luddite_68

I wear Shimano RP5 shoes with my clipless pedals. They seem to fit well. After an hour or so of hard riding, my feat start to hurt. I figured my form started suffering as i become fatigued, but maybe it is the lack of decent insoles. Do you wear insoles in your cycling shoes? if so, what do you recommend?

johnny99

Depends on what problem you are trying to correct. More cushioning? More arch support? Changing your foot/knee alignment?

fietsbob

I do but I'm old . I discovered Birkenstock shoes and insoles in the 70's, my GI bill assisted College years.

pesty

Every foot is different, but personally, I've been putting the red Specialized BG insoles in all of my shoes for at least a decade now.

cyclist2000

I was having some problems after a couple of hours of riding, tried some insoles that I use my other shoes didn't help much. finally I tried moving the cleats further back and that seemed to have helped. Try different cleat positions it may be a cheap cure.

luddite_68

I may try this. My toes are going numb. I'm also getting some knots around my achilles a few inches above my ankles. I think my cleats are too far forward.

canklecat

Yup. I have very narrow feet with high arches, so I need a lot of support. I've always been prone to arch cramping and it's gotten worse the past several months. That's the main advantage I've gotten from switching the road bike from platform pedals and casual cycling/walking shoes to clipless and rigid sole shoes. Much better support, fewer cramps during a ride.

The Scott Road Pro shoes I got this year included some full length inserts that would be adequate for many folks but I still needed more support. I swapped the Dr. Scholl's inserts from my other shoes on top of the existing insert. Most of my shoes have the same Dr. Scholl's 3/4 length gel inserts with semi-rigid plastic arch support. I've used 'em for years, very comfortable and more affordable than the custom inserts I've used before.

Nearly perfect.

The only reason I say nearly perfect is I think I'd prefer full length Dr. Scholl's gel inserts. Toward the end of a long, hard ride when I'm standing to pedal or sprint several times, I'm feeling a little discomfort under the ball of the right foot. No problems with the left foot.

Only problem is the Scott Road Pro shoes have a narrow, low profile toe box. Better for my narrow feet, but it doesn't leave much room for two sets of inserts and thick socks. Fine with thin socks, including the compression socks I need some days. But a few times this winter I wore thicker, warm microfiber socks and the pressure cut off my circulation, so I ended up with cold, numb toes.

The numbness I experienced was just from pressure cutting off my circulation. It happened even in warm weather. Even loosening the straps over the toes and mid-shoe didn't help much.

For colder rides with thicker socks I had to remove one of the inserts, loosen the straps and leave room for socks (and aluminum foil wrap, which worked well but felt crinkly and a bit uncomfortable on long rides).

No problems with thinner socks, like typical compression socks or comparably thin anklet or other socks. I can use both sets of inserts.

So be sure the toe box has room for whatever inserts you choose, especially with full length inserts and thicker socks.

berner

I use very wide shoes with Sole inserts. https://www.theinsolestore.com/sole-custom-insoles.html?esvt=60-GOUSb14248&esvq=%2Bsole%20%2Bfootbeds&esvadt=999999-46014-5456-1&esvcrea=247160583340&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvtg=kwd-300845725121&esvaid=50176&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3Za-6p212gIVTODICh3RLABCEAAYASAAEgIkL_
I also add a metatarsal pad and additional arch support. It has taken a while to get this all working but now I know just what to do.