[thecoloredguy]

Can anyone tell me why.
I just got a new pair of shoes with carbon soles. My old pair had some kind of plastic and I never had a problem with them. I usually get about an hour and a half into my ride before it happens and until I get off the bike my toes never get feeling back into them. The shoes are big enough for me. Have I done something wrong with the cleat setup or is it cause of the carbon? Can anyone help me?

 

[LordOpie]

Perhaps a semi-custom insole/footbed would help. If you can afford it, get a custom one made.

 

[Serial Midget]

I think maybe your cleat placement might be off, fiddle with it until things improve.

 

[Arsbars]

Cleat placement, and as Lord Opie said a semi custom insole. Any good bike shop should have them, you heat them up and step on them...It sounds like you are pincing the nerve thats between your arch and the ball of your foot.

 

[whoopnar]

I agree with the cleat placement. I had the same problem, and than I adjusted the cleats. Go to your local bike shop to have them place the cleats where they should be.

 

[indieboy]

cleat placement and those "semicustom soles" are called soles, i'm sure you can find em if you google em or something. stick em in the oven to heat them up and slap em in your shoe and tada; new foot beds

for the cleatplacement, take your foot out of the shoe and find the bump on the inner portion of your foot. put your foot back in the shoe and try to find that same spot, put some duct tape on the shoe and mark that spot with a marker. this mark will be where the center of your cleat should be. do this with both feet and this should help you out a bit.

 

[LordOpie]

^ http://www.yoursole.com/

 

[reflux]

^ http://www.yoursole.com/

Has anyone used these for running? Thanks.

 

[LordOpie]

I use 'em in my cycling shoes and ski boots... they seem like they'd be fine for running. Just as flexible as SuperFeet.

 

[indieboy]

^ http://www.yoursole.com/

those are them, i'm gonna order a set for my dmt's. the innersoles dmt provide don't do well for ppl with high archs like myself, i've thought about sliding shimano soles in em but ima give these a try

 

[-dustin]

yep, cleat placement.

 

[Triphop]

agree with others that cleat placement is probably the cause. What kind of shoes are they? Too narrow perhaps? You should go to a shop and have a pedal system analysis done. Just aligning the cleats under the ball of your foot as Indie described will get you in the ball park, but won't help with pronation issues and other foot oddities, such as leg length descrepincies. Best off to get it done right the first time to avoid injury.

Also, a full carbon sole is going to be very stiff, and could also be a factor. If you are not racing a carbon sole is a bit much. Take a look at Sidi shoes for example, their soles are comprised of two carbon parts, to allow for some flexibility for the health of the riders foot. If you get Sidis, definitely use the Soles footbed.

good luck