Yet another clipless thread

[Nitram55]

I recently decided to give clipless a go and invested in a pair of shimano m520 pedals and a pair of Decathalon BTwin 3 mountain bike shoes(The cheapest pair of SPD compatible shoes I could find) So far no clipless moments and I can feel the benefit.
My problem is hot spots on the balls of my feet and I am wondering if better(stiffer) shoes would help to alleviate the problem as I wold like to stay clipless if at all possible, any advice would be most welcome.

PS
If it makes any difference I wear a size 11

 

[MikeD111]

The placement of your clear is very important as is the shoe fit but if you are new to clipless then you might just be not use the the fixed position. Is this your first time out report?

 

[mjr]

What benefit do you think you can feel?

But as you've flippers like me, I think you'd need to pick shoes very carefully. SPD pedals seem very small and I even pick larger than usual flats to spread the pressure on my feet.

 

[Garry A]

Same pedals and shoes as myself (size 10). No problems here.

 

[sight-pin]

I use a pair of mtb shoes from Aldi, they have quite a stiff plate at the bottom, i cant feel any give in them and fairly cheap.

 

[cyberknight]

I used to have similar, moving my cleats back helped so that the flat bit of the cleat is level with the foot bone works for me .

 

[Slioch]

My experience is similar to @cyberknight. When I first started using SPD's in my size 11's I was getting hotspots after just a few miles. I played about with moving the cleat back towards the heel, just a couple of mm's at a time, until I found the sweetspot.

I still occasionally develop a "hotspot", but only after 70 or 80 miles now.

 

[Nitram55]

Thanks for the replies, looks like cleat placement is the key I will have to experiment.

 

[vickster]

You could try some insoles in the shoes too especially if you have flat feet, high arches etc

I expect it's just being new to clipless especially if you've not got the cleats in the right place

I suffer much more when it's hot and my feet swell

 

[Boon 51]

Are the shoes/pedals adjusted properly.
PS.. I have found that stiffer shoes are better.

 

[raleighnut]

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