[OrRando] Insoles?

[Jon Beilby]

try the specialized bicycle shoe insoles, they have a raised ridge and a
metatarsel button, I was having a major problem last fall and when I began
using these in my sidi mountain bike shoes with frogs it helped a bunch,
they come in different colors with each color having more or less shape to
them, no problems on the 400k except for a stretch from harrisburg to albany
when we were working hard and I don't think we had a foot down for a couple
hours.
other things that help some folks are:
move the cleat back as far as it will go on the shoe, may require shoe
surgery
don't stand so much
spin, don't mash,

good luck,
jon


On 5/26/07, Susan France <susanfrance at teleport.com> wrote:
>
> In addition to having a delicate digestive system I also inherited my
> father's wide, flat feet. I'm very prone to hot foot. The solution during
> RAAM was that every time I was off the bike my feet (shoes and all) were
> in
> a bucket of ice water. No very convenient for Randoing. Podiatrist told me
> to blame my Dad but I simply did not have good feet for cycling and no
> insole was going to help the sloppy structure of my feet.
>
> I will get hot feet in anything over about 72 degrees. I switched to
> Shimano
> Sandals over a decade ago. I buy them in bulk and keep them in the closet
> as
> I wear them out. In the summer I like to put in an insole like a Dr Sholls
> Blue Gel...the extra cush seems to help. Of course you'll always see me
> with
> my insole hanging out the back or the front of my sandals... (maybe some
> double sided tape is in order?) The insole breaks down after about 1
> summer.
> The sandals are nice because they a flatter than most cycling shoes...
> better not to be wear a shoe shaped like a pair of stilettos if you get
> hot
> feet! You can loosen them up as your feet swell, the air circulates
> better,
> and, what I like best of all.... you can douse your feet with water from
> you
> bottle or camelback without getting off the bike. I also have been known
> to
> soak my feet (sandals & all) in roadside stream or under faucets. I can
> guarantee the sandals hold up just fine.
>
> Susan.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com
> [mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com]On Behalf Of
> cecilanne at comcast.net
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 4:05 PM
> To: oregon area Randonneurs
> Subject: [OrRando] Insoles?
>
>
> Recently on my 100+ mile rides I have been experiencing "hot foot" sooner
> and more intensely than usual.  I am thinking some new insoles in the
> battered shoes might help (can't afford new shoes) - but I am not sure if
> i
> should just go with good ol' Dr. Scholl's or if there is another
> brand/type
> out there I should try.  Any suggestions?
>
> Cecil
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