long (Nike has registered "JesusCreepers," as I understand it).

But! My resolutions are: a) see if I get used to pedal/armature placement, and yes b) buy alternate and more acceptable shoes, and finally c) next pic I post try to keep bodyparts out of the frame...

cheers -- j.

Bill Sz. · Apr 26th, 2002, 06:39 PM

Hay ... wait a minute! I'm 6'8" and my US shoe size is 15 (that is equivalent to an EU size 46, I believe) and I had no problems with the manual Cooper and Cooper S that I test drove. We have a CVT Cooper ... so there is obviously no problem there. (You can always get a CVT!) Seriously, I have an S on order that is due (hopefully) in June. My shoe size is the last of my worries .... just get me the car!

snoopy · Apr 26th, 2002, 10:29 PM

I have size 14 US feet and you guys in LHD MINI are lucky. With the RDH MINI the steering goes down between the brake and clutch.

Picture of RHD pedals

So during my test drive the steering column kept hitting my size 14 thongs. Can’t complaint thou, when I drive a friends old Mini I have to drive with my big toes so my feet will fit.

Apr 25th, 2002, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Compere MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oakland, CA Local Time: 05:27 PM Posts: 4 Offline	Absolutely -- Job #1 will be to rush out & get shorter sandals -- but actually I'm (that is, my feet are) size 11 1/2 -- the sandals are twelves. If my feet were twelves I might consider foot surgery, on the other hand, considering how much fun it is to drive -- J. Compere

Apr 26th, 2002, 03:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
ScottyHP MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Telford Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 478 Offline	I think your car is telling you not to wear jesus creepers MINIless since 2nd of June @12:35pm 2003

Apr 26th, 2002, 03:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Minihaha MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Suffolk Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 46 Offline	Size 12 Socks and Sandles Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Shouldn't you have a Merc MINIHAHA

Apr 26th, 2002, 03:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 11:27 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Hmmmm.......... Laser ready and set to "stun" Attached Images

Apr 26th, 2002, 04:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
Varse MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Bracknell, Berks Local Time: 02:27 AM Posts: 247 Offline	Oh my lord, socks and sandles!! I thought only middle aged Brits on holiday were guilty of this terrible crime, but it appears to have infiltrated across the Atlantic! I'm size 11 and never have any problems, but am I the only one who only uses the front half of their foot to depress the clutch with?? Varse's Velvet Beauty Mk11 is no longer, sold back to my dealer.

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Apr 25th, 2002, 07:14 PM	#1
Compere MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oakland, CA Local Time: 05:27 PM Posts: 4 Offline	Bad News for Bigfoot Convincing photographic evidence that no one on the new Mini development team wore size 12 or larger shoes... As shown in the attached pic (presuming it gets thru), the armature for the clutch allows insufficient room for the boat-footed, so that if such a driver depresses the clutch the toe is bent back disconcertingly/awkwardly. At first I thought that a wire-harness was getting in the way... Could there be an aftermarket armature that allows more vertical space? If not, does this mean the Mini will never be used for the 16-clowns-in-a-tiny-car gag, considering the size of clown shoes? Attached Thumbnails J. Compere

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Apr 25th, 2002, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 11:27 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Hmmmm....... you could possibly save yourself 3/4" by wearing different shoes......coz those ones stick out a long way beyond your big toe!!!. PS. Nothing personal, just an observation.

Apr 25th, 2002, 10:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 11:27 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Compere Absolutely -- Job #1 will be to rush out & get shorter sandals -- but actually I'm (that is, my feet are) size 11 1/2 -- the sandals are twelves. If my feet were twelves I might consider foot surgery, on the other hand, considering how much fun it is to drive -- ha ha ha, yep, shorter shoes will definately help. Thanks for that, it's a great photo, and i'm sure this thread will get the attention it deserves in the next 12 hours or so. Excellent.

Apr 25th, 2002, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
frails Posts: n/a	I wear size 12 plus a very small amount. That support bar is one of the first things I noticed. It was like I couldn't get my foot off of the clutch. It seems to be something you get used to after a while. I won't comment on the sandels, everyone else already has.

