Originally Posted by
Rich Gibson
I'm confused a bit. I understand re drilling the attachment points for the shoes to compensate for extreme toe-out (rotating the right shoe clockwise as you look down). However, after looking at the kneesavers it's clear they are spacers which move the pedal away from the crank. How does this help if your attachment point is further out but the angle is back again closer to the axis of the bike? (the shoe rotates back counter-clockwise.)
Rich
All the pedal extenders do is to move your ankle out so it doesn't rub the crank and allow you to turn your foot out a little more.
Some really good LBS should have a "fit kit" for determining the right angle for cleat adjustment. You would have to make an appointment and take your bike in for it. The reason I haven't gone clipless just yet (besides being a Luddite) is that the toeout on my right side is so radical that I don't think the 15 deg. compensation that some of them offer would be enough. So I'm just going with
MKS Touring Pedals on my next build. My lifetime toeout on the right has worn a callus from the protruding part of caged quill road pedals.
If you go to clipless be sure to mark the bottom of your shoes so that if the cleat loosens you'll know where it goes back to.