Cleat position question

Donald Specker said:

How much flexibility is there in setting fore/aft
position? I know that you're supposed to have the ball of
your foot over the pedal spindle, but on my size 13 feet,
the ball area is fairly large, and the cleat adjustment
pretty small. The way that feels best is back pretty far -
on Speedplays potentially as far back as possible. Is that
to be avoided?

Nope.

Bill "mine keep moving back, too" S.

Quoted message said:

How much flexibility is there in setting fore/aft
position? I know that you're supposed to have the ball of
your foot over the pedal spindle, but

on

Quoted message said:

my size 13 feet, the ball area is fairly large, and the
cleat adjustment pretty small. The way that feels best is
back pretty far - on Speedplays potentially as far back as
possible. Is that to be avoided?

Absolutely not! I've found rearward cleat positioning to be
of great help in alleviating knee issues many of my
customers have had. There's a theoretical difference in the
amount of power you can develop (more leverage with the
cleat further forward), but I haven't noticed this in the
real world. Keep those cleat back and you'll possibly have
happier knees.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Quoted message said:

How much flexibility is there in setting fore/aft
position? I know that you're supposed to have the ball
of your foot over the pedal spindle, but

on

Quoted message said:

my size 13 feet, the ball area is fairly large, and the
cleat adjustment pretty small. The way that feels best
is back pretty far - on Speedplays potentially as far
back as possible. Is that to be avoided?

Absolutely not! I've found rearward cleat positioning to
be of great help in alleviating knee issues many of my
customers have had. There's a theoretical difference in
the amount of power you can develop (more leverage with
the cleat further forward), but I haven't noticed this in
the real world. Keep those cleat back and you'll possibly
have happier knees.

I agree with Mike. I had good luck relieving some knee and
tendon issues with rearward cleat placement. The leverage
idea that Mike suggests might affect sprinting power, but
almost all of your regular power output on a bike comes from
your lungs and the big muscles on your thighs and butt.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]
sfu.cawiredcolaOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club