Adjusting cleats, my feet hurt

VTech

went for a ride today and my right foot is killing me, my left isnt bad at all ???
I was unsure wether this was simply getting used to the new shoes and peddling with the front of my foot or as someone mentioned in another thread, was it that the cleats need adjusting ?
Any ideas ? How would I know if I had them right ?

Paul E

You need to cut off your right foot, that will solve the pain, or you might have tightened up the right one too much

smidsy

Generally you are looking to get the ball of your foot over the axle of the pedal.

ShutUpLegs

Has anyone suggested you need a full Retul bike fit. Really Expensive at £150 though.

VTech

ShutUpLegs wrote:

Has anyone suggested you need a full Retul bike fit. Really Expensive at £150 though.

you know, its quite funny how youve picked up on the whole money issue, ive never complained about the money, ive complained about the way you guys are taken advantage of.
Like I said before, you really dont know if I have £100 in the bank or £2,500,000 !

VTech

smidsy wrote:

Generally you are looking to get the ball of your foot over the axle of the pedal.

It feels more like its being fed the ball of the foot and both feet tightened the same, neither feel too tight and only the right one aches.

nolight

My left and right foot also feels difference. Left foot feels tighter. To be fair, the cleat position is a bit different so I'm gonna try again after adjustment.

anto164

Your feet won't hurt from cleat adjustment, it's the knee that feels the difference in position.

I'd probably say that the shoes are a bit tight or just need bedding in a little more (If they're new shoes)

hstiles

I suffered a lot with pain in my left foot when wearing my Northwave Aerlite road shoes. It turned out that the shoes were too big. I have wide feet and bought a size 12 to provide the wdith needed. However, shoes manufacturers make certain assumptions when sizing shoes and the cleat holes on mine were too far forward, so the ankle was too far forward. I bought some wider shoes and the problem went away almost overnight (after nearly a year of discomfort).

I found this article very useful

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flasher

Sit on the edge of a kitchen unit, see the angles where your feet naturally fall, adjust the cleats so your feet are in the similar position when clipped in.

VTech

Thanks for the advice, ill try that out.

Monty Dog

Look at your shoe fit or over-tightening - particularly heel fit if you feet are sliding forwards and jamming your toes. As said, mis-aligned cleats usually manifests itself as sore knees.

smidsy

Monty Dog wrote:

Look at your shoe fit or over-tightening - particularly heel fit if you feet are sliding forwards and jamming your toes. As said, mis-aligned cleats usually manifests itself as sore knees.

Agreed, but his tends to be when they are wrong in the left/right sense.

If the cleat is mouted too close to the toes then it puts all the pressure too far fowards which can then cause discomfort in the foot arch/toes etc.

I also agree that over tightening can be the issue but this would often be acompanied with pins and needles/numbness.

VTech

My shoes do have rear fitting unit which I have not adjusted and the feel I do get is that the cleat is too close to my toes if that makes sense.
I'm going to get fitted to the bike and have the guy show me how to fit the shoes at the same time.
It is possible that I've tightened up the shoes too much, I have a wide flat foot and the shoes are far from the usual shape of footware I have.

mikeabanks

I find that my right foot suffers more because at stops/junctions etc, I unclip my left foot so my right does not move around as much.