Steady Spin

So HTFU until the pain goes away?

That was me. Absolutely stellar service from them. Shipped to my door overnight.

@MORNE I got them from Specialized Kenilworth. Those Hope’s are sexy! First ride. Good support for the outside of my foot. No more pain… numb toes persist but I haven’t switched the custom footbeds in yet.

I have the same lockout lever on the OIZ and I used an over the bar dropper post lever. IT SUCKED. Ended up moving the lockout inwards on the bar and running a normal under bar lever. Looks... less than stellar but works well.

Sits nice and flush with the sole. Much better support! Holding thumbs that the extra contact helps. Bloody heavy pedals though 😣

Against all the advice I have new pedals arriving today. Shimano Saint with the nice fat platform. I'm thinking the flex in the 2FO soles will be taken up by the platform based on my conversation with someone that uses them and had the same problem. @Harryn I believe the specifications for shoes will give an indication of what to expect of the stiffness of the sole. Carbon fibre being the stiffest and skate shoes being the most flexible.

I'd keep the Rockhopper and upgrade some components. Lighter wheels and tyres comes to mind. What components do you currently have and what is on the Momsen that attracts you to it?

This will sound weird but I've never had one before. Never felt like I needed one as I never had pain or discomfort on the bike. On the new bike I had some hand pain and elbow discomfort. Rolling the bars forward sorted that out 100%. Just the damn feet man. But as you say... the older we get. I booked a session with Richard Baxter for next week. Throwing money at the problem will make it go away.

Thanks. Will have a look.

Which joint? Closest to the ball of the foot?

Seriously considering just chucking all this clipless nonsense and sticking to flats. I had my arches etc checked and Specialized's machine recommended the blue footbeds for my arch type. My shoes are not too tight. I have plenty of room in the toe box section and I've tried different pairs of socks. My guess... Time for a bike fit with the emphasis on cleat setup then.

Or stick with flats...

Time to resurrect this thread instead of creating a new one. I've read that normal sized SPDs and a flat pedal style shoe will cause issues. Exactly what I'm experiencing. Pain on the 5th metatarsal on both feet after about 10kms on the ride. I use Look Xtrac Race pedals with Specialized 2FO shoes. I assume a pedal with a platform like the XT trail for example will help support the foot and reduce the pain? I've tried multiple cleat positions and I've had my feet mapped and using the matching inner soles.

Forekaster

Sorry to hear this but how difficult is it to type "weird cop" and "0821231234" into your own phone. You never hand a stranger your phone...

I’m sure I voided the warranty on the fork but I just can’t have a bike anymore without the OneUp EDC system. Thanks for the epic service Trailwolf Cycles.

Garden Route: - Harkerville - Cairnbrogie MTO (Can spend a whole week riding just these trails) Rode both in June and it was EPIC!

Can't unfortunately on a platform rack. We now use the lady's car that is lighter on fuel. It hurt driving down to Knysna from JHB at 8.8l/100km

What year is this?

Yup. Makes at least a 1.5 to 2l/100km difference to my fuel consumption. I drive Kia Sportage which is quite high in the back and the wheels don't protrude too much on the side either. I definitely notice it. This cover will definitely add more drag and put more pressure on the bikes and tow bar. I'm sure they tested it but...

Nah. Unless you have only one arm I don't see the benefit.

Agree. A mountain bike is going to get dusty as soon as you start your ride anyways. A cloth and a spray bottle with water is more than what you need to wipe the dust off your bike when you get to your destination.

Yeah… it’s a no from me.

Looks like a giant airbrake. Wont that add a ton of drag?

I was hoping there would be a firmware update for my trainer to see if that resolves it. How do you even roll these back?