I developed a problem with my foot (from cycling and not stretching I think) which has caused my right heel to push in towards the crank and actually rub on it often. I have seen some body workers and I have a pretty comprehensive issue with my entire leg (crazy tight from sitting in bad form programming all day) but I think I can help it by getting the bike fit better.
I just got clipless pedals 2 years ago (mountain bike style) and that's when the problem started (forcing my foot into one position when my leg was too tight to accommodate it). Foolishly I have not changed the cleats since then and the float is was out of control, allowing my foot to move towards the crank as I push down. Changing the cleats will probably help and the pedals have a way to adjust the tightness but I don't know how much this will help the float (I don't see anyway to adjust that). I tightened them up once a lot to check but I couldn't get my foot out easily enough so I abandoned the idea that was the solution.
Does anyone have advice as to how I can get less float on that right foot as I try to fix the root of the problem without making it worse? I just got some cheap Pearl iZumi shoes and cheapest Shimano pedals (mountain bike style) since I was testing them but maybe road shoes with the 3 point connection have less float? Any ideas would be great.
Thanks guys.
I just got clipless pedals 2 years ago (mountain bike style) and that's when the problem started (forcing my foot into one position when my leg was too tight to accommodate it). Foolishly I have not changed the cleats since then and the float is was out of control, allowing my foot to move towards the crank as I push down. Changing the cleats will probably help and the pedals have a way to adjust the tightness but I don't know how much this will help the float (I don't see anyway to adjust that). I tightened them up once a lot to check but I couldn't get my foot out easily enough so I abandoned the idea that was the solution.
Does anyone have advice as to how I can get less float on that right foot as I try to fix the root of the problem without making it worse? I just got some cheap Pearl iZumi shoes and cheapest Shimano pedals (mountain bike style) since I was testing them but maybe road shoes with the 3 point connection have less float? Any ideas would be great.
Thanks guys.