initially i had MKS Sylvan touring pedals [ [url=https://www.mkspedal.com/?q=en/product/node/92]SYLVAN TOURING | MIKASHIMA INDUSTRIAL CO,.LTD ] - no clips/ straps. i could never scooch my feet consistently close together (Q factor) to keep them straight and fully on the pedal. hence the soreness on the

utside of both feet after a 20 mile ride.

i also use Quoc Pham touring shoes, which while enabling one to walk in them, have lugs that reduce the width of my footprint. i think it is/ was a combination of little things added up giving me aches.

so i changed to another MKS pedal style. i[ [url=https://www.mkspedal.com/?q=en/product/node/80]ESPRIT | MIKASHIMA INDUSTRIAL CO,.LTD ] t has a support on the outside of the pedal and they area marked improvement. additionally, the center components of the pedal allow my shoes to bear on the

"U" of the pedal perimeter and lugs to rest lower than the original. pedals. the pedal actually measures the same length as its predecessor, so it is certainly not dramatically different, yet different enough for my feet to notice the benefit.

so the shortened version is that my feet are planted more firmly on the pedal surface. i had gone through the exercise of slicing a groove where the front of my shoe sole hit the front edge of the pedal (about 2mm wide) and that continues to be a good indexing point.

i'm off for the winter months (northeast hiker) but in the spring i am wanting to try a pair of Dromarti shoes. DROMARTI The Finest Leather Road & Touring Cycling Shoes On The Planet – D R O M A R T I they are made a bit less tapered and have a wider toe box than

the Quoc Pham shoes.

i also like the Esprit pedals enough they will go on my '83 Raleigh winter project. NOS out of the box / never ridden. it will get complete disassembly to replace the 41 year old grease dried on its bearings.