I got all numb from the balls of feet towards toes by using clipless pedals. My frontal feet seemed to bear all the weight by locking my feet on the pedals. Any suggestions, please?? Thanks

What sort of shoes do you use?

They are mountain bike shoes with the holes at the bottom for clipless pedal attachment

Try pedaling with your hind feet next time.

It could be your shoes are too tight, your cleats aren't set up right, or your feet don't like the pedals you're using.

There's lots of info out there on setting up your cleats to your shoes.

My feet & knees have never loved clipless. I rotate between using them and platforms with some sort of restraint system on different bikes. Or, two of my bikes have the VP clipless/non-clipless reverse, so I just flip the pedal and use the flat side for awhile if I'm wearing a MB shoe or biking sandals.

https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...leat-position/

Are you pointing your toes down? I get numb frontal feet when I do that. It can mean your seat is too high.

Great! thanks for all the info and suggestions.

Do you recommend rotating on the same bike?

Yes, seriously, if you have both front feet AND hind feet, I'm certain that any circus would hire you to do a routine......

... seriously, though, if one has both frontal feet and hind feet then by rotating on the same bike between the two pairs of feet one can more evenly distribute the load and associated stresses of pedalling, thereby increasing one's endurance.

How should this work? 2 crankarms each side, or 2 separate cranksets???

shoes too pointy toed and tight?.

shoes are too small. may not seem that way, but if numbness develops "later into the ride" it's probably a shoe fit problem.

I've had good luck moving my cleats rearward.

Shoes too small? Shoes done up too tight? Socks too thick? Feet swelling after a while riding? Improper cleat position?

Howng riding beforethe problem manifests? An image of your shoe on the pedal might help a lot.

Cheers

Fflat pedals with pins and rubber-soled shoes - if you get a hotspot (the name for what you describe, I believe), you move your foot.

I use DMR V12 pedals and Five Ten shoes, which I recommend. There are lots of competitors that other people recommend, too, but if you search on mine, you'll see what I'm writing about.

Here is a picture of my shoes.

read what [MENTION=423651]Maelochs[/MENTION] posted. I had to move my cleats back a bit to get rid of my foot pain. I sometimes have pain now, but very rarely. I used to be is extreme pain for every ride before I made my adjustments.

our feet swell like crazy when we ride, so tight laces will get you.
I always point my toes up as high as I can and still lace and tie them loosely.

Are we posting pics of our shoes now???

(Reaches for camera...)

Some of us ride toes down as how we are built and do best. I'm toes down out of the saddle also where seat height has nothing to do with it. (See Jacques Anquetil.)

My shoes have to pass a simple test. Are my feet comfortable standing on my toes? I put the shoes on in the store and stand in front of the counter, holding on, doing my best to go ballet "en pointe' on my tippy toes. Shoes that don't pass this test go back on the shelf.

Ben

I finally finished reading the information from the link https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...leat-position/ Maelochs provided. It explains things very well, and now I understood why not only were my frontal feet hurt but also my lower legs felt so tired and whole body felt strenuous with the clipless pedals. It was a very hilly route I just took, and I found myself using the balls to pedal. I was not used to put stress on my toes or the balls of feet. When I used the flat pedals, my balls of feet were just slightly hanging over the edge of the pedal.

Well, this is a very educational thread. Thank you all

So have I, but I think my major complaint was hot spots on the ball of the foot. May have involved some amount of numbness as well.