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S Works · 07-22-2008, 08:58 PM

So I got a new pair of good shoes and speed play set up, and my left leg went numb. I went in to IE and matt said to move the shoe back to get more on it. I did it and yea it gives me more power but I still go numb. The shoes are good shoes pro carbon to be exact, they fit right, feal good, and are not to hot. So any ideas?

Blue Rat · 07-22-2008, 09:01 PM

Matt's really good at bike fitting ... have you taken your bike into the shop for him to see you on it?

S Works · 07-22-2008, 09:07 PM

Yup but not after the change I made.

bighit8 · 07-22-2008, 09:07 PM

pinching a nerve somehow is what it sounds like.

schleppp · 07-22-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by S Works

So I got a new pair of good shoes and speed play set up, and my left leg went numb. I went in to IE and matt said to move the shoe back to get more on it. I did it and yea it gives me more power but I still go numb. The shoes are good shoes pro carbon to be exact, they fit right, feal good, and are not to hot. So any ideas?

You could always have your leg amputated... Glad I could help. The thanks button is in the bottom right hand corner.

Blue Rat · 07-22-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by S Works

Yup but not after the change I made.

Just how much of your leg is going numb? The foot, from the ankle down, knee down, hip down?

SnookDawg · 07-22-2008, 09:27 PM

Leg numbness would be a lot different from foot numbness so that is a good question.

If really it's just your foot, then I would guess your shoe is too big.

If it's the leg, then I would guess you're over-extending the leg with the new setup and need to drop your saddle a few mm.

Jordansrealm · 07-22-2008, 09:36 PM

may sound silly but i did an old school trick to cure this once. i moved the saddle just a slight bit towards the foot that went numb. just a touch to the side so its not perfectly straight over the top tube. seemed to clear it up.

Elisheva · 07-22-2008, 09:45 PM

Are your shoes too tight? Cranked down too much?

S Works · 07-23-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Rat

Just how much of your leg is going numb? The foot, from the ankle down, knee down, hip down?

i did 25 miles to day around noon in town and it did it again after 10 miles after I got out of meadow view the foot went full numb. I took weight off it hit my hill, and it just tingled the rest of the ride!!!??? can i work out the foot to build it up, or find out why it is pinched?

Fired Yo Momma · 07-23-2008, 04:41 PM

U might have a tumor

LncNuvue · 07-23-2008, 06:01 PM

I use the Pro Carbon as well. I thought the inner part of the sole felt very elevated so I use the thinnest outer shim. Also, are you using the right insole for your foot? I use the blue insole as most riders probably do - it's right in the middle for arch support. I've always been told the cleat placement should be at ball of foot. All that being said, on long rides if I have the shoe cranked too tight my foot will go a little numb.

Blue Rat · 07-23-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by S Works

i did 25 miles to day around noon in town and it did it again after 10 miles after I got out of meadow view the foot went full numb. I took weight off it hit my hill, and it just tingled the rest of the ride!!!??? can i work out the foot to build it up, or find out why it is pinched?

This might sound obvious but if you didn't have this problem with your old shoe/pedal set up then it's got to be something mechanical vice something physiological. I'd really suggest you bring your set up back to the shop and have Matt take another look. It's most likely something as simple as cleat placement or a pinch point in your left shoe.

dstepper · 07-23-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by S Works

So I got a new pair of good shoes and speed play set up, and my left leg went numb. I went in to IE and matt said to move the shoe back to get more on it. I did it and yea it gives me more power but I still go numb. The shoes are good shoes pro carbon to be exact, they fit right, feal good, and are not to hot. So any ideas?

I know that roadies are normally not as smart as us more practical MTBers. But why don't you just go back to your old type of shoes and pedals that did not cause the problems?

Dean

lkn2ryd · 07-23-2008, 08:37 PM

Deano-you are a wise man! Such trickery, so simple, yet sooo complex. This is why "I LOVE YOU MAN!".

S Works · 07-23-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

I know that roadies are normally not as smart as us more practical MTBers. But why don't you just go back to your old type of shoes and pedals that did not cause the problems?

Dean

thanks I ride both so I must be super smart then.

Jordansrealm · 07-23-2008, 09:07 PM

How long have you been riding this bike? I ask because it may not be your shoes and pedals. You have the same problem with the old shoes and pedals too? Then what does that tell you? Try and new saddle or maybe its the bikes geo.

