The concave = ball of foot placement convex = arch placement always made sense to me intuitively, but somehow the impact on "effective" reach never occurred to me!
In my large cache of pedals I have a set of DMR vaults (very concave), I've always felt I ride better with those pedals than one ups (which I have been running most of the time lately), but the make my feet cramp up (additional leverage on my feet from the ball of foot position).
Somehow I missed that maybe bike fit and general position on the bike works better for me with my feet more rearward.
Makes me think I should try again, maybe fitness wise my feet will get used to it if I commit for a few months and work up to longer descents with them.
Oof. Another variable to throw in my overanalyses shitstorm. Lol.
Nice article Andrew!
Aug. 31, 2022, 6:01 a.m. - Kenny
The concave = ball of foot placement convex = arch placement always made sense to me intuitively, but somehow the impact on "effective" reach never occurred to me! In my large cache of pedals I have a set of DMR vaults (very concave), I've always felt I ride better with those pedals than one ups (which I have been running most of the time lately), but the make my feet cramp up (additional leverage on my feet from the ball of foot position). Somehow I missed that maybe bike fit and general position on the bike works better for me with my feet more rearward. Makes me think I should try again, maybe fitness wise my feet will get used to it if I commit for a few months and work up to longer descents with them. Oof. Another variable to throw in my overanalyses shitstorm. Lol. Nice article Andrew!