Quote Originally Posted by pinkbikes View Post
I hear you! I think I'm almost never not ankling just a little. I probably exaggerated it a bit more when I was learning and when I need to drill it a little (I get a little mashy sometimes on the MTB) but the rest of the time it's just a gentle ankling through the circle. Sometimes a little heel down on the entry to the bottom of the stroke to get just a little more pull through if I'm going up a hill too!

I have heard about shifting the cleats a little further back on the shoe and riding a little more "heels down" if you have serious problems with calf cramps. One of the guys I ride with has done this with some succes. But I don't think it would be really comfortable to stay in one locked position all the time if all else is well?
I dunno. I suppose that if you ride more toes-down then you could be flexing the calves too much that would lead to cramps. I tend to have a more heels-down kind of style naturally, and I got killer calf cramps today! haha I was doing some power starts, and I really pull up hard on those. Plus, I'm sure I was dehydrated.

I say if you are are comfortable and having no issues, don't mess around with your cleats.