Have to say for those who live in or near London: I bought some cheap shimano shoes when I first got clipless (2/3 years ago), was fine for a bit, started to have pain in my foot and knees. Went to James, got some new shoes, insoles, even spacers between my shoe and the cleat and HOLY MOLY my bike shoes are the comfiest shoes I own. Literally does not feel like I'm wearing shoes, feels like my feet are directly fused to the cranks. This guy knows his shit and is damm good at it. The bikes fits are fucking sick as well, he'll slam your stem, even justify it and everything so you can proudly tell your dentist at the coffee shop that a professional told me to slam by stem. Excellent stuff, cheers James!
I hope this is a return series. Your last one completely changed the way I viewed my bike fit. In short, I realised I was doing EVERYTHING wrong and, in fact, my bike was not too small for me. I’ve implemented everything you recommended and rediscovered cycling. The only thing I need to do (and will) is the width of my bars. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Yay! And in a bloody Tuesday too! Also, a tip for cleat placement. Some shoes (Specialized!) allow you to move the cleats further back than they initially seem. The metal cleat holes can actually be moved further back. See your local bike fitter, of course 😎
Awesome video! Very informative! I recently returned to Lake shoes a few weeks ago based on BFT videos with BFJ (my original cycling shoes in 1989 were Lakes). I got the CX238 shoes using the Lake sizing process, and they fit perfectly. Of course, I have insoles in my shoes. I have been using PowerStep Pinnacle insoles in my cycling shoes for years! I even have them in my running shoes, my hiking boots, and my motorcycle boots.
I have taken on board some of James teachings with regards to cleat position and arch support. It has made a massive difference I have had knee issues in the past and I am now convinced this was down to the cleats being too far forward. I was glad James mentioned about lowering the saddle when moving the cleats forward as I couldn't get my head around that when I did it I had to lower it a fair amount., when I set up a new pair of shoes recently.
I see James. I click like!! But seriously, the stuff I’ve learnt from James is immeasurable. My entire setup from shoes to bars has changed and I’m riding more comfortably than ever before. I just wish he was closer to Melbourne Australia so I could get a full bike fit.
I'd had brutal issues with cycling shoes for my Mountain Biking for a few years, and just gave up and literally went to flat pedals and Nike sneakers. Decided to try Lake shoes with Crank Brothers clipless system with egg-beaters and the Candy pedals and it was a life-changer! I have the MX218 and the MX238 shoes and both are supremely comfortable for me; no more numb toes, no more pain on the ball of my foot, no more knee pain, and I can put in a 50+ mile Mountain Bike ride with zero problems, I'm utterly knackered at the end of the ride, but have no pain anywhere except my bum, and that's to be expected.
Super interesting video… Would love to see one on diagnosing knee pain… I had one type of knee pain, had physio, got a bike fit and that pain cleared up, but now have different knee pain 🤦🏻♂️
James’ in-person fits are excellent. Couldn’t be more comprehensive, you get three hours so it doesn’t feel rushed at all. Not pushing product for the sake of it, just totally honest about what you might need. Certainly resolved the foot pain issues I was having and overall feel way more planted on the bike
I am in the process of getting in road biking, and just discovered this bloke. I'm nearly feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information he's flinging at the viewer, but he seems to be a guy who's advice you'd do well to listen to. Looking forward to watching more! 👍
After listenning to lots of Bike fit Tuesdays, I ordered a pair of Lake shoes (MX177 wide) today. Thank you so much for everything James! Your are so kind to share your knowledge with us.
@@Bikefitjames Sadly I couldn't get it this time. I watched the video two times, but with my 720p screen or with the smaller full HD one on my mobile I couldn't make it out. It looks like a slightly biffier and bussier IWC Portugieser Chronograph.
i'd say IWC flieger chronograph but a more recent model. I have a Mk.XV and have had the older chrono (3705?) with the day/date (ceramic case as well). thats a daydate chrono but not sure if its newer or older
‘Tip’ if you snap a Boa lace or it starts to wear and damage your boa mechanism and shoe (which they do) instead of throwing £30+ at Boa for some new laces, use 75Ib fishing line (same gauge thickness). I replaced some on my Shimano RC900 it cost me £0.07p per shoe. Because Nylon is self-lubricanting so they actually work better than Boa’s offering.
