Another awesome article, Andrew.
It validates an experience I had in the other direction. When I was new to mountain biking, I stopped at MEC in North Van on my way to my first ever day in the Whistler bike park and bought a pair of 5-10's. I was so excited to hit the trails and to discover how much more awesome riding would be with real shoes instead of runners.
It wasn't awesome. It sucked. My bars felt like someone had removed all the stem spacers, and I struggled all day to find a comfortable position on the bike. It took a month to learn to ride with a shoe with a substantial soul. At the time I thought I was overthinking the change, as we were really only different by millimeters (a cm at most).
I now am dialed in on 5-10's and my One-up composites are under the arch of my foot, by the way
Another lesson in the dramatic impact of a few millimeters on my never ending quest to find the perfect setup. I think I will play with foot position and pedals.
Sept. 1, 2022, 3:29 p.m. - Wile_E.
Another awesome article, Andrew. It validates an experience I had in the other direction. When I was new to mountain biking, I stopped at MEC in North Van on my way to my first ever day in the Whistler bike park and bought a pair of 5-10's. I was so excited to hit the trails and to discover how much more awesome riding would be with real shoes instead of runners. It wasn't awesome. It sucked. My bars felt like someone had removed all the stem spacers, and I struggled all day to find a comfortable position on the bike. It took a month to learn to ride with a shoe with a substantial soul. At the time I thought I was overthinking the change, as we were really only different by millimeters (a cm at most). I now am dialed in on 5-10's and my One-up composites are under the arch of my foot, by the way Another lesson in the dramatic impact of a few millimeters on my never ending quest to find the perfect setup. I think I will play with foot position and pedals.