My left foot gets really stiff. Mainly the first 3 metatarsals get totally jammed up after riding more than 75 miles. If do some stretching/self ART it gets much better. But in my last 2 IM, it was really hard to run like that right away. I changed shoes 4 times which helped with the numbness and recently put inserts in my shoes. i know have the nice shimano shoes with a stiff carbon sole. I have speedplay pedals, my left cleat is back a bit from my right cleat due to a short leg on the right. has anyone had this before? I am wondering if the shoe is too stiff or if i need to go to a different pedal system. thoughts? i want this fixed
Marisol, I have a similar problem. Same shoes and same pedals as you, too. It doesn’t happen every time I ride long, but it happens fairly often. I end up with my big toe on either foot feeling numb as if by way of poor circulation.
Sorry, that doesn’t help you out any, but thought I could at least commiserate w/ you and offer another data point re: this issue w/ the Shimano Shoes and Speedplays. I love the feel of both the shoes and the pedals in terms of how they make the pedals/cranks feel like they are totally attached to my feet…do other folks out there have similar issues with other shoe/pedal combos?
I also had 2 differents pairs of carnacs… same problem. I guess I should try different pedals… thoughts?
If you’re up to trying new pedals, I would recommend either the new Shimano’s or the Time RXS. I prefer the Time.
Are you sure that your shoes are not too tight?
shoes are not too tight… went from 39.5 to 40 to 40.5… if anything too big