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Yikes, Ranelle.  Those Ariats are the exact shoe I used yesterday.

I'd expected better from Ariat... will try another shoe and see if that 
makes the difference.


Thank you,

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx>
To: <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] Toe pain, stirrup length, etc.


> Mike,
>
> I used to get that kind of pain before I switched to riding in trail 
> running shoes of a brand that is wide enough in the toe box for my feet. I 
> rode in my Ariat Terrains the other day and felt it for the first time in 
> ages, so I know it is the shoe.
>
> For my particular feet, New Balance works best. I think I will have to buy 
> a pair of NB hiking boots for winter as the trail runners are mesh and 
> COLD...but oh so cool in summer..
>
>
>
> Ranelle Rubin, Business Consultant
> http://www.rrubinconsulting.com
> Independent Dynamite Distributor
> raneller@xxxxxxx
>
> 916-663-4140 home office
> 916-718-2427 cellular
> 916-848-3662 fax
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Mike Lewis" <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [RC]   Toe pain, stirrup length, etc.
> > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:27:21 -0500
> >
> > I rode my first ride since May (an LD ride for Heaven's sake!) on 
> > Saturday, and noted considerable pain in my right foot on the joints of 
> > the littlest 2-3 toes.  The pain was like I'd expect if I stood with a 
> > metal pole underneath that part of my foot for more than a few minutes.
> >
> > It is possible that I'm weighting one stirrup more than another (I promise 
> > that my legs are not the same length)--will check on that when I can get 
> > my wife to spot check my riding position--but has anyone else experienced 
> > a similar issue and found a resolution?  I'm riding EZ-ride 
> > stirrups--ample padding is present--so I'm a bit surprised that I'd have 
> > foot/toe pain at all unless there is a shoe problem as well.  The little 
> > toe isn't pressing up against the stirrup, as I've experienced once with 
> > English stirrups that were too narrow for me.
> >
> > Changing position frequently alleviated the problem for the rest of the 
> > ride, but I still need to find the root cause and correct it.
> >
> > On another note... has anyone noticed that stirrups that feel the right 
> > length at the start of a ride seem too long halfway through the ride?  Am 
> > I the only one with this problem?
> >
> > Working out issues such as these are one reason I am grateful for LD 
> > rides--55 miles of this would have been tough to take.
> >
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Mike Lewis



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