[OrRando] Insoles?

[Kamp, David]

Lon Haldeman (early RAAM fame) drilled new holes in his shoes and moved
his cleats back about an inch.  It put the pedal axle behind the
metatarsals and closer to the middle of the arch where he gets better
stress distribution.  -David Kamp

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From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com
[mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com] On Behalf Of Jon Beilby
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 8:29 PM
To: Oregon area Randonneurs
Subject: Re: [OrRando] Insoles?


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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