Elzico2012
Maximum Pace
- Jan 29, 2014
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With the autumn, this post might be an "off-season topic", but I was wondering if you have had burning feet during your hot days rides, and how you fixed the issue.
I have had constantly that problem during long rides on hot and sunny days. It generally occurs past 80-100km, when I start to feel my feet getting hot, just above the cleats, and this is getting so intense sometimes that I must loose the shoe laces or take of the feet from the pedals and slow the pace.
The heat, reflection of the sun/heat energy from the surface road below the shoes, the friction at the contact cleat/pedal (I use the shimano 105 aluminium pedals), the intensity of the effort. the breathing/air flow inside the shoes are certainly the factors. My shoes are in the 15-20000 yens range, good shoes but certainly not the top one in term of air flow. Aluminium is a good heat conductor so I guess that aluminium pedals do not help.
I remember the pro guys putting water on their shoes on hot days.
Anyway, if someone has a good recipe to cure the problem, any advice is welcomed.
I have had constantly that problem during long rides on hot and sunny days. It generally occurs past 80-100km, when I start to feel my feet getting hot, just above the cleats, and this is getting so intense sometimes that I must loose the shoe laces or take of the feet from the pedals and slow the pace.
The heat, reflection of the sun/heat energy from the surface road below the shoes, the friction at the contact cleat/pedal (I use the shimano 105 aluminium pedals), the intensity of the effort. the breathing/air flow inside the shoes are certainly the factors. My shoes are in the 15-20000 yens range, good shoes but certainly not the top one in term of air flow. Aluminium is a good heat conductor so I guess that aluminium pedals do not help.
I remember the pro guys putting water on their shoes on hot days.
Anyway, if someone has a good recipe to cure the problem, any advice is welcomed.