Hey Guys. Good to see James back to the channel. Congrats again for the quality of the info. This straight recommendation about how to positioning the cleats is not easy to find, sometimes we start to look for very complex solutions for fit problems and it is just the very basic clear position. Kkkk
Great video as always. Maybe James could talk a minute about flat pedals and shoes for those as well. As someone who uses a bike as the main type of transport, I'd really like to have well supportive shoe to ride to the mall.
you have the best info about cycling there is. I just switched from Giro Factor with 10k miles on them to a new FIZIK R3 ARIA. first had cleats on ball of foot. After watching this gonna move cleats far back as possible. Thanks for your help.
Largely inspired by this channel, I run Lakes for 2 years now with geobiomized Push insoles, and here comes the question: when would you consider replacing insoles? Any tips & tricks to tell whether or not the insoles are done for?
Very entertaining channel, wish it existed in 1980 when I started racing 👍 Couple things to add, first foot swell, I didn’t hear this talked about, feet will swell a bit especially in summer when it’s hot so keep that in mind. Second some companies like Vittoria Italy will sell you two different size shoes in case like me your foot size is a full half size bigger or more one foot versus the other. Third if you have synthetic leather uppers .. contrary to what some may say including manufacturer reps .. the tight shoe CAN be stretched with heat by a competent shoe repair shop. In 42 years of riding my most comfortable shoes ever were my Vittoria leather lace ups with wooden soles from the early 80’s, thin leather uppers with no padding 😬
i once laid out over 7000US over course of 1 summer bringing in shoes, trying, then returning them (think i still have pics of them all laid out) b/c nobody stocks wide versions (shops say buy next size up = No thx). I'm on Lake CX175s in 45.5W. i bought 3pr. glad i did b/c they no longer make, per the VP, wide sizes in 1/2s. the FRP sole also works for me better b/c the carbon deals roll up on the outside too hard and dig into the outside of my Lfoot. At least back a couple yrs ago. I'd like some snazzier shoes for racing but just cant find a winner. Why do i feel i need to sched a work trip across the pond perhaps London. My 118.5mm wide Left could use some new kicks. -U10
Love Bike Fit James and bike fit Tuesday videos. I've always found his advice spot on. Fully agree with his assessment of Lake shoes. I'd used their tri shoe for years and when I went to gravel last year their mx238 in their largest size of 50 wide was the only one that fit correctly (other than a shimano cx3 which the sole was super bendy on. I tried largest sizes available in bont, sidi, and a couple of others and nothing fit right but Lake.
Welcome back bike fit Tuesday….How do we tell if a shoe is knackered, any things we can look out for? I can tell with my running shoes but my cycling shoes I’m lost on what to look for..Fantastic video, a favourite of mine..
I have quite low arches that fall with any amount of weight and amazingly get along with black super feet insoles very well. G8 insoles are amazing for what they are though near custom ortho level without the cost.
Great to see a return episode of Bike Fit Tuesday. Purchased a pair of Lakes from Andy and can not recommend your shoe fitting service enough. James mentioned shoes, especially Specialized and Sidi, fitting like a comfortable slipper and people using them for longer than they should. How often should an average rider look at replacing shoes? (Classing average rider as some that does 100-150 miles a week road riding)
Very informative, what a wealth of info on shoe fits in relation to biomechanics. In my experience Specialized has a narrower fit. Will get in touch for a shoe fit!
My god ALL THEM LAKE SHOES 😍🙏 i used to listen to this guy go on about them and think, yeh alright, but when you have a shoe that wide enough for you, then you HAVE a pair of shoes!
I bought patro cleats adaptors to get the cleats back a lot further, something like 30 mm behind the ball of my foot. Wonder what James thinks of them.
My problem with Bont shoes is the flat sole where the cleat is located. If you fit Shimano of Look cleats the flat area deforms the shape of the cleat. Giving you huge lateral slop in the Cleat to pedal interface. I wish people would address this but they never do. You don’t find this with most other brands of shoe. The only thing that works well with Bont is Speedplay where you can shim the cleat.
Thanks for the input! You always talk about the arch support at the sole and I hear that again and again from other stores that sell me shoes. But I'm missing the problem that they take an imprint of my foot, for example, but not of the inner shoe. In my mind, this is an important combination. What do you think?
Due to getting heel pain in most sports I do I'm all about the foot inserts. The extra heel support is just as import as the arch support in my experience most shoes let the heel move around to much.
