Cleat position?

hodgyoh7
hodgyoh7 Posts: 14
edited March 2013 in Road beginners
Sorry if this a question which has been answered time and again!

I have just recieved my cleats and fitted them to my shoes , how will i know if they are in the correct position?

Is it a case of test and adjust to feels what is best for me or is there a laid down process to follow?

Cheers

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Under the ball of the foot is a good start - I'd do some shorter rides first to dial them in.
  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    Try reading this as a statrer.

    http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/blo ... -position/
  • feemackenzie
    feemackenzie Posts: 130
    Strith wrote:
    Try reading this as a statrer.

    http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/blo ... -position/

    Strith - this is just what I was I was recommended in the LBS and it works perfectly for my combination of Giro shoes and Look Keo's.
    Felt z95 - loving my first road bike
  • marin_maniac
    marin_maniac Posts: 513
    The Steve Hogg guide is a good place to start.

    I've got UK 11 sized feet and I've probably moved the cleats about 5mm behind the figure that he recommends. To be fair I could probably move it back a bit more if I wanted to .

    Regardless of the shoes I'm in, I can never get the centre of the cleat under the ball of my foot, but I'm not sure I'd want to. In the most furthest forward position I can get them (which is about 5-10mm behind), I start to get hot foot.

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