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I bought myself new MTB shoes about 3 months back. Never had any issues but during my last few rides I experienced this hot foot sensation and sore feet while pedalling. Quick search listed a few causes. My question is nothing changed and I made sure that my cleats were positioned correctly.

My question Why Now? or is it just something that was not right from the start and now just reached a peak?

How do I fix it?

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So maybe start with a fitting - ensuring the cleat is in the right place...if that does not work well then you may need to see a podiatrist to customise some insoles for you...make sure that the podiatrist understands and works with cyclists...

My experience is that Road shoes/cleats are better for my feet than MTB ones...maybe something to do with spreading the pressure across a larger surface area? So this could also help if it is an option

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other ideas (this is not an exact science..)

try a large platform pedal. your new shoes may be creating cleat pressure where there was non before

thinner socks (shoe may be tighter)

move cleats backwards incrementally

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Is "hot foot" an issue caused by actual heat, or pressure? I experienced a literal burning foot sensation when I stupidly rode a 45k ride in hot conditions in my downhill shoes, which have no ventilation. I now have a new pair of XC shoes with little holes everywhere to permit some cooling...

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I battled for years eventually I went with the broadest shoe at the time(spez), I wore those shoes to destruction, I literally bought a used set of the same model shoes off a friends feet because spez didnt have the same shoes years later

Spez do a wider shoe mine is 8 2c   the 2c as I understand is for wide feet, I bought 2 sets as i tried many makes looking for a shoe I could use

the closest i got to my old shoe was Lake, they also make shoes for wide feet but I still had hot foot

 

also according to Spez foot template I shouldnt wear an insert, I put in the blue insert, and now all my shoes even normal day to day shoes have them in and at the end of the day my feet are 100S 

go to a spez shop stand on the foot template and see what they say, as I said they told me no insert I knew my feet were hot and I had nothing to lose I think the insert was R200 problem solved no hot foot,,,, and it does not have to go in a spez shoe(but the do have nice broad ones)

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As per others, release some pressure up front. Dialing back the tension on the front clasp (over the toes), fixed a similar problem for me.
I believe it is pressure rather than temperature related, but increased temperature will result in increased pressure (contributing to the confusion).

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10 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Is "hot foot" an issue caused by actual heat, or pressure? I experienced a literal burning foot sensation when I stupidly rode a 45k ride in hot conditions in my downhill shoes, which have no ventilation. I now have a new pair of XC shoes with little holes everywhere to permit some cooling...

In my experience, it's your feet that swell. If the shoe is tightened too much, it leads to pain, or hot foot. So I would assume hot/warm weather exacerbate this effect.

Also happened with new shoes I got. New ones had a ratchet strap over the middle, whilst the old pair had velcro straps. 

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I struggle with this too, and had some very counterintuitive effects with shoes. My only advice is this, once you find a shoe that works, never change it.

For me those are Fizik shoes. Mine were vrot, couldn’t find any, so I bought a set of specialised shoes as I know I can struggle with hotfoot and all the advice is for wider shoes. I think Satan made that pair. Rode 36One with them, hotfoot started after 2 hours, I rode 24 hours. Afterwards I thought I had leprosy because two of my toes stayed numb for a month. 
 

I friggin imported a new pair of Fizik shoes and no issues since.

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Some good suggestions already made previously, start with the easy fixes and progress to the more expensive ones (new shoes, podiatrist orthotics….) if the easy options don’t work.

I had the same problem for years, tried all the suggestions above and ONLY 1 of them worked for me, moving the cleats all the way back and then another 12mm further…… to do this I had to modify my cycling shoes… pain in the arse but once it’s done then I can cycle all day with no foot pain. 

Busy modifying my latest set of shoes (Lake mtb) now

 

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7 minutes ago, SwissVan said:

Some good suggestions already made previously, start with the easy fixes and progress to the more expensive ones (new shoes, podiatrist orthotics….) if the easy options don’t work.

I had the same problem for years, tried all the suggestions above and ONLY 1 of them worked for me, moving the cleats all the way back and then another 12mm further…… to do this I had to modify my cycling shoes… pain in the arse but once it’s done then I can cycle all day with no foot pain. 

Busy modifying my latest set of shoes (Lake mtb) now

 

How do you modify your shoes to push the cleats further back? I am keen to learn and try this out.

 

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The make and model shoe is not meant for your foot...it may look cool but it aint serving its purpose. It is that simple....no amount of adjustment, inserts, or "foot fittings"is going to help in this instance. They may provide some insight to the "unique feet" you may have but it will cost you more in the end.

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3 hours ago, TCTG said:

The make and model shoe is not meant for your foot...it may look cool but it aint serving its purpose. It is that simple....no amount of adjustment, inserts, or "foot fittings"is going to help in this instance. They may provide some insight to the "unique feet" you may have but it will cost you more in the end.

If it is the case then surely I would've felt it earlier and not after 3 months of regular riding?

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4 minutes ago, JJDT said:

If it is the case then surely I would've felt it earlier and not after 3 months of regular riding?

Well then maybe some adjustment is required or the signs were there from the start already and you ignored it, thinking you needed to ride the shoe in first...????‍♂️

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