A running shoe outfit called Fleet Feet in the US uses some sort of scanning technology (from Sweden?) called "3D fit id" to generate a three-dimensional map of both feet and give sizing, foot volume, etc. I had it done and it was very quick and free. Might be useful for fitting cycling shoes? Also, I've been using custom orthotics in my cycling shoes and find them extremely comfortable. Needed orthotics for my normal shoes for another reason (hammertoes) and decided to get them for my cycling shoes as well. I didn't know that cycling orthotics differ from normal ones in that they have no heel lift (because none is needed). Also, the back half of mine are stiffened by a carbon fiber base.
Vote for James to continue returning! It’s just not as exciting without his verbal dialogues… to himself…. Which in turn is for us… Thank you, very much!
Thing with shoes is, I also want reflective elements on them, and I really only found Northwave shoes that advertise any. I see some silver strips in front of Lake CX218, but whether they're reflective and whether there are reflective strips at the back I can't see. Gotta stay visible in darker lighting.
Ok so BikeFit Tuesday rocks...I'm super confused because it DID come out on a Tuesday. Now...you guys always talk about and demonstrate with road shoes. Here in 'Murica we apparently don't ride road anymore and MTB style shoes are the way to go on gravel. How do the MTB cleats/pedals impact a bike fit? And while I get wanting all the stiffness in the world on the road...super stiff shoes aren't great to walk in. Specialized for instance has added some forefoot flex to their new shoes. Would LOVE to hear James' thoughts.
Thoughts on an MTB shoe with SPD pedals for longer rides where you might stop and walk around alot? I am watching your Project Vietnam series and thinking about bike packing trips I am planning for next year and wondering if the MTB SPD would be better since Road SPD-SL shoes/cleats are harder to walk in.
3:10 I've wondered about this for a while, but shouldn't the default be not to have artificial arch support in your shoes? Isn't the point of the arch to act as a spring/stabiliser (via the glutes), so if you're using a physical wedge to do that job isn't it like treating the symptom not the cause? A similar example would be using stability shoes in running vs neutral shoes - stability shoes will alleviate issues temporarily, but the blame should be directed towards weak/lazy glutes (or some other biomechanical issue) that should be doing that stabilisation in the first place, right?
I would guess that it's because of the way that skis or bicycles attach to your feet. In walking/running, you use the foot as designed, so flex and spring make sense and work with your biomechanics. With bikes/skis, your feet are anchored to a stiff platform and there is no "roll" forward, so the natural flex and spring effects are negated.
@@duncanmartin2626 yeah that was what I was guessing for ski boots at least, because they're pretty rigid. Cycling seems like it'd be somewhere in the middle, but you may be totally right that it's enough of a reason to blanket prescribe insoles
Fantastic video! I've struggled to fit shoes to my fat-ass clubbed feet for decades and have never seen such a comprehensive take on fit. Any chance you know golf shoes as well?
I'd love an episode about how best to get into a more aero position on a road bike, fit wise. James is usually going the opposite, which is understandable. I'm just interested to see how he would go about chasing performance first. Even at the expense of some comfort.
We have covered this in a TT video fit previously - but IMO aerodynamics is a very difficult thing to focus on if you don't have access to aero testing (wind tunnel or modelling on the track). What people think is aero sometimes isn't. I would almost consider it outside of a regular bike fitters jurisdiction because you are really shooting in the dark without testing positions/changes. There are people who do both (Xavier from aerocoach), but I'm sure he'll admit that getting the most aero position will sacrifice comfort & power. Which is fine if your sole goal is to go faster!
Can you even get a more aero position? There may also be a trade off in power. Aero is really just marketing. If you ride the TdF it might matter. If you are just a guy on a bike comfort is everything.
Is there some sort of measurement we can make at home to determine whether we need the standard or the wide version in Shimano shoes? I'm considering the RC7.
Have to say for those who live in or near London: I bought some cheap shimano shoes when I first got clipless (2/3 years ago), was fine for a bit, started to have pain in my foot and knees. Went to James, got some new shoes, insoles, even spacers between my shoe and the cleat and HOLY MOLY my bike shoes are the comfiest shoes I own. Literally does not feel like I'm wearing shoes, feels like my feet are directly fused to the cranks. This guy knows his shit and is damm good at it. The bikes fits are fucking sick as well, he'll slam your stem, even justify it and everything so you can proudly tell your dentist at the coffee shop that a professional told me to slam by stem. Excellent stuff, cheers James!
