Originally Posted by
Hammonjj
I remember an article in Bicycling magazine that showed that there was good benefit from placing the cleats back as far as possible. Also, I believe Joe Friel advocated this on his blog.
I read all the articles, drank the koolaid, and moved my cleats back as far as they would go. After about three months or so I realized that it didn't really improve anything, so I moved it back to under the ball of my foot. With the cleat further forward I feel a bit more stable when I'm standing on the pedals. The thing about a rearward cleat position is that it's different for everyone. But it's free to try, so why not?