shoe & pedal advice

[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.