Spinning Shoes

[Possegal]

Last, didn't you say your right knee was your surgical knee? Are you pushing harder with your left leg to compensate?

Nope, that was me explaining why I had issue unclipping my right leg. No issues with my shoes though.

[Kiekie]

Well I have been using my shoes for a few weeks and my left foot is still going numb. I called the store and of course they don't take any returns, which is BS b/c it is a spinning shoe, not a running shoe.. not like the bottoms are wore out at all.. so anyways, he suggested I moved the clip, so I am going to try that tonight, but if that doesn't work it sucks that I am stuck with an expensive pair of shoes. I almost rather be in the cages with gym shoes, at least I could feel my toes then.. pretty agrevating.. and yes the clips are the same on both sides.

[greycoral]

Just thought I'd top this one, and see if anyone has any they like!!

[Miranda]

Good gawd... I'd rather ride duct taped to cranks before I'd use the toe clips again. I rode my first and only time to spin class with those. Cha$ ching$, then it was shoes & cleats for me. Those stupid straps are made to fit a size 9 or 10 man's shoe I think. Btw, I know it really sux about the shop not taking returns... but once the cleat is mounted, it does scratch the bottom of the shoes. If they need adjusted, they should help with that, IMHO. OK, here's some blab on about numb foot...
1) if shoes felt big at try on, they are probably ok... big toe box = good
2) top strap closest to ankle is most important to keep your shoe on... leave the lower ones loose loose loose
3) how's your pedal technique? are you pointing your toes down as you tire... or keeping a flat foot, or heel angeled down?
4) do you clench your toes in the toe box as you tire pedaling? purposely make yourself wiggle your toes inside the shoe for circulation throughout the ride
5) are you hydrated and not getting cramps/numbness due to lack of fluids?
6) as stated, cleat repositioning can help... IMHO, the shop should help you
7) the spin and mtb shoes are not going to be as stiff as a true road shoe... nor is a spin bike spd going to be as wide a platform, like a road bike Look Keo... so more numb potential there

Just some more ideas.
Hope you find some resolve.

[latelatebloomer]

Sometimes my feet go numb when I'm spinning, and I've found it means that I'm tensing my leg muscles. When I relax (which improves your effort, BTW) the numbness will go away. Also, another mistake I made when I started spinning and road riding w/ cleats is that I had my shoe straps a little too tight. They felt comfortably snug to me - but the feet swell a little during a ride/spin, and if the shoe's too tight, numbness can result.

So many little details to hammer out, aren't there?

[yougogirl]

I thought I was the only one that got numb sometimes. Mostly my feet, though. It's definitely a circulation thing since I don't strap my shoes on that tight. This happens for both my spinning shoes and road biking shoes. I now get out of the saddle more on the long rides and workouts to alleviate the problem. This has helped. I never thought of the tensing and relaxing muscle aspect. I'll have to try to be more aware about that on future rides.