Originally Posted by Re Cycle
So if anybody has ideas on predal position, turning techniques, etc., that might help me get around this issue, I'd really appreciate it. And thank you everybody for your suggestions and remarks so far. I am new to this forum and so far I'm impressed with all the great information I'm finding here.
About the only two things I can think of is to check the length of your current cranks, and if they aren't 165mm, then buy and fit 165mm cranks (which would probably be best anyway for your size), and move the cleats as far forward as possible in the slots on your shoes (although this compromises the leverage on the pedal and may lead to other maladies such as hotfoot/Morton's neuroma).
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