S Works · 07-25-2008, 12:25 PM

I went to my buddys shop as I was in OC and he said it is .5 to small and I should have been fit in a wide!!! But he said that may not be the true issue but I have to drop coin on new shoes to find out. I ride a cervelo soloist carbon, and my old shoes were mtb shimano with xtr clip in till I could get road ones.

OMR · 07-25-2008, 12:31 PM

I think you need a new bike....

Greengiant · 07-25-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OMR

I think you need a new bike....

A new bike fixes everything.

07-22-2008, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
S Works Member	My leg goes numb on the left after 20 min!!! So I got a new pair of good shoes and speed play set up, and my left leg went numb. I went in to IE and matt said to move the shoe back to get more on it. I did it and yea it gives me more power but I still go numb. The shoes are good shoes pro carbon to be exact, they fit right, feal good, and are not to hot. So any ideas?

07-22-2008, 09:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Blue Rat F.O.G.R.	Matt's really good at bike fitting ... have you taken your bike into the shop for him to see you on it? __________________ "He's soft and he's fat and he's wearing my clothes and he's getting too old and he was born on my birthday and I'm afraid if I stop riding, he'll catch up with me." I. E. Bikes

07-22-2008, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	pinching a nerve somehow is what it sounds like. __________________ singletrack angel: is that a real hole Fred? Mtbnbikefred: Yes,I have stuck all kind of things in it.

07-22-2008, 09:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jordansrealm www.lostmanifesto.com	may sound silly but i did an old school trick to cure this once. i moved the saddle just a slight bit towards the foot that went numb. just a touch to the side so its not perfectly straight over the top tube. seemed to clear it up. __________________ "Gene, let me hold on to your nuts for you" - CC "You think you're smart cuz you know words" - Benchwarmers

07-23-2008, 04:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fired Yo Momma Client 9	U might have a tumor __________________ And the hangovers hurt more than they used to And corn bread and ice tea took the place of pills and 80 proof And it seems like none of us do the things quite like we used to do And nobody wants to get high on the town And all my rowdy friends have settled down -Hank Williams Jr.

07-22-2008, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
S Works Member	Yup but not after the change I made.

07-22-2008, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
SnookDawg cookie monsta	Leg numbness would be a lot different from foot numbness so that is a good question. If really it's just your foot, then I would guess your shoe is too big. If it's the leg, then I would guess you're over-extending the leg with the new setup and need to drop your saddle a few mm.

07-22-2008, 09:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Elisheva STR Veteran	Are your shoes too tight? Cranked down too much?

07-23-2008, 06:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
LncNuvue _	I use the Pro Carbon as well. I thought the inner part of the sole felt very elevated so I use the thinnest outer shim. Also, are you using the right insole for your foot? I use the blue insole as most riders probably do - it's right in the middle for arch support. I've always been told the cleat placement should be at ball of foot. All that being said, on long rides if I have the shoe cranked too tight my foot will go a little numb.

07-23-2008, 08:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
lkn2ryd Member	Deano-you are a wise man! Such trickery, so simple, yet sooo complex. This is why "I LOVE YOU MAN!". __________________ Member of the ELITE (yet lazy) Nimrod Racing Team... If you can read this You are definitely not FIRST! (Desired slogan on the back of my jersey.)

07-23-2008, 09:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jordansrealm www.lostmanifesto.com	How long have you been riding this bike? I ask because it may not be your shoes and pedals. You have the same problem with the old shoes and pedals too? Then what does that tell you? Try and new saddle or maybe its the bikes geo. __________________ "Gene, let me hold on to your nuts for you" - CC "You think you're smart cuz you know words" - Benchwarmers

07-25-2008, 12:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
S Works Member	I went to my buddys shop as I was in OC and he said it is .5 to small and I should have been fit in a wide!!! But he said that may not be the true issue but I have to drop coin on new shoes to find out. I ride a cervelo soloist carbon, and my old shoes were mtb shimano with xtr clip in till I could get road ones.

07-25-2008, 12:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
OMR	I think you need a new bike.... __________________ OMR .... An elder grasshopper of the Tribe The journey is the thing .... ride like it's your last one...

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