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  1. #1
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    Jul 2006
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    Riding my Luna & Rivendell in the Hudson Valley, NY
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    I suspect your shoes are too narrow as well. Remember, your feet do swell a bit as you ride.
    I get this numbness on toes and ball of foot too if I'm wearing too narrow roller skates or also if my biking PowerGrip foot strap is a bit too tightly set.
    When I wear thinner socks and better fitting skates and/or if I loosen the PowerGrip strap a bit, the problem is gone.
    Lisa
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  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
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    Michigan
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    At the risk of becoming completely obsessed, as per all of my recent posts, I have exactly the same shoes , but the only difference is that I use mine on the road, 70-100 miles a week on about 3-4 days a week. I am having the same problem, and have been advised that the taho's are very flexible compared to other shoes and that I should consider switching to a firmer shoe. I haven't yet because of finances, but will be soon.
    One of my choices is the firmer mountain bike shoe that my husband has, he says he gets numbness occasionally but it's minimal, and goes away when he remembers to use the clipless pedal more efficiently. Specialized has 2 of those kind for women, one is around $125 and the other is around $225, but has carbon in the sole. In my limited knowledge, I believe that makes the shoe stiffer..??
    In my particular case, I will probably be switching to road shoes because I might try a pedal with a broader contact area.

 

 

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