RowToTri wrote:
Thanks! this will be for a very short (5km), very hard bike ride! And then a very fast 2km run after. There's no off the shelf pedal or shoe that meets the athlete's requirements, so we are working on a system to see if we can come up with something that works.I found what worked great was lightweight but really large and super flat downhill mountain bike pedals like these. And then trail running shoes for the stiffer soles. You get all the stiffness of being locked in with bike shoes, but the freedom to move around all you want. It's amazing.
I did it to help get over plantar fasciitis and it worked great. I was able to keep riding and racing and move my foot around as needed to relieve pain as it developed. I won a local 100 mile gran fondo on flat pedals and running shoes, same power as the year before, no problems. It was funny getting off the bike and walking around to get beer like a normal person, no clack-clack like the "real" cyclists. ;)
I'm back on clipless now, but for no reason in particular.
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ZenTriBrett: Feb 26, 19 13:30