Le Wedge - hot numb Fumb

pdrolo
pdrolo Posts: 127
edited July 2008 in Road beginners
I have recently had a problem with my toes going numb hot & tingly - obviously the longer the ride the worse it is. Its always bad of a night in bed.

I have tried metasarial gel pads - and these help a little - but give me a pain in my calf & the pains moves to my outer foot. I wear othotics in my cycling shoes as these sorted out a knee problem. I wonder know with the outer foot pain - whether my foot isn't flat enough on the pedal - and would le wedge risers help - or would they just reverse the work the orthotic does ?

What Cleats to le wedge work with ?
Roadie with an MTB

www.cyclestuff.org.uk

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  • idaviesmoore
    idaviesmoore Posts: 557
    pdrolo wrote:
    I have recently had a problem with my toes going numb hot & tingly - obviously the longer the ride the worse it is. Its always bad of a night in bed.

    I have tried metasarial gel pads - and these help a little - but give me a pain in my calf & the pains moves to my outer foot. I wear othotics in my cycling shoes as these sorted out a knee problem. I wonder know with the outer foot pain - whether my foot isn't flat enough on the pedal - and would le wedge risers help - or would they just reverse the work the orthotic does ?

    What Cleats to le wedge work with ?

    Oddly enough, there's another thread going about the same subject as we speak.
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  • pdrolo
    pdrolo Posts: 127
    Oddly enough, there's another thread going about the same subject as we speak.[i[/i]

    Where ?

    I can see another thread about numb toes

    I was asking about outer foot pain \ orthotics - and best use of Le wedge ?
    Roadie with an MTB

    www.cyclestuff.org.uk
  • scherrit
    scherrit Posts: 360
    My take on this would be to separate the two issues, they may be related, but I would attempt to resolve them separately.

    Hot foot/toe numbness is mostly how well your shoe fits you- the foot bed of the shoe in particular, so meta tarsal pads etc, the right shape for your foot, be it high arched, or flat-ish. It may be worth trying a different shoe or go back to you orthotic manufacturer and getting them to sort this out first.

    Secondly: you have some biomechanical issues with your foot angle- these could be sorted by your podiatrist using the orthotic if there is sufficient space in your shoe- but more likely it would be resolved by wedging your cleat.

    Wedges are available to fit most cleat systems.
    Good luck,
    Scherrit.
    www.thebikewhisperer.co.uk
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