Apr 26th, 2002, 02:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:27 AM Posts: 40,778 Offline	I'm size 11's (although my latest trainers are a size 12 (as the Adidas shoes seemed strangely to have shrunk) and I don't have a problem. I'll try and get some photo's to demonstrate!

Apr 26th, 2002, 03:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 11:27 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Paul_Mullett I'm size 11's (although my latest trainers are a size 12 (as the Adidas shoes seemed strangely to have shrunk) and I don't have a problem. I'll try and get some photo's to demonstrate! Make sure your wearing sandles for a true comparison..... ha ha ha ha

Apr 26th, 2002, 05:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 02:27 AM Posts: 42,151 Offline	My brother in law drove my MINI, complained he could feel the steering turning with his foot !! He must have been pressing the clutch with his heel !!........ *Global Moderator*

Apr 26th, 2002, 06:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
ScottyHP MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Telford Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 478 Offline	Ok I think we ought to lay of the sandals and socks thing , Compere obviuosly HAS got taste by choosing the MINI as his car, maybee those sandals are extremely comfortable MINIless since 2nd of June @12:35pm 2003

Apr 26th, 2002, 06:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 02:27 AM Posts: 42,151 Offline	And they are great for sweaty feet !!! Though not for passengers !! *Global Moderator*

Apr 26th, 2002, 11:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
districtofc MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC Local Time: 08:27 PM Posts: 379 Offline	i wear size 12, didnt notice any problems...although i wasnt wearing sandals with socks even. just kidding, all in fun. "The best change to your car you can make is adjusting the nut behind the wheel"

Apr 26th, 2002, 02:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
ADO15 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 232 Offline	Funny I noticed this today.... Earlier today, my bother tested my Mini for the first time, and one of the things he commented was the lack of pedalspace. It's not that hes feet are exceptionally big - they'r normal I guess for a man. I reckon his shoe size is around size 44-45 (this is a Euro-thingy I hope).. His problem on the other hand was not the lenght-wise - but sideways... his shoes (allrighty - they had big wide soles) could barley fit between the cluchtpedal and the innerwing/fusebox/whatever. "Life begins @ 7,000 rpm's"

Apr 26th, 2002, 03:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 5,359 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Varse Oh my lord, socks and sandles!! I thought only middle aged Brits on holiday were guilty of this terrible crime, but it appears to have infiltrated across the Atlantic! Maybe Compere is Canadian Most of the middle aged Canadians on a Cape Cod holiday wear those sandals complimented by black socks and shorts. Quite a sight indeed. Regarding the foot clearance, I sport size 12 boats and didn't have any problems with my clutching. Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

Apr 26th, 2002, 04:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Compere MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oakland, CA Local Time: 05:27 PM Posts: 4 Offline	OK! Results are in regarding my query regarding possibly-too-confining placement of the clutch support armature! Mini2 community response has settled on the answer: my footwear is ugly. Actually, it (sandles/socks) is the beginning of a trend; everyone will be wearing them before long (Nike has registered "JesusCreepers," as I understand it). But! My resolutions are: a) see if I get used to pedal/armature placement, and yes b) buy alternate and more acceptable shoes, and finally c) next pic I post try to keep bodyparts out of the frame... cheers -- j. J. Compere

Apr 26th, 2002, 06:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bill Sz. MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southern California Local Time: 05:27 PM Posts: 164 Offline	Hay ... wait a minute! I'm 6'8" and my US shoe size is 15 (that is equivalent to an EU size 46, I believe) and I had no problems with the manual Cooper and Cooper S that I test drove. We have a CVT Cooper ... so there is obviously no problem there. (You can always get a CVT!) Seriously, I have an S on order that is due (hopefully) in June. My shoe size is the last of my worries .... just get me the car! Bill Sz.

Apr 26th, 2002, 10:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 11:27 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	I have size 14 US feet and you guys in LHD MINI are lucky. With the RDH MINI the steering goes down between the brake and clutch. Picture of RHD pedals So during my test drive the steering column kept hitting my size 14 thongs. Can’t complaint thou, when I drive a friends old Mini I have to drive with my big toes so my feet will fit.

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