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On Topic - Biking - WTF???
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CatNipped - 01 Aug 2005 02:43 GMT OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 minutes of riding my left foot will "fall asleep". I changed the saddle to my old saddle (that I used to ride for 2 hours at a time without having the phenomenon happen). I started wearing my new clipless cleat left shoe really loose (I don't *think" it's because it's too tight, they don't feel too tight). It feels more like my sciatic nerve is being pressed on.
Anybody have any input on this?
Hugs,
CatNipped
MaryL - 01 Aug 2005 03:05 GMT > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > CatNipped This sounds like pressure is being placed on a nerve, as you said. I'm no expert, but that is what I would suspect. Pressure on a nerve in one area can often travel to an entirely different area (your foot, in this instance).
MaryL
CatNipped - 01 Aug 2005 03:04 GMT > > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > MaryL Yeah, I think I'll have to take the bike into the shop and let them have a look at the "fit" for me.
Hugs,
CatNipped
Trish - 01 Aug 2005 03:51 GMT > > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can often travel to an entirely different area (your foot, in this > instance). Catnipped;
Do you get a tingling feeling in your thigh before the sleep feeling in your foot? I'm wondering if its a circulation problem that may be left over from the pneumonia. Are you still drinking plenty of fluids?
> MaryL CatNipped - 01 Aug 2005 04:45 GMT > > > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > > > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > foot? I'm wondering if its a circulation problem that may be left over from > the pneumonia. Are you still drinking plenty of fluids? No, I get a feeling of pressure on my left bottom (but then I'm sitting on it as I'mriding), but no tingling. And yes, I bought a Camelbak and use it - so I drink plenty of water as I ride.
Hugs,
CatNipped
> > MaryL Trish - 01 Aug 2005 04:55 GMT > > > > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after > getting [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > > MaryL I'll go along with the seat being too high as the other person stated (sorry, I can't remember who it was). Have you had the seat adjusted properly at a bike shop? It makes a world of difference for your hips and lower back.
Good Luck with it :)
Susan M - 01 Aug 2005 04:17 GMT I get this when my seat is just a little too high, for some reason. Both my feet were falling asleep earlier this week until I brought the seat down a little bit. Nerve pressure I'm sure.
Susan M Otis and Chester
> OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > CatNipped badwilson - 01 Aug 2005 05:18 GMT > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after > getting over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > CatNipped Yeah, I get that sometimes. And I think Dennis has mentioned getting it too. I never do anything about it, just shake my leg out a bit. I goes away after a while. I guess I'm just used to limbs falling asleep, especially since I lost weight and have begun lifting weights. Can hardly sleep on my side now without my bottom arm and leg falling asleep. Oh well, I mostly sleep on my stomach anyway. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album
wafflycat - 01 Aug 2005 07:58 GMT > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after getting > over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After about 40 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > CatNipped Could be positioning of cleat not being quite right. Could be that you have shoes too tight/too loose. Could be you are unintentionally 'gripping' with your toes insdie the shoe, which can cause a problem. What sort of clipless do you have? Try a *definite* pull on the upstroke of the pedalling movement, as this will reduce the amount of push and reduce pressure on the sole of your foot. Try a Sorbothane insert in the shoe.
Cheers, helen s
MrGuilt@gmail.com - 01 Aug 2005 13:37 GMT I'm going to second Helen's suggestion: check the position of the cleat (fore/aft, left/right, and rotation). This seems to be the culprit especially on relatively small pedal/cleat combos (SPDs, for example).
As you've changed pedals/shoes, you've changed your bike, and this change trickles out everywhere else. Clipless pedals are generally thinner than platform pedals, so you might have too high a saddle. If you have tinkered with it, check to make sure it's not slightly out of rotation (been there; done that).
A general fit check never hurts as you get more involved in the sport. Check with the bike shop to do an assessment (probably a "professional fit" is overkill). Or, check with your local bike club--they often have knowledgeable people who might help. Plus, you might find some cool people to ride with (been there; still do that).
Cheers, Charles
Monique Y. Mudama - 01 Aug 2005 15:09 GMT > I'm going to second Helen's suggestion: check the position of the > cleat (fore/aft, left/right, and rotation). This seems to be the > culprit especially on relatively small pedal/cleat combos (SPDs, for > example). Unfortunately, in my case, my feet go numb in the cleat location that keeps my knees happy. Beh. And I *have* had a professional fit.
> As you've changed pedals/shoes, you've changed your bike, and this > change trickles out everywhere else. Clipless pedals are generally > thinner than platform pedals, so you might have too high a saddle. > If you have tinkered with it, check to make sure it's not slightly > out of rotation (been there; done that). Good point. And if the seat height changes, the handlebar height or stem length might change ... etc ...
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Monique Y. Mudama - 01 Aug 2005 15:07 GMT > OK, I love my new bike, but since I have been riding again after > getting over the pneumonia, I've been having a weird problem. After [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Anybody have any input on this? That's actually a pretty common problem. My feet fall asleep after a while, too, and I haven't really figured out a fix. Then again, I have poor circulation in my extremities, so it's not exactly unusual for my feet to fall asleep.
I think having clipless exacerbates it because you don't move your feet around at all on the pedal, but it could also happen to me on flat pedals.
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