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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:54:47 GMT
It might be that combined with the hill work
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:57:38 GMT
It might be that combined with the hill work Too much float? I hadn't considered that at all.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:57:54 GMT
exustar cleats
If you click into each one, it tells you the float. I have the E-ARC10 - 7 degrees
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:59:13 GMT
I read somewhere it can be as bad as to little, if you're not used to it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 20:04:00 GMT
I read somewhere it can be as bad as to little, if you're not used to it. Interesting. I'm going to fiddle with the position over the weekend with the help of someone who can see me on the bike.
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Post by Whitestar1 on Aug 16, 2013 7:57:17 GMT
Curious if bigger cleats - that is bigger pedals would make a difference. I notice that the Look pedals are a bit smaller to the Shimano pedals that seem to have a wider base.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 8:00:32 GMT
I don't think so whitey, have you seen speedplay pedals?
The more I'm reading about knee pain caused by bad cleat position and comparing it to the pain I'm getting the more I'm convinced this isn't the issue. I think I've just pulled a tendon or something. Still going to adjust the cleats a bit though.
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Post by andsaw on Aug 16, 2013 10:44:42 GMT
One way to work out where your foot angle on the pedal should be, when you are walking catch sight of your feet as you place your foot on the floor, and copy that to your pedal, like, on me my right foot is slightly pointing outwards but the left is straight ahead, i adjusted my MTB cleats so my right was pointing outwards slightly and helped me no end.
I have just gone on to SPD SL and from most of what im reading the ball of the big toe should be center of the pedal spindle, i have got mine as near as possible and going out later for first ride on them and see what happens, i have had pain in the center of front kneecap on both but i altered my seat angle and think it might be because of that, i have returned to original position, and i think i need to drop the seat down a centimeter and use all this as my base positions and adjust bit by bit, i dont think there is a "should be" its what makes you feel comfy and relative pain free, i think some forget as we get older everything starts to change and at times we have to alter now and again as nothing stays the same.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 11:35:31 GMT
One way to work out where your foot angle on the pedal should be, when you are walking catch sight of your feet as you place your foot on the floor, and copy that to your pedal, like, on me my right foot is slightly pointing outwards but the left is straight ahead, i adjusted my MTB cleats so my right was pointing outwards slightly and helped me no end. I have just gone on to SPD SL and from most of what im reading the ball of the big toe should be center of the pedal spindle, i have got mine as near as possible and going out later for first ride on them and see what happens, i have had pain in the center of front kneecap on both but i altered my seat angle and think it might be because of that, i have returned to original position, and i think i need to drop the seat down a centimeter and use all this as my base positions and adjust bit by bit, i dont think there is a "should be" its what makes you feel comfy and relative pain free, i think some forget as we get older everything starts to change and at times we have to alter now and again as nothing stays the same. Another way is, bare footed, jump straight up and take note of feet position when you land. It's the same here, my right foot is slightly toe out. I've read this means I need to point the nose of the cleat in towards the midline of the bike - correct?
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Post by andsaw on Aug 16, 2013 13:33:31 GMT
I think so, if you look at it as you look at the sole, you would turn the cleat to the right, i think if you just loosen the back 2 screws and swivel it to the left but if its too far then you will have to loosen the top screw and move it all over to the right so you don't lose the distance from the crank arm if you see what i mean.
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