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Maximum Pace
- Aug 27, 2012
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Summary
Gone back to Speedplays today on my new bike and felt like my calves were about to cramp after 20mins. Wondering if there can be too much float and, if so, is what I'm feeling the manifestation of it?
Detail
Started off with SPDs 3 years ago - fine until I started climbing in the mountains and then got pains in my knees (even after a fitting) so swapped to Speedplay. Very happy and no knee pain. However last summer when I was getting stronger and getting used to higher cadences (~95rpm) for longer I found I would suffer from mild cramp pain slowly building in my calves after 20minutes of constant high workout. Backing off and changing cadence resolved it, but never felt like the right solution.
Since snapping my bike in November I quickly rebuilt my old Boardman for the winter and slapped on the SPDs again with some SPD winter shoes. No issues with either knees or calves, but no big mountain rides. Finished building my new bike yesterday and put it on the trainer this morning with the Speedplays. 20 mins in and back came the cramp-like sensations....
Gone back to Speedplays today on my new bike and felt like my calves were about to cramp after 20mins. Wondering if there can be too much float and, if so, is what I'm feeling the manifestation of it?
Detail
Started off with SPDs 3 years ago - fine until I started climbing in the mountains and then got pains in my knees (even after a fitting) so swapped to Speedplay. Very happy and no knee pain. However last summer when I was getting stronger and getting used to higher cadences (~95rpm) for longer I found I would suffer from mild cramp pain slowly building in my calves after 20minutes of constant high workout. Backing off and changing cadence resolved it, but never felt like the right solution.
Since snapping my bike in November I quickly rebuilt my old Boardman for the winter and slapped on the SPDs again with some SPD winter shoes. No issues with either knees or calves, but no big mountain rides. Finished building my new bike yesterday and put it on the trainer this morning with the Speedplays. 20 mins in and back came the cramp-like sensations....