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Causes of foot numbness
Hi Steve, I and my girlfriend have both experimented numbness in parts of our feet. It has been anything from the whole forefoot to just around the 1 st. and 5 th. metatarsal pads and…
Cerebellar Hemispheric Dominance?
Hi Steve, 1) I arranged to setup my yoga instructor (5'5") a road bike when she bought one as she'd agreed be a guinea pig to help me gain bike fitting experience - This I…
Cerebellum testing
I can't find it but I seem to recall you mentioning something about marching in place with your eyes closes and looking for which way a person rotates. I know this as the Fukuda Stepping…
Chain Ring Design
Hi Steve! Was wondering if you'd be interested in testing a new "patent pending" chain ring design that inherently makes climbing faster and easier...I know that seems to go against the laws of physics? I,…
Changing from an SLR Gel Flow to Selle SMP Dynamic
Hi Steve I recently came across your excellent article 'All About SMPs', and found it a great read and source of information. I was wondering if you could help. I'm in the process of changing…
Changing shoes , Pedals
Hi Steve, Love the site taking in small bits at a time as not to confuse myself. If I am currently wearing Fizik shoes ( love the look and fit, but heavy, poor stack height,…
Chasing the cause of my asymmetry
Hi Steve Firstly apologies if this is a duplicate as I'm not sure if my previous question went through. I'm hoping you might be able to help direct me in how to straighten myself up…
Chondromalacia and cycling
Hi again Steve, After you fixed me with this exercises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQ0e2EORX4 .I was having pain on my left inner tights and that exercises helped a lot. Now I've come to you with another problem. A…
Choosing a mattress…
Hi guys, I know this is pretty random but we have a good few health professionals as well as Steve kicking around here and I was just looking for some opinions really. Our mattress is…
Choosing the correct frame size (54 or 56)
Hi, I've been following your blog for a looong time and thanks to all the information, your wedges, I was finally able to get my fit right on both my mtb and road bike. My…
Chronic hamstring pain and ITB pain possibly due to LLD
Hi Steve, I am 31 years old. I have been road cycling for about 3 years and before this I did some mountain biking. After starting road cycling, I soon developed ITB pain on the…
Chronic hip pain
Hi Steve First of all, thank you for this site which has been an invaluable resource throughout my cycling journey. As background, I’m a fairly keen amateur road and TT rider, averaging c12 hours a…
Chronic Saddle Sore
Hi Steve, I have been getting a chronic saddle sore in the soft tissue area between my left leg and groin. My position was based on the KOPS and the LeMond/Hinault formula. I am very…
Claw Toes
Hi Steve, Wondering if you've seen many cases of riders clawing their toes when riding, and if so what range of solutions (if any) might you have devised that have had success? I get evidence…
Cleat adjustment clarification
Evening Steve, I have a few questions, but will start with one and work my way as I adjust things based on your replies/comments. I've been trying to adjust my cleats and figure out how…
Cleat Alignment
Hi Steve, I have been aligning many of my clients' cleats for over a year now according to the methods you outlined on your website. I have found that for the majority of those with…
Cleat Fore/Aft and Pedaling Style
Steve, This is a question for a friend of mine who I'm trying to help out with his fit. No money to see a fitter and he's not the best with technical instructions. Setup the…
cleat placement
Hi Steve, I have my cleats as far back on my Shimano's shoes as possible. I use Speed Play cleats with extenders. I do this so I can keep the pressure off of my Morton…
cleat placement…your thoughts
Steve, Hi, came across your website some weeks back and thought I’d pose this question to your experienced eye. I had a bike fit done last year and the attached pictures detail the cleat placement…
Cleat Position
Hi Steve I received the document re cleat positioning. I am happy that the fore-aft position is correct as it was marked and was easy to put back in it's original location. It's the sideways…
Cleat Position
Hi Steve, in your post, "Why bikefitters don't chew their nails", you say that you use your fingernail to locate the joint at the front of the 1st Metatarsal in the foot. Is this what…
Cleat position
Steve, In 2000, I suffered a nerve injury to my L5 vertebra that has left my right foot with no ability to perform dorsal flexion. After recovering from the injury that caused this, I returned…
Cleat Position
Hi Steve, I haven't asked you a question for a few months now but I'm back with another hypothetical one. When a rider has a short leg, with the discrepancy located in the femur, and…
cleat position
hi Steve, i read with interest your cleat position information and instantly followed your instructions. i use sidi ergo 2 shoes size 46 and shimano dura ace pedals with the yellow tip cleats. following your…
Cleat Position
Greetings Steve, Question for you regarding cleat set back. I run a size 41 shoe. I have been experimenting a bit with cleat positions that are further set back than traditional. Basically I have been…