Bike fit Tuesday means automatic thumbs up
Indeed
I love Bikefit Tuesdays
Facts.
I hope this is a return series.
Your last one completely changed the way I viewed my bike fit.
In short, I realised I was doing EVERYTHING wrong and, in fact, my bike was not too small for me.
I’ve implemented everything you recommended and rediscovered cycling. The only thing I need to do (and will) is the width of my bars.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
How are you doing 2 years later? Do you finally change your bar width?
@@thibaudepeche not sure if he reacts to be honest.
Simple man of the internet knows that If we see James, we Press like.
Yay! And in a bloody Tuesday too!
Also, a tip for cleat placement. Some shoes (Specialized!) allow you to move the cleats further back than they initially seem. The metal cleat holes can actually be moved further back.
See your local bike fitter, of course 😎
I've watched all the Bike Fit Tuesdays and I know all the information by heart, but I still watch them repeatedly for relaxation purposes.
go out and ride your damn bike!
@@johnlorenzmarfil4526 hahaha soon
So accurate
I’m a flat pedal and hiking sandal guy but I am super grateful for this fit series. Blessings from Memphis Tennessee!
Please do an episode where James talks about his watches.
Not very cycling specific though is it 😂
i only noticed two on his wrist and none of them that interesting
@@molfar9049 probably buys Rolexes
Thought the same
@@molfar9049 well, one is a Hamilton Khaki Field, probably one the best field watches in the game
Awesome video! Very informative! I recently returned to Lake shoes a few weeks ago based on BFT videos with BFJ (my original cycling shoes in 1989 were Lakes). I got the CX238 shoes using the Lake sizing process, and they fit perfectly. Of course, I have insoles in my shoes. I have been using PowerStep Pinnacle insoles in my cycling shoes for years! I even have them in my running shoes, my hiking boots, and my motorcycle boots.
I have taken on board some of James teachings with regards to cleat position and arch support. It has made a massive difference I have had knee issues in the past and I am now convinced this was down to the cleats being too far forward. I was glad James mentioned about lowering the saddle when moving the cleats forward as I couldn't get my head around that when I did it I had to lower it a fair amount., when I set up a new pair of shoes recently.
Back once again like the renegade master; of bike fitting! Great to see BFJ back in the videos.... thought LC had stolen him away from you
I feel James knows his stuff but i went with Muddy Fox mtb shoes after a great reveiw by Rob Quirk!!!
I see James. I click like!!
But seriously, the stuff I’ve learnt from James is immeasurable. My entire setup from shoes to bars has changed and I’m riding more comfortably than ever before. I just wish he was closer to Melbourne Australia so I could get a full bike fit.
I'd had brutal issues with cycling shoes for my Mountain Biking for a few years, and just gave up and literally went to flat pedals and Nike sneakers. Decided to try Lake shoes with Crank Brothers clipless system with egg-beaters and the Candy pedals and it was a life-changer! I have the MX218 and the MX238 shoes and both are supremely comfortable for me; no more numb toes, no more pain on the ball of my foot, no more knee pain, and I can put in a 50+ mile Mountain Bike ride with zero problems, I'm utterly knackered at the end of the ride, but have no pain anywhere except my bum, and that's to be expected.
James is the reason I listen to your TH-cam videos Francis. The Gravel bike rides & in car tours of late are a bit mainstream 🤣🤣🤣🦘🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺
Love the Lakes James set me up on.
Never bad time with a bike fit Tuesday. Great timing as I’m in the new shoe market at the moment
Super interesting video…
Would love to see one on diagnosing knee pain… I had one type of knee pain, had physio, got a bike fit and that pain cleared up, but now have different knee pain 🤦🏻♂️
This is the best video I've seen on cycling shoes and shoe fit! Cheers!
James’ in-person fits are excellent. Couldn’t be more comprehensive, you get three hours so it doesn’t feel rushed at all. Not pushing product for the sake of it, just totally honest about what you might need. Certainly resolved the foot pain issues I was having and overall feel way more planted on the bike
I am in the process of getting in road biking, and just discovered this bloke. I'm nearly feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information he's flinging at the viewer, but he seems to be a guy who's advice you'd do well to listen to. Looking forward to watching more! 👍
After listenning to lots of Bike fit Tuesdays, I ordered a pair of Lake shoes (MX177 wide) today. Thank you so much for everything James! Your are so kind to share your knowledge with us.
