billydee wrote:


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zool wrote:
::: yeah, that seems like the likely situation....i'm doing a metric
::: century this weekend, and if the other techniques don't help, them
::: I'm looking for new pedals. My shoes cost about $70 so I don't
::: think there are exactly cheap, but the SPD pedals came with the
::: bike and they definitely don't offer much in the way of contact
::: area. I have been looking at some Crank pedals that are SPD
::: compatible that seem to have a lot more contact area...that would
::: allow me to avoid buying new shoes.
::
:: All in all, $70 is on the lower side of bike shoes unless you got em
:: majorly on sale. Are they road shoes or MTB shoes? MTB shoes tend to
:: be less stiff. SPDs in combination with flexy shoes can cause exactly
:: the problem you describe. If you are planning on doing more mileage
:: it
:: might be time to upgrade both pedals and shoes. Hard to go wrong with
:: Sidis or Look-style pedals (personally I use Campy Record pedals and
:: Sidi shoes and ride centuries all the time with no discomfort) The
:: comfort you get will make the money worth it.

Mine are road shoes: http://tinyurl.com/59cmk (mine are the 2003 version).

I'm definitely planning on more mileage. It sure is hard to know what the
right decision is. I'm sure if the pain doesn't cease i'll end up spending
money.