Originally Posted by
geezerwheels
soooo, it seems that no one is of the opinion that it's better to pedal with the arch of the foot, rather than the ball of the foot. I ride DF's with SPD's, but in test riding the bents (and working out on exercycles) I'm sliding my feet farther forward on the pedals.
I'm a fan of the mid-sole foot position. But I can't find satisfactory foot retention for that foot placement on a 2 wheeled recumbent. I've seen people modifying shoes, but I'm not ready to do that yet since I have such a hard time finding cycling shoes I like. On my trike, heel slings worked reasonably well.