Soft sole shoes need a wider/flatter surfaced pedal to distribute downforce. Stiff soled shoes can get by with a tiny SPD or Eggbeater type contact. Sounds like you have a soft sole and two narrow/linear points of contact (MKS Touring). Either wear firmer-soled shoes, or get a platform pedal. I'd vote for pedal change over the shoe change.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I agree with Ron that your foot may be flexing too much, but disagree that > means you need to increase support. I believe it means you need to decrease > support and intentionally strengthen your foot. > > The arch of the foot is a windlass mechanism. When running it absorbs > energy on landing, stores it through the foot plant, and returns a healthy > portion of that energy back in the push off. It's quite amazing. But if the > foot muscles are weak, it may not be able to hold the "lock" or "push off" > position, which I experience as the best position for forefoot pedaling. On > the pedal, the foot feels locked and like it does when pushing off when > running. This differs from a midfoot pedal position which most closely > resembles the storage/foot plant part of the running stride. > > I would suggest you work on strengthening your feet, listening to them as > to how much is too much. Run also, if you can. Add milage as you feet are > comfortable. The alternative is that you add support and your feet get > weaker because of it. > > As to the toe tingly, are your shoes wide enough or do the push your big > toe inward? You may have to really pay attention, because most shoes are > not foot shaped, so most people are used to having shoes deform their feet > and not noticing (I sure was). > > Wear shoes (ideally minimalist, Zem Terra series are excellent) when you > need to ( for cold, rock and root safety, fine if it's all the time). But > don't wear shoes that will further weaken or deform your feet (that have > support, arent' foot shaped, have a raised heel, or cushioning). > > Have fun playing with what works! > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
