On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:56:37 -0500, "mary" <
[email protected]> from wrote:
>Are bicycle riders who use conventional toe clips (more
>like a cage) more prone to have bunions than riders who do
>not use toe clips?
>
>Thanks
Your question cannot be answered factually, because no one
has medically studied the issue at all. However, if you mean
a bunion as a swelling of the first joint of the big toe, I
can tell you my experience is to have more foot swelling on
long rides with clipless pedals than with cages. That's
because the sole of the clipless shoe is extremely firm,
while the shoes I wear with cages have flexible soles. Firm,
hard soles transfer power from your legs to the pedals more
efficiently, but the tradeoff can be foot pain over time
and/or distance.
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