bobframe

My son (22) is trying to get back into road cycling. His first ride with us was last night and from the git-go he complained of pain along the outside edges of both feet. He was wearing an old pair of my road shoes....and so maybe the problem was with my old shoes.

However, I am suspicious that its something else, since he felt the pain almost immediately.

Pedals are Speedplay's.

BTW, he bought new shoes today, so we'll soon see if it was my shoes.

Any suggestions??

Thanks for helping.

halfspeed

His knees may be tracking badly, putting undue pressure on the outside of his feet. Wedges may help, but a fitter who knows what to do is your best option for getting them right.

DaveSSS 

The problem is common and called forefoot varus, where the outside of the foot tilts down. Lemond wedges under the cleats or Specialized foot beds with angular correction are common solutions.

https://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.a...al+Cleat+Wedge

wxmcpo

Also make sure he isn't pulling to strap too tight. I had that problem and simply loosened the strap and pain went away.

bobframe

Thanks for input. Any idea how a fitter would adjust things to eliminate this pain?

halfspeed

Wedges, perhaps orthotics, maybe in-shoe wedges. I spent a lot of time working with wedges and orthotics on my own. I got my feet comfortable, but my knees were tracking worse. A fitter corrected for a leg length discrepancy, made some modifications to my orthotics, and reduced the number of wedges. My stroke became smoother, my knees tracked better and my feet felt better. So you can experiment on your own, and you may get it right, but an experienced second pair of eyes can be a big help.

ultraman6970

The kid needs wedges at the inside to compensate the problem. Basically both feet are are putting more pressure in the external part of the foot. U need to add 1 or 2 wedges to make the internal part of the foot to align with the external one. That's the reason of the nasty pain.

This is what u need... (to start with)

https://www.bikefit.com/docs/WedgeIns...structions.pdf

If you want to test at home just cut cardboard and put it under the insole, just put it around the big toe area. Just a piece of 2mm thick cardboard and not the whole insole, the internal half of it, what u want is to lift just under the big toe. If it works fine great, if you want to go more high tech get the wedges.

Thanks.