Various pains on long ride

[skywalkerbeth]

Regarding your shoes and toe pain...look into getting a stiffer cycling shoe. By this, I mean a more rigid-soled one. The Tahoe, if I recall correctly, is quite flexible for a cycling shoe. When I first started cycling, I wore a cycling shoe that was too flexible and constantly got toe pain, hot spots, burning and numb feet, etc. When I switched to a more rigid shoe, a good majority of those issues went away.

Crap. I just bought this shoe. Love the shoe in general, but, my first ride was last Sunday - 30 miles - left foot/toes numb after maybe 13 miles. When I got off to walk around a bit it subsided.

Today: 35 miles. Both feet/toes numb, but it took about 20 to get there.

Why is it that I used to be able to wear sneakers and ride long distances?

[Velocivixen]

@nscrbug, yes the soles are rubber type. I have a pair and I did not take the rubber part out that covers the cleats (or whatever they're called). I have platform pedals and I wear the Tahoe's all the time, even when I'm not riding a bike. I normally wear 39 in European shoes, but had to get 41 in these, so definitely try them on WITH the socks you intend to wear when cycling. I love them.

[Owlie]

Crap. I just bought this shoe. Love the shoe in general, but, my first ride was last Sunday - 30 miles - left foot/toes numb after maybe 13 miles. When I got off to walk around a bit it subsided.

Today: 35 miles. Both feet/toes numb, but it took about 20 to get there.

Why is it that I used to be able to wear sneakers and ride long distances?

Do you have clipless pedals with these? With platforms, you're not being held in one place, and you probably unconsciously move your feet around. With clipless, your feet are held in one place with a piece of metal directly under your foot, and if the cleat positioning (and indeed the pedal system) isn't quite right, you're going to be uncomfortable.

I'm thinking I need a new pair of shoes. I also have the Tahoes, and they were great until I significantly upped my mileage...and now my feet hurt. They're not numb by any means. They just ache, and my left foot hurts. My guess is that I'm clenching the toes on my left foot because the shoe is about a half-size too big and I'm trying to keep the shoe on (sort of like what happens with flip-flops). The ache, though...I don't know whether that's because of the relatively flexible sole, or the pedal system itself.