I’m not an expert by any means but I’m always interested in the physiological aspects of bike fitting. I am blessed with normal feet albeit small ones. I worked for Brooks running shoes in the mid 80s. They taught a few things that are I think pretty basic foundations to buying running shoes. The flat footed person who over pronates needs a straight lasted shoe possibly with some form of motion control to mitigate over pronation. The high arched rigid foot needs a curved lasted shoe with more cushioning. The women’s national alpine ski team came to my warehouse to be fitted for shoes. One woman had flat straight feet. All the others had very high arched rigid feet. Perhaps that type of foot is better for alpine skiing? My wife has super high arches and is an exceptional skier.
When I watch people run, I see people that shouldn’t. I see the foot over supinating, causing the knees to move inward and the hips to rock. I have a friend who has the most beautiful running style. She really well built for running.
I think any sport where you’re doing a lot of repetitive motions, any sport really, it’s worth gaining an understanding of a persons physiological quirks, because we all have them, and how they might impact our bodies long term. Add injuries to that too.
I just looked at my RC flat shoes but they aren’t used enough to discern a wear pattern. My 5:10s are out on loan to a friends daughter but those definitely have more pin holes. More to the inside IIRC, but I can’t confirm that. My impression is that the wear pattern is from trying to get my foot where I want it on the pedal. My walking shoes wear normally. Heel strike on the outer side and the wear goes right down the middle, but one shoe wears faster I think due to the old knee injury.
May 27, 2024, 2:31 p.m. - Andy Eunson
I’m not an expert by any means but I’m always interested in the physiological aspects of bike fitting. I am blessed with normal feet albeit small ones. I worked for Brooks running shoes in the mid 80s. They taught a few things that are I think pretty basic foundations to buying running shoes. The flat footed person who over pronates needs a straight lasted shoe possibly with some form of motion control to mitigate over pronation. The high arched rigid foot needs a curved lasted shoe with more cushioning. The women’s national alpine ski team came to my warehouse to be fitted for shoes. One woman had flat straight feet. All the others had very high arched rigid feet. Perhaps that type of foot is better for alpine skiing? My wife has super high arches and is an exceptional skier. When I watch people run, I see people that shouldn’t. I see the foot over supinating, causing the knees to move inward and the hips to rock. I have a friend who has the most beautiful running style. She really well built for running. I think any sport where you’re doing a lot of repetitive motions, any sport really, it’s worth gaining an understanding of a persons physiological quirks, because we all have them, and how they might impact our bodies long term. Add injuries to that too. I just looked at my RC flat shoes but they aren’t used enough to discern a wear pattern. My 5:10s are out on loan to a friends daughter but those definitely have more pin holes. More to the inside IIRC, but I can’t confirm that. My impression is that the wear pattern is from trying to get my foot where I want it on the pedal. My walking shoes wear normally. Heel strike on the outer side and the wear goes right down the middle, but one shoe wears faster I think due to the old knee injury.