green Posted September 23, 2009 Share Does any one know of a podiatrist close to the south of Joburg that does professional cleat wedges or insoles or something similar. I know CycleLab does it but I'm not sure whether they know 100% what they are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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green Posted September 23, 2009 Share Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool Posted September 23, 2009 Share yes, i can help, but in CT.. sorry< id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" =""> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted September 23, 2009 Share What do you suggest? Shims on the cleat or under the insole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SwissVan Posted September 23, 2009 Share What do you suggest? Shims on the cleat or under the insole? You need to indicate what your problem is before anyone can offer advice. Generaly:1. Flat shims under the cleat to correct leg length issues. Shimming the insole (inside your shoe) wont correct leg length issues. 2. Canted wedges can be used under the cleat or under the innersole to correct pronation / supination issues depending on the correction required. Usualy inner shoe shimming requires more shim height than cleat shimming to achieve the same amount of correction. 3. Custom made orthotics (insoles) can also be used for foot correction / support (not for leg length correction). All 3 (and especially 2 and 3) require assessment and fitting by a professional who has experience in cycling bike fit procedures. Unfortunately I don?t know anyone in SA who can do this, although I?m sure there must be someone in SA who knows what they are doing and will be recommend by some hubbers sooner or later. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted September 24, 2009 Share Thanx alot. I mainly need to correct a leg length issue about half a centimetre. Cyclelab used to have the lewedge system but i'm not sure if they still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted September 24, 2009 Share Thanx alot. I mainly need to correct a leg length issue about half a centimetre. Cyclelab used to have the lewedge system but i'm not sure if they still do. I have done some research on this subject trying to sort some of my own issues out and 1/2 cm (5mm) is considered normal and usually does not require correction with shims / wedges. Depending on your type of cleat you could make your own shim out of plastic or teflon sheet. It needs to be flexible so it will follow the curve of your shoe sole. Normaly the shim thickness would be about 1/2 of the leg length discrepancy i.e. 2.5 mm in your case. Ja SA has an abundance of podiatrists who can do running related assesments but seems like very few who do cycling related stuff. There is a guy in Oz called Steve Hogg, google him or check out the fitness question and answers section at cyclingnews.com for some of his replies and advise on this subject. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=2008/letters08-13 http://www.bikefit.com/docs/LLShimsInfo.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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