Hi, I’m going to get myself some triathlon cycling shoes, but I don’t know which ones I should get. I use size 42,5 in my running shoes, which fits well, and I overpronate very very much.
I went to an expert today, because the overpronation has caused me injury, and I now have to get custom made soles.
I’m wondering which kind of shoes would be good for an overpronator when I got custom soles, my running shoes are also made for overpronators, but it’s just not enough built up.
thanks in advance
You over pronate while cycling?
This expert you went to was a podiatrist? Or was he a shoe salesman?
I’m totally confused.
Hi, I’m going to get myself some triathlon cycling shoes, but I don’t know which ones I should get. I use size 42,5 in my running shoes, which fits well, and I overpronate very very much.
I went to an expert today, because the overpronation has caused me injury, and I now have to get custom made soles.
I’m wondering which kind of shoes would be good for an overpronator when I got custom soles, my running shoes are also made for overpronators, but it’s just not enough built up.
thanks in advance
It really depends on what you mean by “overpronating” since that is a very vague/broad term. In general, very little “pronation” occurs in cycling since you are attached to a pedal and in open kinetic vs. closed kinetic chain (i.e. the ground pushing back). If you have severe posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, there are can be some subtalar joint/medial ankle pain issues with cycling.
Any more specifics? What injury are you talking about? How old are you? Your shoe size is irrelevant BTW.
You can try in-shoe or cleat wedges.
Since you only have one contact point with your cycling shoes you won’t be able to roll in like a running shoe.
How about you do a video of yourself on a bike trainer from the front while pedaling under different loads/speeds and see what your knees do. That may tell you what you can do to your shoe/cleat position.
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Hi, I’m going to get myself some triathlon cycling shoes, but I don’t know which ones I should get. I use size 42,5 in my running shoes, which fits well, and I overpronate very very much.
I went to an expert today, because the overpronation has caused me injury, and I now have to get custom made soles.
I’m wondering which kind of shoes would be good for an overpronator when I got custom soles, my running shoes are also made for overpronators, but it’s just not enough built up.
thanks in advance
I use my orthotics in my cycling shoes.
If you have severe posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, there are can be some subtalar joint/medial ankle pain issues with cycling.
What cycling shoe or insert would you recommend to somewhat relieve this condition?
Thanks
Just go with the shoe that fits. Almost every cycling shoe has a supportive fit and rigid heel counter (easy to do since the foot doesn’t need to bend). If you do have knee problems while cycling, go see a fitter who can get you position right; and will also place shims or spacers under your cleats as needed to get your knee tracking properly.
If you have severe posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, there are can be some subtalar joint/medial ankle pain issues with cycling.
What cycling shoe or insert would you recommend to somewhat relieve this condition?
Thanks
I probably wouldn’t since they really aren’t terribly effective. Cycling inserts work best for forefoot hot spot type issues and mild arch tenderness (either medial or more commonly, lateral).
Just finished a study at UC (participant here, not researcher and they “blinded” me well - buggers tricked me) with 8 axis slow mo camera and software analysis as well with forefoot wedging to assess knee tracking issues and that wasn’t quite what I though either (can’t provide details out there yet). What appears is that the subtalar joint is one of the first adaptions that takes place on the downstroke and the PT tendon is the main inverter of the STJ. So, with PT tendon dysfunction the traditional thought was an in shoe medial heel wedge or cycling orthotic, possibly a forefoot wedge(s). But, to truly control, you need to have an ABOVE ankle brace - and few cyclists are going to utilize such a thing, but it does work. Since there is so little force through the PT tendon compared with running (or even walking), most do fine. If your PTTD is so severe that cycling is painful, probably need more aggressive intervention (i.e. surgery).
Inserts won’t work - but give Bont (brand) shoes a try.
They work for this type of thing.
Let PolarBear know, too.
Specialized Body Geometry shoes support optional inserts available from Specialized dealers. Claims include “Using the appropriate amount of BG Shims, the rider can adjust forefoot angle to optimize biomechanical foot/knee/hip alignment.”
I overpronate very very much
I think in order to help with the question we would need to know why you overpronate. There can be various reasons.
I think the main one that would affect cycling would be pronation due to varus or vargus angulation of your foot. This can be fixed, or at least improved with varus or vargus wedges to go in the toe box of your shoe or cleat shims which would go between the cleat and the shoe.
This is likely the only reason that can be fixed via a cycling shoe. The rest would be physical issues that would need to be worked on at your foot / leg / hip level.