Big toe problem.
 

Hi All and thanks for the welcome.

I am 68 years young and switched from Fell walking to mountain( gentle) biking about a month ago due to type one diabetes .
Everything has been ok but I am having problems with my right big toe it's keeps getting bruised and sore on my longer rides.
I have not been wearing proper bike shoes and I wondered if this could be the source of the problem.
My left foot and toe are perfect no problems.
Any advice would be great.

yours
Paul Waterworth

Hey Paul,

Welcome to Bike Forums from a 72 year old diabetic Texas road rider.

Time to see a Foot Doctor.

Welcome.

See a foot doctor then get some proper shoes.

Welcome to Bike Forums. After you visit the doc stop by the 50+ forum and say hello to the other old timers. I'm one of them. I'm 69. :beer:

Welcome to BF and good luck with the foot thing! +1 on seeing a foot Dr asap---this isn’t something to play doctor with. When I got my “best bike” a few years ago, I got a pair of slap-in-the-face expensive, high end cycling shoes to go along with it. The price of the shoes was ghastly, but the shoes are great and I don’t regret having spent the money. My feet get a lot less beat up on by the longer distance rides when I’m wearing the big bucks shoes. I turn 68 in less than a week, I have advanced osteoarthritis and I’m the orthopedic surgeon’s dream case (having had many orthopedic surgeries to date), so this shoe pitch isn’t coming to you from some LBS Al Bundy...

i had a problem with my toe, then a bike store salesman told me to cut my toenails shorter. welcome to bikeforums.