Duck feet, knee injury and clipless pedals..help..

[Kathi]

In addition to getting your foot aligned properly you might need wedges.

http://www.bikefit.com/

I started having knee pain last fall. I had ridden all summer, use Speedplay Pedals and have cycling orthotics.

I skied all winter without issues but my ski boot fitter had put a wedge in my ski binding. However, when I used my bike trainer (different bike) my knee hurt.

Saturday I had wedges put between my cleat and shoe. Yesterday, I rode for 45 min. without pain. My forefoot feels natural in the shoe. It's hitting flat across the shoe instead of pressure on the ball of my foot.

Also, keep in mind that when you make changes "less is more". To adjust to the change I'm keeping my ride time to 45 min., no hills and riding every other day.

I also have Chrondomalicia which could be contributing to the knee pain.

When we were looking at my bike we could see where the side of my foot was rubbing my crank arm. With the wedges only one spot hit so we put washers between the spindle and the crankarm to my foot away from the crankarm.

[jehocu03]

I believe that your knee may be hurting because there is no "float" with SPD pedals. Try a clipless pedal system that offers about 15 degrees or unlimited float. That way, your knees aren't held in a specific position, so your body rides naturally and your pain may go away.

[sundial]

I know you will receive excellent advice from the TE pros, but I'll chime in with my 2 cents. I have a bad knee and I use Speedplay Frogs on my road bike and mtb. The Frogs (and other Speedplay pedals) will allow a greater degree of float than many other types of SPD's and I can easily unclip with them. I also use Wellgo platform pedals with pins on my mtb and it allows me to change my foot position easily. I use the platform pedals when I exercise the dogs on my mtb.