Bike/shoe fit help!

lewismcgillion
lewismcgillion Posts: 5
edited March 2019 in Road general
Recently I have been having a lot of issues with pedalling while on the bike. While I pedal, one of my feet likes to point a lot more than the other, which in turn makes pedalling feel very un-balanced and un-natural. Also, I can never seem to get the foot with the pointy toes at a comfortable angle (this definitely isn't a cleat float problem as i never feel as if the float is wrong). I've had a professional bike fit less than a year ago and two cleat fittings since these problems started but nothing seems to help.

Any suggestions on what could be wrong/ what can be done to fix this would be massively appreciated.

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  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    If it was ok but now it’s not try Pilates.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Is pointy foot leg shorter than the other leg ?
  • lewismcgillion
    lewismcgillion Posts: 5
    Alejandrosdog wrote:
    If it was ok but now it’s not try Pilates.

    I think I may give that or something similar a try
  • lewismcgillion
    lewismcgillion Posts: 5
    cougie wrote:
    Is pointy foot leg shorter than the other leg ?
    Strangely enough it's the other way around, the pointy foot leg is longer by about 2mm
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,368
    if a bike fit and two further fittings haven't helped then it may simply be that the people you saw weren't up to the job

    try somewhere that has phyiotherapist and/or podiatrist available, for instance
    https://www.cyclefit.co.uk
    https://www.iseh.co.uk/patients/clinica ... cle-clinic
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • lewismcgillion
    lewismcgillion Posts: 5
    sungod wrote:
    if a bike fit and two further fittings haven't helped then it may simply be that the people you saw weren't up to the job

    try somewhere that has phyiotherapist and/or podiatrist available, for instance
    https://www.cyclefit.co.uk
    https://www.iseh.co.uk/patients/clinica ... cle-clinic
    I have thought about another bike fit but it just seems like a lot of money to spend for something that might not be bike fit related
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,368
    that's the point of involving physio/podiatrist, it's not a bike fit

    if the problem is due to your rather than the bike they should be able to identify it and advise how to resolve/mitigate - shims, wedges, orthotics, therapy etc.
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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