Correct cleat position?

[Evo-R]

Hey guys.

 

Today i finally started cycling after 2 yrs of the bike.

Now.... after 5km my feet burned like hell! Can it be just that my feet are not use to cycling or can it be that my cleat position is wrong?

 

Any advice or links to see if my cleats are correct will be much apprechiated.

 

Regards

 

Evo-R

[Evo-R]

Anybody?

[Guest coenie]

The best would be to go for a professional setup and the sooner the better.

[BigGuy]

Surely there are going to be a few aches and pains after a 2 year rest? I would also suggest coenie's advice if the discomfort persists with every ride.

[Evo-R]

I will give that a try.Can you guys maybe recomend anybody that you,ve had positive results with?

[urbanroyal]

I had the same problem.. turns out the shoes were to narrow, take out the inner sole and put your foot on it to check for size..I changed my shoes for a broader make and problem solved..

[FowlStArt]

burning feet after 5k's could probably be from your shoes being to tight, next time you go for a ride and u feel ur feet burning then try loosen the straps just a little. Having said that I think having the right cleat position is also of the utmost importance and even if you are over tightening ur shoes still get ur cleats set correctly

[GuyP]

what happened when you used them before?

[Pusher]

Your location?

I also got burning feet but only after 60 odd km. Turned out my shoes were also too narrow-feet started to swell after a few k's. Well a bit more than a few k's.

[The_Break]

Where are your feet burning? Both sides the same?

 

Check the ball of your big toe. Is it directly over the axis of the pedal when your crank is horizontal?

In the same position, is the bump under your knee cap in the exact same horizontal plane?

 

Can you take a picture of both your cleats and post?

[obree]

Where are your feet burning? Both sides the same?

 

Check the ball of your big toe. Is it directly over the axis of the pedal when your crank is horizontal?

In the same position, is the bump under your knee cap in the exact same horizontal plane?

 

Can you take a picture of both your cleats and post?

 

only if you have knees like an ostrich, maybe you mean same vertical plane.....

[The_Break]

only if you have knees like an ostrich, maybe you mean same vertical plane.....

 

Ja, that's what I mean. Been a long day.

[Evo-R]

Thanks for all the coments so far.

 

I had the burning problem back then too.But now the same as before, its more in my right foot than my left.I got a feeling my shoes my be too tight.I did however cut both the elastic straps inside my shoes and that helped a small bit but not much!

 

Then on the cleat side, the axel is between my big toe and the ball of my foot.But i cant seem to get i further back.Unless im doing something wrong.Plus my foot is only burning on the side.

[The_Break]

Thanks for all the coments so far.

 

I had the burning problem back then too.But now the same as before, its more in my right foot than my left.I got a feeling my shoes my be too tight.I did however cut both the elastic straps inside my shoes and that helped a small bit but not much!

 

Then on the cleat side, the axel is between my big toe and the ball of my foot.But i cant seem to get i further back.Unless im doing something wrong.Plus my foot is only burning on the side.

 

I would firstly move the cleat toward the front of the shoe if possible in order to bring your ball of your big toe directly in line with the pedal axle. Also make sure you get your little bone under your knee cap in line as it effects how your foot "moves" in relation to the shoe. Obviously this also effects saddle height so you may need to check all. Also make sure the shoe/foot angles 90deg to the pedal axle with cleat itself aligned with pedal axle. This may solve your problem.

 

Reason I suggest this is that you effectively place more pressure on the front of your foot or toes when your foot is too far back and this extra pressure is what aggrevates the nerves. You will probably also find that your foot tends to rotate over to the side the pain is on. Check this and try keep your foot/ball area flat in your shoe with most of the pressure square in the middle of your ball. Check also if your knee are maybe not too far out. Exaggeration would be David Kramer style. Knees should almost touch frame for an ideal motion.

 

If yo get all this right the problem should go away.

[Evo-R]

I would firstly move the cleat toward the front of the shoe if possible in order to bring your ball of your big toe directly in line with the pedal axle. Also make sure you get your little bone under your knee cap in line as it effects how your foot "moves" in relation to the shoe. Obviously this also effects saddle height so you may need to check all. Also make sure the shoe/foot angles 90deg to the pedal axle with cleat itself aligned with pedal axle. This may solve your problem.

 

Reason I suggest this is that you effectively place more pressure on the front of your foot or toes when your foot is too far back and this extra pressure is what aggrevates the nerves. You will probably also find that your foot tends to rotate over to the side the pain is on. Check this and try keep your foot/ball area flat in your shoe with most of the pressure square in the middle of your ball. Check also if your knee are maybe not too far out. Exaggeration would be David Kramer style. Knees should almost touch frame for an ideal motion.

 

If yo get all this right the problem should go away.

 

WOW thats a mouth full!

Jokes aside, it makes sense what you are saying.So ill try all of the above and see if that helps.

 

Thank you

[FowlStArt]

the axle should be inline with the ball of your foot, you will get more power there and there will be minimal to no flex on your toes.