Cleat adjustments

PBo
PBo Posts: 2,493
edited June 2014 in Commuting chat
Bike fit question....

My right foot slightly angles outwards, and rolls slightly outwards (cleat wear is shockingly uneven compared to left foot). Do shims go to outside of cleat, to correct my foot by lifting the outside edge, or does the shim go under ball of foot to lower cleat at the inside compensating for outward roll of foot, but leaving foot in it's natural position (for me!)

Likewise, should cleat be angled counterclockwise to leave the foot rotated outwards, or should cleat be neutral, to point toe in corrected "straight" position?

Thanks

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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Dunno about the shims but I set my cleats to let my feet move in their natural position. Forcing the foot to point elsewhere puts a twisting strain on my knee and that's bad.
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Cheers,
    That seems to be the consensus....
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    PBo wrote:
    ...should cleat be angled counterclockwise...
    You mean anticlockwise. Unless you are a Septic, in which case, don't ride on the sidewalk!
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    PBo wrote:
    ...should cleat be angled counterclockwise...
    You mean anticlockwise. Unless you are a Septic, in which case, don't ride on the sidewalk!
    But they should ride on the pavement.
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