As usual, James is spitting facts while keeping his watch game strong!
10 points if you know what I’m wearing
@@Bikefitjames Sadly I couldn't get it this time. I watched the video two times, but with my 720p screen or with the smaller full HD one on my mobile I couldn't make it out. It looks like a slightly biffier and bussier IWC Portugieser Chronograph.
i'd say IWC flieger chronograph but a more recent model. I have a Mk.XV and have had the older chrono (3705?) with the day/date (ceramic case as well). thats a daydate chrono but not sure if its newer or older
I appreciate James honesty regarding the different brands. thanks you!
‘Tip’ if you snap a Boa lace or it starts to wear and damage your boa mechanism and shoe (which they do) instead of throwing £30+ at Boa for some new laces, use 75Ib fishing line (same gauge thickness). I replaced some on my Shimano RC900 it cost me £0.07p per shoe. Because Nylon is self-lubricanting so they actually work better than Boa’s offering.
Hey Guys. Good to see James back to the channel. Congrats again for the quality of the info. This straight recommendation about how to positioning the cleats is not easy to find, sometimes we start to look for very complex solutions for fit problems and it is just the very basic clear position. Kkkk
Great video as always. Maybe James could talk a minute about flat pedals and shoes for those as well. As someone who uses a bike as the main type of transport, I'd really like to have well supportive shoe to ride to the mall.
you have the best info about cycling there is. I just switched from Giro Factor with 10k miles on them to a new FIZIK R3 ARIA. first had cleats on ball of foot. After watching this gonna move cleats far back as possible. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for feeding the itch of bike fit tuesday! You knew we wanted it! Phew!
Now, this is what I’m used to. Good to see you guys in a video together again.
Bonts were a revelation for me. Solved pain issues I was having with knitted Empires…
With G8 insoles, I am loving the Bont Riot+
Woo hoo! Bike fit Tuesday... ON A TUESDAY! Delighted. Nice work guys :)
Miss these two together.
Good Day, Nice seeing Sir. James clean 🪒.
Shoe and cleat vids on bike fit tuesdays are the best
I thought I saw another old video of bikefit Tuesdays and saw that it was uploaded hours ago. Auto thumbs up!
Yeah!!! Bike fit Tuesday is back
Largely inspired by this channel, I run Lakes for 2 years now with geobiomized Push insoles, and here comes the question: when would you consider replacing insoles? Any tips & tricks to tell whether or not the insoles are done for?
Very entertaining channel, wish it existed in 1980 when I started racing 👍 Couple things to add, first foot swell, I didn’t hear this talked about, feet will swell a bit especially in summer when it’s hot so keep that in mind. Second some companies like Vittoria Italy will sell you two different size shoes in case like me your foot size is a full half size bigger or more one foot versus the other. Third if you have synthetic leather uppers .. contrary to what some may say including manufacturer reps .. the tight shoe CAN be stretched with heat by a competent shoe repair shop. In 42 years of riding my most comfortable shoes ever were my Vittoria leather lace ups with wooden soles from the early 80’s, thin leather uppers with no padding 😬
Have to admit - James makes me chuckle!
i once laid out over 7000US over course of 1 summer bringing in shoes, trying, then returning them (think i still have pics of them all laid out) b/c nobody stocks wide versions (shops say buy next size up = No thx). I'm on Lake CX175s in 45.5W. i bought 3pr. glad i did b/c they no longer make, per the VP, wide sizes in 1/2s. the FRP sole also works for me better b/c the carbon deals roll up on the outside too hard and dig into the outside of my Lfoot. At least back a couple yrs ago. I'd like some snazzier shoes for racing but just cant find a winner. Why do i feel i need to sched a work trip across the pond perhaps London. My 118.5mm wide Left could use some new kicks. -U10
Great to hear James again, really interesting video.👏👏
Oh mannnnn. Bike Fit Tuesdays finally and that too on a Tuesday!
Nice to see you now I’ve watched you two in Vietnam 🇻🇳 !
