It’s just typical that this article happened when I’m away from home and so can’t reference my FiveTens’ soles!
However, comparing to those pics (I’m also a size 43) I’d say my default foot position is almost that mid-foot position, axle maybe 5mm further forward max. The pedal is far further back than ball of foot over spindle - I would hate to land a flat drop on my hardtail with that foot position!
As a kid I rode mid-foot. When I got my first 26” MTB in about 1991 I put toe cages and straps on it and changed to the roadie ball of foot over spindle position. When I returned to MTBing after a 13 year break in 2009 I went straight to flat pedals and I think my pedal position rapidly moved toward mid-foot.
I’ve been on DMR Vaults since they came out over a decade ago. Hate convex pedals!
I did have this realisation as regards seat angle and foot position some years back but didn’t think about reach too. It’s certainly significant!
Sept. 1, 2022, 2:21 a.m. - a.funks
It’s just typical that this article happened when I’m away from home and so can’t reference my FiveTens’ soles! However, comparing to those pics (I’m also a size 43) I’d say my default foot position is almost that mid-foot position, axle maybe 5mm further forward max. The pedal is far further back than ball of foot over spindle - I would hate to land a flat drop on my hardtail with that foot position! As a kid I rode mid-foot. When I got my first 26” MTB in about 1991 I put toe cages and straps on it and changed to the roadie ball of foot over spindle position. When I returned to MTBing after a 13 year break in 2009 I went straight to flat pedals and I think my pedal position rapidly moved toward mid-foot. I’ve been on DMR Vaults since they came out over a decade ago. Hate convex pedals! I did have this realisation as regards seat angle and foot position some years back but didn’t think about reach too. It’s certainly significant!