cleat position

[Canaris]

I apologies in advance for cut and copy, but I have been looking for this info for almost a year, and I think there may be some people interested in it:

 

 

 

Cleat position #2

 

 

 

[Editor's note: Kim Lopez asked Steve about his reasoning on cleat position and received a reply substantially the same as the one above, then asked the question below.]

 

 

 

I was trying to look for your reply to a similar question (where you listed shoe sizes with appropriate cleat set-back) but I couldn't find it. I hope you don't mind sending it to me (or tell me where I can find it on my own).

 

 

 

Kim Lopez

 

Phillipines

 

 

 

Steve Hogg replies:

 

 

 

Here is the sizing info you requested for cleat positioning.

 

Shoe size 36 - 38: centre of ball of foot 7mm in front of pedal axle;

 

39 - 41: 8mm;

 

42 - 43: 9mm;

 

44 - 45: 10mm;

 

46 - 47: 11mm

 

48 - 50: 12mm.

 

 

 

There are a number of qualifiers that I will attach to those recommendations.

 

1. This info is for road and mtb riders. For general track riding, I would reduce the amount of foot over the pedal by a mm or 2 depending on shoe size and event. For sprinters and kilo riders, I would halve the recommended amount of foot over the pedal.

 

2. If positioning someone in person, I might vary the above a mm or so either way depending on other factors.

 

3. For riders with an exceptional heel dropping pedalling style, I would increase the amount of foot over the pedal slightly. The converse is true for the exceptional toe down style pedallers. For both groups I'm talking about technique under moderately severe load, not cruising in a small gear pedalling fast.

 

4. For riders with a lot of heel lift in their shoe last, I would increase the amount of foot over the pedal slightly.

 

5. For riders with flexible soled shoe, I would increase the recommendation slightly as with this type of shoe the heel deflects downwards more under load.

 

 

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=2004/letters07-26#Cleat