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Narrow Q factor roadie pedals causing knee pain---need advice

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  1. Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-
    the SPD pedals are a little too wide and gives me some hot
    spots otherwise I don't get knee pain anybody know about how
    CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's compare?

  2. "ttk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-
    the SPD pedals are a little too wide and gives me some hot
    spots otherwise I don't get knee pain anybody know about
    how CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's compare?

    I don't know how they compare, but you can adjust the Q
    factor with speedplays (actually you adjust the position of
    the cleat on the shoe, but the end result is the same). I
    played with my Zeros until my foot felt flat.

    HTH

  3. Look CX6/CX7 allow about 8mm sideways movement of the pedal
    body on the axle, so you can ride more toes out without
    heels/ankles hitting the cranks.

    Keywin pedals also have different length axles available.

    Nick

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    Quoted message said:

    Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-
    the SPD pedals are a little too wide and gives me some hot
    spots otherwise I don't get knee pain anybody know about
    how CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's compare?

  4. [email hidden] (ttk) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-
    the SPD pedals are a little too wide and gives me some hot
    spots otherwise I don't get knee pain anybody know about
    how CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's compare?

    Time ATAC pedals allow rotational and lateral float, giving
    a lot of freedom to position/move your feet around.

    LGF

  5. << anybody know about how CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's
    compare? >><BR><BR>

    LOOK CX-6 has adjusteable q factor to about 1cm. SP has
    longer axle spindles available in 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 inch
    increases plus the cleat can be moved well out.

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  6. I use bebop pedals, as use a two bolt side by side with a
    plate between the screws and the cleat bed, regardless of
    your shoe I have quite a bit of lateral adjustment, and they
    are float pedals like the speedplay only their cleat is much
    more robust.

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    Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-
    the SPD pedals are a little too wide and gives me some hot
    spots otherwise I don't get knee pain anybody know about
    how CX 6's, speedplay, Shimano SL's compare?

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  7. ttk said:

    Looks seems a little narrow as are the new Time impact --
    getting some knee pain with both after 30-40 mile
    rides....my feet normally splay outward (hence I quite skiing-

    Orthotics might be another way to solve your problem,
    though obviously you'd want to see an orthopedist or
    podiatrist to get fitted. I recently got fitted to address
    a pronation problem and I noticed that the orthotics made
    me tend to orient more toes-forward than toes-out, to the
    point where I rotated my Egg Beater cleats a bit to get
    back to a neutral position.

    JLS
    --
    James Scott
    www.jls.cx

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