I've been cycling two to three times a week for the last 18 months without complaint (apart from some early knee pain that turned out to be a result of being a middle-aged exercise- phobic fat bloke). Recently I've started developing a hotspot on the ball of my right foot during cycling. It doesn't matter if I'm on my MTB (toe-clips and running shoes) or my road bike (Look clipless pedals and Sidi cycling shoes), but after abour 20mins it flares up and stays with me until about 30mins after I end my ride. Anyone know what causes this and what can be done about it? It's hardly debilitating, but it is a pain in the [censored] (not to mention the foot).
I've been cycling two to three times a week for the last 18 months without complaint (apart from some early knee pain that turned out to be a result of being a middle-aged exercise- phobic fat bloke). Recently I've started developing a hotspot on the ball of my right foot during cycling. It doesn't matter if I'm on my MTB (toe-clips and running shoes) or my road bike (Look clipless pedals and Sidi cycling shoes), but after abour 20mins it flares up and stays with me until about 30mins after I end my ride. Anyone know what causes this and what can be done about it? It's hardly debilitating, but it is a pain in the [censored] (not to mention the foot).
Cheers
It's almost certainly caused by your lateral arch flattening out. It puts pressure on a nerve ganglion found in the small bones behind your toes. You can correct this with a support or orthortic The support will hold your lateral arch in the correct position, and take the presure off the nerve bundle. It is worth looking after in this early stage. Google about it... Best regards, Bernie
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I've been cycling two to three times a week for the last 18 months without complaint (apart from some early knee pain that turned out to be a result of being a middle-aged exercise-phobic fat bloke). Recently I've started developing a hotspot on the ball of my right foot during cycling. It doesn't matter if I'm on my MTB (toe-clips and running shoes) or my road bike (Look clipless pedals and Sidi cycling shoes), but after abour 20mins it flares up and stays with me until about 30mins after I end my ride. Anyone know what causes this and what can be done about it? It's hardly debilitating, but it is a pain in the [censored] (not to mention the foot).
Have you tried keeping your shoes a little looser on your feet? I never had a major problem with this, but the occasional minor hotfoot seems to have been cured by loosening the shoes.
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Have you tried keeping your shoes a little looser on your feet? I never had a major problem with this, but the occasional minor hotfoot seems to have been cured by loosening the shoes.
That's what's worked for me, along with socks that don't bunch under my soles. Polyester/cotton sports socks seem to do that when they've lost their stretchiness.
cheers, Tom
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Have you tried keeping your shoes a little looser on your feet? I never had a major problem with this, but the occasional minor hotfoot seems to have been cured by loosening the shoes.
That's what's worked for me, along with socks that don't bunch under my soles.
Yes -- I find that thicker, wool socks (even in summer) in a looser shoe make a huge difference for long ride foot comfort.
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I've been cycling two to three times a week for the last 18 months without complaint (apart from some early knee pain that turned out to be a result
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being a middle-aged exercise-phobic fat bloke). Recently I've started developing a hotspot on the ball of my right foot during cycling. It
doesn't
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matter if I'm on my MTB (toe-clips and running shoes) or my road bike
(Look
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clipless pedals and Sidi cycling shoes), but after abour 20mins it flares
up
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and stays with me until about 30mins after I end my ride. Anyone know what causes this and what can be done about it? It's hardly debilitating, but
it
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is a pain in the [censored] (not to mention the foot).
Cheers
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I have been riding for about ten years and I just becane to have the same
problem. It may be metatarsalgia ( spelling may be wrong) I have found that keeping my feet cooler helps some. Check on Google as was mentioned earlier.
