Re: SPD Agony!

"dkahn400" <dkahn400@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On May 7, 7:55 pm, "Roger Zoul" <rogerzo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I'm a diabetic and suffer from hot foot, but don't have any
issues
>> other than on long rides in the heat.  I can do centuriers in the
>> fall/spring and do not suffer hot foot.  When the temps go up I do.  I 
>> have
>> a pair of well-fitting SPD sandals (Lakes).  They don't help.
>
> Artemisia is complaining of numb toes as well as hot foot so I would
> worry about circulation in her case. You are obviously aware how
> im****tant this can be. I don't often get hot foot. When it has hit me
> it has been on long rides in very hot weather. I can confirm that it
> is excruciating but loosening the straps of my shoes does help. People
> in sandals then laugh at me so I'm a little surprised you found they
> don't help. Possibly not the magic bullet I had thought them to be
> though.

I had a bit of numb toes when I started triking, but that hasn't been 
problem for a while now. I too was suprised that the sandals didn't work
as 
hoped...I was obviouly looking for whatever solution I could find.  Now
I'm 
at the point of considering different pedals.  Something that spreads the 
load, so to speak. Stiff sole shoes and bigger contact point should help 
some.

The pain is unbelievable. For me, it would go away almost immediately
after 
getting the shoe off my foot...then a massage period was necessary before
I 
could start riding again...without that, the pain would come back 
immediately.

It's too bad that Artemisia had to discover this on her 1st trike tour. I 
feel badly about that.