I've suffered from foot pain on the bike for years, and it gets worse each year. I finally have a diagnosis I believe, which is bunions. I'm 55 years old. Surgery seems like a viable option, but before I go under the knife, I'll learn about how helpful various therapies might be. The podiatrist said that untreated, it will definitely get worse, and the best path to reducing suffering is to reduce my activity level. My pain has reduced my activity level, and my hope is to increase it somehow, not reduce it.

If you have or had bunions, I'd like to hear how you have dealt with them.

Walking isn't bad for me except after I ride. Riding is bad. It gets bad before an hour is over most of the time. I'm wary of riding for longer periods. But I wish to take multi-hour rides.