Numb/painful feet and toes
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Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Toolish » Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:34 am
I use Shimano shoes, and I have read they can be quite narrow through the forefoot and I am wondering if that could be the problem. Could new shoes be the answer? If so, any recommended brands with a wider forefoot.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby sogood » Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:49 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby RoFlmaTiC » Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:45 am
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Baalzamon » Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:16 pm
Specialised are bringing out a wide fit this year
Shimano have a wide fitting shoe as well
I had to get the Scotts as I've got high arches and the shimano straps wouldn't do up on my feet...
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby ming » Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:54 pm
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:06 pm
This fixed it for me.sogood wrote:For a start, loosen the buckles.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby scotto » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:45 am
youre so wrong here. i dont know where to start. well meaning, but ...never mind...ming wrote:Its your lower back that is causing referred pain in your feet. Coming from a running background I have experienced these problems . Cycling puts the same stress on your lower back as does running. I have had referred pain from the tip of my toes, to my hamstrings and buttocks at various times. The cause of these pains are due to your back muscles tightening up and putting pressure on your spinal column and C3,C4,C5 discs. The remedy is more stretching of your back muscles , heat packs applied to your back when relaxing and if able ,get a sports massage if possible ,to determine exactly which disc/discs are creating your problem.Check out lower back injuries for runners on the web there is a lot of good information on this topic. Lets know how you go .Geoff.
instead look at cleat postion, seat position, bike fit in general, shoe tyoe and fit etc etc
youre putting a lot of force and power through a very small surface area, and using (generally) a shoe that is infinitely more stiffer than a non-cycling shoe.
different socks - ie padding - can help.
soft innersoles maybe too.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Toolish » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:08 pm
I have played around with cleat position and got a bike fit done neither really helped much. I am doing core and back work for general health so hopefully that makes a difference.scotto wrote:youre so wrong here. i dont know where to start. well meaning, but ...never mind...ming wrote:Its your lower back that is causing referred pain in your feet. Coming from a running background I have experienced these problems . Cycling puts the same stress on your lower back as does running. I have had referred pain from the tip of my toes, to my hamstrings and buttocks at various times. The cause of these pains are due to your back muscles tightening up and putting pressure on your spinal column and C3,C4,C5 discs. The remedy is more stretching of your back muscles , heat packs applied to your back when relaxing and if able ,get a sports massage if possible ,to determine exactly which disc/discs are creating your problem.Check out lower back injuries for runners on the web there is a lot of good information on this topic. Lets know how you go .Geoff.
instead look at cleat postion, seat position, bike fit in general, shoe tyoe and fit etc etc
youre putting a lot of force and power through a very small surface area, and using (generally) a shoe that is infinitely more stiffer than a non-cycling shoe.
different socks - ie padding - can help.
soft innersoles maybe too.
Loosening the straps doesn't seem to help either, but it may be that I tend to forget about it until out riding...maybe if I keep them looser at the start, will try that.
In the mean time I ordered some shoes online...seemed like a good excuse to move up to a shoe with a buckle!
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby twizzle » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:30 pm
I have new, wider, shoes but haven't had time to set them up and try them out yet.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Magnum9 » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:50 pm
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Baalzamon » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:13 pm
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby william » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:06 pm
I replaced them with exactly the same model and size. 200k's into a 600K Audax ride and my toes felt like they were slowly being severed off my feet. I had read about hot foot etc, but now I knew what it was. The only solution was to stop and remove the shoes for awhile to let the nerves and blood circulate again.
2 things came to mind. My cleats were totally off from the original pair and I hadn't compensated for hot weather and swelling feet. The latter is normal with nearly every rider but shorter distances will not matter that much. Another factor is fit. I would not recommend buying shoes without having them on your foot first. Width, length and support is very important if you want to ride all day in comfort and in our weather you need to compensate for cool mornings to midday heat where your foot will swell slightly.
Like a good fitting bike, your shoes and clothing should meet your needs and you will regret saving a few dollars for the sake of riding comfort.
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Re: Numb/painful feet and toes
Postby Baalzamon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:21 pm
^^^ what he saidwilliam wrote: I would not recommend buying shoes without having them on your foot first. Width, length and support is very important if you want to ride all day in comfort and in our weather you need to compensate for cool mornings to midday heat where your foot will swell slightly.
Like a good fitting bike, your shoes and clothing should meet your needs and you will regret saving a few dollars for the sake of riding comfort.
After spending close to $1000 on bont shoes and selling them all at a slight loss I went to a LBS after wearing shoes all day from being at work on an extremely hot day. My feet would already be swollen up from wearing shoes already so by testing then you are taking into account midday/afternoon heat. Hence you can get quite a good feel for the fit.
But saying that I think the op needs to get himself a bike fit. He is altering his cleat himself which is not actually the ideal scenario.
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