[big mick]

I have a problem with pain in the balls of my feet.The pain seems to come on after about 50-60 miles,more so if its hot.The pain gets so bad i have to stop take off my shoes and massage the balls of my feet .While i am massaging said balls of feet they feel numb and kind of hard to the touch.Anyone got any advice?

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[big mick]

I think the pain could relate
I think the pain could relate to nerves in the balls of my feet but not sure.Any one else with advice.

[Stumps]

It’s the same scenario as the
It’s the same scenario as the numbness in your hands. There are a multitude of nerves in your feet and anyone of these can get nipped / pressurised and cause numbness / pain / heat in the associated area.

Generally speaking you just have to accept it BUT i’ve found that rubbing a deep heat type gel into your feet before cycling helps relax the area and cuts out some of the problems.

Hope this helps a little.

[Super Domestique]

big mick wrote:Thanks super

big mick wrote:

Thanks super domestique i have just bought some new Sidi carbon soled shoes so i hope it helps my problem.

No problem. I hope they sort it for you.

[VecchioJo]

i’ve had hot-spots caused by
i’ve had hot-spots caused by the cleat position not being quite right for my foot putting pressure in the wrong part of my sole, a subtle adjustment has cured it, also cleat bolts that are a bit too long and causing a precise pressure point have also encouraged hot-spots, putting a washer under a bolt to space it out or making the bolts shorter has cured the problem

[big mick]

Thanks super domestique i
Thanks super domestique i have just bought some new Sidi carbon soled shoes so i hope it helps my problem.

[Super Domestique]

I’ve not suffered it myself
I’ve not suffered it myself but have read about ‘hotspots’ before.

It seems to be associated with the where the ‘clip’ is and if there is any give/movement in the sole of the shoe then it generates a hotspot on the foot.

Like I say, I haven’t felt it before, but the accounts I have read about generally recommend shoes with no flex in order to fix the problem. It was stated that this means the ‘whole foot’ pedals rather than just the clipped part and therefore avoids the hotspot.

I hope that makes sense.

Perhaps someone on here who has suffered might have other alternatives that can help too.

[big mick]

Yes i use clipless
Yes i use clipless pedals,look type with float.Can you explain hotspots to me.

[Super Domestique]

Are you using clipless
Are you using clipless pedals?

Sounds like the infamous ‘hotspots’ to me.

[Author]

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