Fibular head pain caused by SPD pedals?

[Zen]

Speedplay Frogs?

[KnottedYet]

+1 on Speedplay Frogs.
http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.frog

[Flybye]

I have had the exact same problem as what you described. Here is what I have found for a solution.



http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...+pain+solution


I hope that helps. I sure spent a bundle before I found a solution.


I was using mountain bike cleats when I started having issues, but have switched to Shimano SPD SL's.

How do those compare with Speedplay's?

[hellokathy]

Thank you for your replies.

I'm still not exactly sure what is causing the pain. There are really two reasons this might be happening...1) Are my legs too close together? 2) Does my legs feel restrained by my feet pointing straight forward and not able to angle?

Wrapping my legs everytime I go for a ride seems like a pain. There must be an easier solution, like some slight adjustment I can make to the way that I ride that will not require me sitting and wrapping both of my legs 4-5 times a week. That's the last resort at this point simply because I know for a fact that the root of the problem lies in the SPD pedals because I never had this problem when I used to ride a cheap mountain bike with tennis shoes.

I will look into the speedplay pedals. If anyone has any other suggestions it would be much appreciated.

[Blueberry]

I wonder if your cleat position isn't correct for your body. Is there someone who can check your fit?

CA

[mimitabby]

those cleats can be adjusted.
as to the width of where your feet are, unless you are a very large person, the reality might actually be the opposite; your feet on your pedals are actually farther apart than they are when you are walking.
When i got fitted to my bike, the guy moved the cleats out and up (or in and down, sorry, i don't remember,)my point is that they can be moved, and it really helped

[ny biker]

I had knee problems when I first got clipless pedals. I went back to the bike shop and they changed the cleat angles and since then everything has been fine.

Basically I rode the bike on an indoor trainer while the shop owner/bike fitter extraordinaire watched me pedal, and periodically he had me stop pedaling so he could adjust the cleat (with my foot still on the pedal). I think he might have used a special device for it - it was years ago so I don't remember the details, but I think they called it a RAMM fitting or something like that.

If you got to an LBS that is good at bike fitting they should be able to help you with this.