Eric, I've seen you pedalling a bicycle before. Your heel was not pressing directly on the pedal. Your foot to pedal relationship was "normal". Have you changed? Did you have to lower your saddle a lot when you shifted your foot a few inches forward?
On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 1:56:34 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > > Arches support the load by distributing the forces to the ends of the > arch, not the middle. I suspect feet (which are a natural arch structure) > operate on the same principle. In the case of the foot, the two "ends" are > the heel and the ball of the foot. > > [image: image1.JPG] > > In the same vein, this is why saddles like the Brooks B17 support the > weight of your body on the natural arches in your pelvis, not on a more > sensitive area between them ... > > --Eric N > www.CampyOnly.com <http://www.campyonly.com> > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com <http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com> > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > On Apr 1, 2016, at 1:48 PM, Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > and who walks loading their arch? Sometimes it's hard to tell April 1 > from any other, ordinary day around here... > > On 04/01/2016 04:43 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > We all learned to position our foot over the pedal like this: > > > > <http://www.cyclingutah.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/25rs_800w-300x214.jpg> > > Your flat-pedal vendor wants us to move that big toe knuckle all the way > forward to the leading edge of our huge flat platform pedals. I might be > into that foot-pedal positioning if I was riding a beach cruiser at Burning > Man: > > > > <http://www.loupiote.com/photos_l/7967703396-airborne-bicycle-burning-man-2012.jpg> > > But for normal riding? I think that's a little too radical for my tastes. > Just because I use my heel when I walk does not necessarily mean I must > load my heel when pedaling a bicycle. > > > Bill Lindsay > > El Cerrito, CA > > > > > On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 3:55:10 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> There was something I always liked about Grip Kings (MKS Lambda). Though >> narrow (good for clearance), too thick, and not quite grippy, at almost >> 120mm long, they center very nicely under your arch and give you support >> mostly from ball to heel - maybe not quite with my ice skate feet. But >> they gives you great mash, great spin, and low strain on your arches with >> any shoes. >> Deac notwithstanding, if you're pedaling on the ball of your foot, you >> really need to be in shoes with solid shanks, otherwise part of your >> pedaling energy goes into straining (and injuring) your arches. >> >> Most grippy flat pedals are wide and short - some too wide endangering >> clearance, and most too short. some are over 110mm wide now, but most are >> merely 95mm long. >> Lived a year on my Race Face Atlas now. I bought these because they were >> "oversquare". 101mm wide x 114mm long (and a near freakish 12mm thick). . >> Aside from a too early (warranty) axle click, I've really loved these >> pedals. With the way they're holding up now on the new axle, I'll also >> have to say they're worth the price. >> >> Pedaling Innovations in CO has been making The really long pedal now for >> about a year, the Catalyst. These are 95mm wide x 128mm long - this is a >> serious platform, and the narrow width (by current standards) keeps >> cornering clearance reasonably safe. They have a pretty good argument on >> their home page why long is better, and they're getting pretty good reviews >> (though they are heavy). Note Deac, loading the ball of your foot is for >> running and jumping - you need the full arch - ball to heel - for lifting >> weights and mashing. >> http://pedalinginnovations.com/ >> > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
