Shoe Comfort
08-31-14 | 09:12 PM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Small town America with lots of good roads
Bikes: More than I really should own.
Have your tried raising you seat 1/2" - 1" or so? Might need to raise the bars a corresponding amount.
A bike fit by a retired MD changed my bike life. That took away my foot pain, foot going to "sleep", etc. I have Sidi Dominators, some Shimano Tri-shoes and Shimano sandals. It fixed the problem on all shoes.
A bike fit by a retired MD changed my bike life. That took away my foot pain, foot going to "sleep", etc. I have Sidi Dominators, some Shimano Tri-shoes and Shimano sandals. It fixed the problem on all shoes.
09-05-14 | 04:45 PM
#27
Full Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 326
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From: SoCal
Bikes: SL6 S Works Tarmac, 7 series Trek Madone, Saris Hammer Smart Trainer, Eddie Merckx, Ciocc, Trek 5900, DeRosa, Peugot, Diverge Gravel
I use only Shimano's highest quality carbon sole models. Currently they are SH320 and before that SH300's. They are available in half sizes for the best fit. they also have wide sizes if needed. I have used Sidi's and Northwaves with c/f soles and found Shimano best for my feet although my front strap is kept fairly loose. With all these shoes I found that I got "hot feet" when riding long distances on asphalt with outside temps much above 80 deg. F. It gets especially bad when climbing grades above 5%.
09-05-14 | 06:22 PM
#28
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Joined: Jun 2003
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My suggestion with Shimano shoes is to slip an expired credit card or similar under the insole where the depression that contains the cleat plate lives.
There is a significant depression in the footbed there that crowds the metatarsal bones which in turn caused the tingling and eventually hotfoot.
The credit card fix goes some way to levelling the footbed through the entire length of the shoes and hence relieves the inward pressure on the bones and hence the nerves. It's a solution I've used on all my Shimano MTB-style shoes.
However, be sure to maintain the position of the card over the depression as you replace the insole. If it works, use some gaffer tape to hold the card in place. Additionally, the card will need replacing every year or so as they do tend to disintegrate with the flexing.
There is a significant depression in the footbed there that crowds the metatarsal bones which in turn caused the tingling and eventually hotfoot.
The credit card fix goes some way to levelling the footbed through the entire length of the shoes and hence relieves the inward pressure on the bones and hence the nerves. It's a solution I've used on all my Shimano MTB-style shoes.
However, be sure to maintain the position of the card over the depression as you replace the insole. If it works, use some gaffer tape to hold the card in place. Additionally, the card will need replacing every year or so as they do tend to disintegrate with the flexing.
09-18-14 | 04:07 PM
#30
Trek 500 Kid
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 2,563
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From: Spokane WA
Bikes: '83 Trek 970 road --- '86 Trek 500 road
Exactly! I picked up a pair of classic Vittoria shoes based on their 1976 shoe. Except they have a standard three hole mount for Look type cleats. I remembered this type shoe being so comfortable. Problem is, with the clipless pedals, my foot moves around so much in the shoe. This was not the case with toe clips and cleats -- not that I'd ever go back.
They are narrow and plenty snug with my gunboats in them.
