Originally Posted by McBTC

It's a new world out there. The authority of some of old conventions are being questioned. As it turns out, the necessity of locating the pedal's axle under the ball of the foot is now one of them. Speedplay cleats are now allowing an additional 11mm of travel toward the midfoot. Further than that, flat pedals are a fairly hassle-free way to experiment with pedal position. Steve Hogg noted, when questioning the current orthodoxy, that no one is advocating a position that is more "in front of the pedal axle." I would like to try a more rearward pedal axle position than current cleat options allow --e.g., more than 11mm but not so much as to run into any toe overlap problems. The place where a fluid stroke can be maintained while spreading the load may be better --i.e., a position that may not necessarily be directly under the ball of the foot.