Love Bike Fit James and bike fit Tuesday videos. I've always found his advice spot on. Fully agree with his assessment of Lake shoes. I'd used their tri shoe for years and when I went to gravel last year their mx238 in their largest size of 50 wide was the only one that fit correctly (other than a shimano cx3 which the sole was super bendy on. I tried largest sizes available in bont, sidi, and a couple of others and nothing fit right but Lake.
Wait Whaaatt BFJ is asking for photos and measurements?!! On the way baby
Good video. After a long search I finally settled on DMT KR1 shoes. So far so good
Eyyyyyy James is back !
Welcome back, we have missed you.
Francis Cade goes to London!
We’re back- woohoooo!!!
Superb summary! Thanks Francis and James.
Welcome back bike fit Tuesday….How do we tell if a shoe is knackered, any things we can look out for? I can tell with my running shoes but my cycling shoes I’m lost on what to look for..Fantastic video, a favourite of mine..
Great stuff from James, as usual.
I have quite low arches that fall with any amount of weight and amazingly get along with black super feet insoles very well. G8 insoles are amazing for what they are though near custom ortho level without the cost.
Good to see ya James!!!
Great to see a return episode of Bike Fit Tuesday. Purchased a pair of Lakes from Andy and can not recommend your shoe fitting service enough.
James mentioned shoes, especially Specialized and Sidi, fitting like a comfortable slipper and people using them for longer than they should.
How often should an average rider look at replacing shoes? (Classing average rider as some that does 100-150 miles a week road riding)
Amazing thing works perfectly
Great BFT episode and it was actually on a Tuesday!!!!
love my lakes... the wide option is a must... high arch is a must. Solstar red was golden - the Lake carbon and G8 beds were useless...
Bike fit Tuesday on a Tuesday, the North has changed you.
Very informative, what a wealth of info on shoe fits in relation to biomechanics. In my experience Specialized has a narrower fit. Will get in touch for a shoe fit!
Great Project USA reference. Still hoping you 3 three do a revisit video reminiscing the good times in California.
The Sidi Shot 2 allows for further back cleat location than ever before on a Sidi.
man this subject is really difficult this video pretty much nailed the matter 👌
Bike fit Tuesday is back. Normality has returned to the world. Welcome back James, you and your wise words have been greatly missed.
Very interesting and learnt lots, thanks Francis and James.
My god ALL THEM LAKE SHOES 😍🙏 i used to listen to this guy go on about them and think, yeh alright, but when you have a shoe that wide enough for you, then you HAVE a pair of shoes!
Great video 📹 I've watched this episode several times it's so informative 👏
I bought patro cleats adaptors to get the cleats back a lot further, something like 30 mm behind the ball of my foot. Wonder what James thinks of them.
There are studies been done that a stiffer sole made know difference to power delivery.
My problem with Bont shoes is the flat sole where the cleat is located. If you fit Shimano of Look cleats the flat area deforms the shape of the cleat. Giving you huge lateral slop in the Cleat to pedal interface. I wish people would address this but they never do.
You don’t find this with most other brands of shoe. The only thing that works well with Bont is Speedplay where you can shim the cleat.
SIDI make great motorcycle boots indeed! I have yet to try their cycle shoes.
Thanks for the input! You always talk about the arch support at the sole and I hear that again and again from other stores that sell me shoes. But I'm missing the problem that they take an imprint of my foot, for example, but not of the inner shoe.
In my mind, this is an important combination. What do you think?
Bert and Ernie are BACK!
nice advice .. additionally, i also angle the cleats slightly in such a way that the sides of my shoes won't touch the cranks .. thanks
Due to getting heel pain in most sports I do I'm all about the foot inserts. The extra heel support is just as import as the arch support in my experience most shoes let the heel move around to much.
James is so good.
A running shoe outfit called Fleet Feet in the US uses some sort of scanning technology (from Sweden?) called "3D fit id" to generate a three-dimensional map of both feet and give sizing, foot volume, etc. I had it done and it was very quick and free. Might be useful for fitting cycling shoes?
Also, I've been using custom orthotics in my cycling shoes and find them extremely comfortable. Needed orthotics for my normal shoes for another reason (hammertoes) and decided to get them for my cycling shoes as well. I didn't know that cycling orthotics differ from normal ones in that they have no heel lift (because none is needed). Also, the back half of mine are stiffened by a carbon fiber base.
