Feet going numb

[petergc]

Evening all. I bought a pair of Shimano R 064 shoes some 2 months ago. My feet kept going numb after an hour or so of riding, I put this down to them being a little narrow. I then bought pair of Shimano R107 shoes but went a size up. They feel much better across the widest part of my foot but after a 53 mile ride today I again got numb feet.

Any one have a clue as to what this could be?
Thanks in advance

 

[vickster]

Cleats in the wrong place? Using SPD or SPD-SL?

Possibly need some sort of footbed in the shoe?

Bike not set up right?

 

[raleighnut]

Try wiggling your toes around every once in a while, get the circulation going at the extremities. It could be down to cleat position though.

 

[petergc]

I had a pro bike fit last Friday. They set up my cleat up too. I'm using the SPD SL SH11 cleat.

Can you recommend and foot bed for the shoe?

 

[petergc]

I will move them back a fraction in the morning.

 

[vickster]

I had a pro bike fit last Friday. They set up my cleat up too. I'm using the SPD SL SH11 cleat.

Can you recommend and foot bed for the shoe?

You need to take advice from a podiatrist or physio on that really, although the fitter perhaps should have mentioned if you need to adjust pronation

My feet have also been troublesome since a bike fit. I was told to give it 15-20 hours to get used to the new cleat position. Could be the same issue

 

[Saluki]

I used to get numb toes but now wear thinner socks. My cycling socks are fatter than my thin aertex socks and I had no end of problems with so I gave up with the cycling ones and just wear the aertex ones now.

 

[Brandane]

This probably won't be a popular reply, but ..... good luck with EVER finding the right cleat position. I persevered through foot cramps, sore knees, and sore hips. I tried various saddle position combos too. The eventual solution was to go back to flats. Which at my level of cycling make no difference to speed, and certainly allow me to cover much greater distances without discomfort. SPDs aren't for everyone.

 

[albion]

I went back to flats, but not SOLEly for that reason.

I do get the same problem on longer rides with flats, lesser so if I alternate footwear and/or use thicker insoles.
I'll also be trying some of those likely useless acupuncture insoles when I spot some in the shops.

 

[Garethgas]

This probably won't be a popular reply, but ..... good luck with EVER finding the right cleat position. I persevered through foot cramps, sore knees, and sore hips. I tried various saddle position combos too. The eventual solution was to go back to flats. Which at my level of cycling make no difference to speed, and certainly allow me to cover much greater distances without discomfort. SPDs aren't for everyone.

I have to agree with this.
I always use flats. They allow me to make small adjustments as I ride to maintain comfort.
I can easily do 50 to 60 mile rides with no problems. I wear normal trainers and I can get off and walk any distance whenever I want.
My feet occasionally get cold at the toes and a little adjustment makes it go away in a minute or two.
I'm not against clipping in as such, it's just when I tried them a few years ago I saw no benefit whatsoever.
I should point out though that I don't race, push hard or try and beat my own times, so perhaps that's where the benefit lies.

 

[Wafer]

I've got flats at the moment and have been noticing my toes going numb after riding for a while. Going to try thinner socks and see if that helps and I do wonder if I rest my foot too far back. Not just a problem with people clipping in!

 

[charley bradley]

what about trying a different insole or loosening the buckles of.

 

[zacklaws]

A few weeks back, out of the blue, I had this problem big style in both feet, I blamed it on breaking in my my new cyclocross shoes being SPD which I only did a couple of hundred miles in to test out before switching back to my SPD-L which became unbearable to ride in with the numbness. Then last week, I found the cause, I had bought a pair of imitation crocs from Aldi's which were that comfortable I was wearing them all the time.....but I began to take note of a triangular raised pad on the sole behind the toes.......so as I had a 400K event coming up, I never wore them for a week, rode the event and no problems. Yesterday, I wore the "crocs" for a short while and straight away after taking them off, I had a pain in my foot, right where that triangular pad is so that seems to be the cause of my numbness somehow