rroof–you need to come up with something for this toe numbness thing. I think we have it beat. If you think about running, your toes are bending up every step, but in the bike they are stationary (stationery?) or down. Yes. I know you have commented on the “down” part, and I have lifted them up. I think I am going to lift them a bit more. Here is what I found on Sundays long ride–my legs were already tired from previous week, and after about four hours, to keep up my speed, I found that I was pointing my foot and toes–not ankling through the pedal stroke, not putting heel into it. When I released, I got a fabulous shooting pain in the toes of both feet–I would compare it to circulation being restored after freezing. The culprit had to be the downward toe pointing, which is really just an extreme form of the other problem. This helped confirm that we (you) are on the right track with “curing” toe numbness. Now, partner, we need a product. No we don’t want to call it a Morton’s Extension. That is not sexy. How about the “Toe Pillow”, “NumbAway”, “Numbnots”. You can put your name on it. “rroofies Numbnots.” Some self adhesive on the bottom, goes under your existing inserts, or maybe two pieces of Velcro.
Your Partner,
