DOS

Not long ago I bought a a new pair of road shoes, same size and overall fit as my previous pair but a different brand. I almost immediatly started having hot spot issues, and no amount of cleat repositioning has solved the problem. Just now I compared the cleat position to my old shoes, which never troubled me, and discovered that on the new shoes the cleat set as far back as possible is in the same position on my foot as the cleats on my old shoes would be if they were set as far forward as possible. So my thinking is that there is no way to get the cleats on my newer shoes far enough back to address my hot spot issues. It never occurred to me when buying shoes to check cleat position as I assumed shoes of same size would have holes drilled more or less in the same place so offer comparable cleat position. This apparently not the case. Is this a common thing where there is wide variance among shoe makers with redgard to where cleats are mounted or just somethin anomolous about this particular brand?

Dan333SP

What kind of shoes/cleats are you running? I had a similar issue when I went from Shimano to Giro shoes, I have my Keo cleats slammed all the way back on the giros and they're still slightly ahead of where I ran them on the Shimano shoes. I've just had to adapt to it.

I'd think someone would sell an adapter plate of some sort that gives you more room for adjustment, but after some googling I can't find anything of that sort.

DOS

I too switched from shimano but to Scott shoes. I also switched from old look delta pedals to keo and notice the arc cleats sit just a couple of milimteres further back than the keo cleats when each is slammed all tne way back (at least according to the little mark on the side of the cleat). I am gong to run the old shoes with keo and new shoes with a bike that still has delta pedals to see if tne hot spot issue goes away on either or both.

Brian25

A hot spot from what I can tell you are talking about is a type of pressure overload. Too much pressure per square inch. To remedy it, you need to decrease the pressure per square inches. It could have to do with the shape of your foot. Nevertheless you need to try arch supports to spread the pressure over a larger area. (personally, I can no longer ride without them)

CadenceCrazy

I've always used SPD-SLs and have had hot spots then not had hot spots. The common factor for me was the shoe sole. Carbon fiber soles, no hot spots. Fiberglass soles, hot spots. I played with different insoles but never found a solution.

bikebreak

in my limited experience Shimano shoes let you get the cleats farther back. this can help with hot spots in the toes, since the cleats are closer to the middle of your foot

qajaq

I've noticed the same thing about Shimano shoes as compared to my Sidi wire carbon shoes. The Shimano will let you get the cleats further back, so the greater setback appears to be a Shimano thing.

Speedplay makes an adaptor plate that will give you significantly more setback but , of course, that means switching to Speedily pedals. Some folks have resorted to drilling new holes, further back, to give more adjustability but that's a pretty radical move.