Two weeks after bike fit with James multi days 700k ride in Wales no issues with lake mx332 on my feet
Could you recommend a shoe to use with MTB cleats, most of the shoes I pick up that take MTB cleats dont seem to be stiff enough. Thanks James
You can use XC shoes from Shimano, they're pretty stiff specially the higher models like XC9
I mean you could also try lake’s MTB shoe as well
Oh cool 5 tips for setting up your cycling shoes
Vote for James to continue returning! It’s just not as exciting without his verbal dialogues… to himself…. Which in turn is for us…
Thank you, very much!
Thing with shoes is, I also want reflective elements on them, and I really only found Northwave shoes that advertise any. I see some silver strips in front of Lake CX218, but whether they're reflective and whether there are reflective strips at the back I can't see. Gotta stay visible in darker lighting.
James talked about my method of prior shoe fit - keep buying expensive shoes until I stumble into the correct shoe.
What about Fizik shoes? Would be interesting to hear BFJ's opinion on them given how hugely popular they are.
Great stuff! Could you do an episode on using MTB cleats and pedals on a road bike?
Ok so BikeFit Tuesday rocks...I'm super confused because it DID come out on a Tuesday. Now...you guys always talk about and demonstrate with road shoes. Here in 'Murica we apparently don't ride road anymore and MTB style shoes are the way to go on gravel. How do the MTB cleats/pedals impact a bike fit? And while I get wanting all the stiffness in the world on the road...super stiff shoes aren't great to walk in. Specialized for instance has added some forefoot flex to their new shoes. Would LOVE to hear James' thoughts.
Good informative video! Bring back the mustache of authority James!
Thank you this was amazingly informative!
thanks mate ...just yanked my cleats a bit back to save my feet, I'll tell ya how it goes...after a couple hour ride ...
I’m expecting an invoice labeled “educational services" after this video… 🤣🤣🤣🤜🏽🤛🏽
I have to admit, I like the London content more than the northern stuff.
What about Suplest? I love mine, they come with Solestar soles!
Would have liked to hear Jims views on Northwave.
Thoughts on an MTB shoe with SPD pedals for longer rides where you might stop and walk around alot? I am watching your Project Vietnam series and thinking about bike packing trips I am planning for next year and wondering if the MTB SPD would be better since Road SPD-SL shoes/cleats are harder to walk in.
3:10 I've wondered about this for a while, but shouldn't the default be not to have artificial arch support in your shoes? Isn't the point of the arch to act as a spring/stabiliser (via the glutes), so if you're using a physical wedge to do that job isn't it like treating the symptom not the cause? A similar example would be using stability shoes in running vs neutral shoes - stability shoes will alleviate issues temporarily, but the blame should be directed towards weak/lazy glutes (or some other biomechanical issue) that should be doing that stabilisation in the first place, right?
I would guess that it's because of the way that skis or bicycles attach to your feet. In walking/running, you use the foot as designed, so flex and spring make sense and work with your biomechanics. With bikes/skis, your feet are anchored to a stiff platform and there is no "roll" forward, so the natural flex and spring effects are negated.
@@duncanmartin2626 yeah that was what I was guessing for ski boots at least, because they're pretty rigid.
Cycling seems like it'd be somewhere in the middle, but you may be totally right that it's enough of a reason to blanket prescribe insoles
Fantastic video! I've struggled to fit shoes to my fat-ass clubbed feet for decades and have never seen such a comprehensive take on fit.
Any chance you know golf shoes as well?
I'd love an episode about how best to get into a more aero position on a road bike, fit wise. James is usually going the opposite, which is understandable. I'm just interested to see how he would go about chasing performance first. Even at the expense of some comfort.
We have covered this in a TT video fit previously - but IMO aerodynamics is a very difficult thing to focus on if you don't have access to aero testing (wind tunnel or modelling on the track).
What people think is aero sometimes isn't.
I would almost consider it outside of a regular bike fitters jurisdiction because you are really shooting in the dark without testing positions/changes.
There are people who do both (Xavier from aerocoach), but I'm sure he'll admit that getting the most aero position will sacrifice comfort & power. Which is fine if your sole goal is to go faster!
Can you even get a more aero position? There may also be a trade off in power. Aero is really just marketing. If you ride the TdF it might matter. If you are just a guy on a bike comfort is everything.
What are your thoughts on Rapha shoes? Specifically the xc/gravel ones
Is there some sort of measurement we can make at home to determine whether we need the standard or the wide version in Shimano shoes? I'm considering the RC7.