shoe & pedal advice

[aicabsolut]

I currently have spd's on both my commuter bike (mtn bike) and road bike. I have shimano mtn bike shoes that I wear. I have no problems on my commuter bike, but after 40 miles on my road bike, it feels like I have a hole burning in the bottom of my left foot under the cleat. I was determined this year to look for a replacement pedal/shoes combo for my road bike. I though sidi's were the way to go for shoes, but am perplexed as to what type of pedals to get. I only had the foot problems when I rode until I got a new pair of winter walking shoes and on my first day of wearing them, I had the same problems with my left foot where I thought a hole was burning in the underside. Now I am not so sure it is the pedal/clip/shoe combination, but a problem with my foot .

Are the cleats back far enough relative to the pedal spindle on the road bike?

[annabelle]

Thanks for the advice, everyone!
I think my first step will be to decide if I can/want to spend the money on a new pair of shoes, and have one for spin and one for the bike. If I do, then I will have to decide on all the pedal systems. But at least now if I don't, I won't feel too bad about sticking with SPDs. I think I am just not used to them on the spin bikes yet...

[sbctwin]

Are the cleats back far enough relative to the pedal spindle on the road bike?

I think they are...my shoes are a 38 and there isn't a lot of room to move the cleats further back. I do keep riding after the pain begins, but then my foot is very sore when I try to walk for several days after. Thanks for the advise, though. I salesperson at REI told me he thought I maybe a larger surface cleat area might be the answer, but it is very expensive to "guess" this may be my solution. My shimanos are wearing out, however, so a new pair of shoes are needed. They will still be good for my commute, but not longer rides.

[aicabsolut]

If it's sore days later, it doesn't sound like your typical "hot foot" pain. Sounds more like plantar fasciitis or something like that. I had some bad pain out at the 5th metatarsal about a year ago. Moving my cleats helped a lot, but it took time. Turns out I had given myself peroneal tendonitis that I had to go to PT to rehab. The original cause was from some pelvic / hip issues. Hurt more when walking, but I was tweaking it on the bike. I also was just spinning then with no-float SPDs. Don't know if it was the lack of float or the size of the cleat (they were too far forward too). But I don't aggravate it or make it flare back up at all with my Keos.