REPOST of the second part of our conversation with master bike fitter Tony Corke.

PART 2 of 2: CYCLING SHOES & INSOLES 

Wei sits down with master bike fitter, Tony Corke, for the second part of their conversation about the role of cycling specific shoes and why insoles are far more important in cycling compared with running and walking. 

If you’ve been struggling to get your feet comfortable when cycling or you’re curious to learn how to unlock the cycling potential you didn’t know you even had, then this episode is going to be a cracker for you! 

Learn how your central nervous system governs your movement asymmetries on the bike and what the fundamental challenge cycling brings to every human being.

Let’s talk shoes, feet, brains and ‘arch ticklers’... 

Lake Cycling Shoes:⁠ ⁠https://www.lakecycling.com/⁠⁠

Lore Cycling Shoes⁠⁠:⁠⁠ https://lore.cc/⁠⁠

Online bike fit assessment:⁠ ⁠⁠https://form.jotform.com/Foundationbikefit/online⁠⁠⁠

If you have any questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

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Since we've been talking about shoes recently here's a repost from one of our most interesting conversations regarding shoe fit with master bike fitter Tony Corke.

PART 1 of 2: CYCLING SHOES & INSOLES

What should you really be looking for from an ideal fitting cycling shoe?

Wei goes deep with master bike fitter, Tony Corke about cycling shoes (racing slippers!)

They delve into how to find the best fit, force transfer, cleat position, toe spring, heels retention, common mistakes, Lore 3D printed shoes, why Bont spent £40,000 on a redundant foot scanner and why stock shoes are actually made for no one...

Find out why shoe fit goes way beyond measuring length, width and depth if you want to establish the key foundations for your cycling comfort and performance.

Although we recorded this episode second (and before we changed the show name!) It made sense to release this episode about shoes first, to set the scene. Then next week you'll learn all about the importance of insoles, footbeds and arch (ticklers) support!

Lake Cycling Shoes: ⁠https://www.lakecycling.com/⁠

Lore Cycling Shoes⁠:⁠⁠ https://lore.cc/⁠

Online bike fit assessment: ⁠⁠https://form.jotform.com/Foundationbikefit/online⁠⁠

If you have any questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

This week I have a fascinating conversation for you with Tyler Benner, founder of Strong Feet Athletics, who have just brought to market, what many are calling, a true barefoot cycling shoe.

As someone who has struggled with cycling shoe fit for years, I couldn't wait to get chatting to Tyler and quiz him on the story behind this shoe which goes boldly against all the mainstream shoe designs we have been so used to.

Cycling shoe design is changing. Even the big players like Specialized and Fizik are widening their toe-box shapes.

So what's going on here?

What's bubbling in the background which is forcing this redirection?

If you've ever suffered with uncomfortable feet when cycling, or just want to be able ride faster and longer with less effort... you're going to want to listen to this!

Tyler's Viral Foot Video

Usain Bolt & Lebron James - dysfunctional feet

Strong Feet Athletics

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Need a new bike and want to get it right first time - you need our '⁠Fit Before You Buy⁠' service

FREE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE FOR THE SMART RIDER LOOKING TO AVOID THE MODERN BIKE BUYING TRAPS

⁠The 5 Most Costly Mistakes Cyclists Make When Choosing A New High-End Bike

This week the team go back to the future and are joined on the show by Ev, head mechanic at Frequency Cycleworks, to shoot the breeze on what the future holds for the bike industry...

What will the new Specialized Aethos look like?

What trends will stick, what will fall by the wayside?

What actually constitutes a great bike, both from a performance point of view but also from an ease of purchasing point of view...

Has choosing a bike become too complicated?

The team get their thinking hats on and take a long meander through the possibilities that the near future will hold for all of us who ride (mostly road...)

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:

Email us: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'?

Go to ⁠https://foundation.fit/⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Need a new bike and want to get it right first time - you need our '⁠Fit Before You Buy⁠' service

FREE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE FOR THE SMART RIDER LOOKING TO AVOID THE MODERN BIKE BUYING TRAPS

⁠The 5 Most Costly Mistakes Cyclists Make When Choosing A New High-End Bike

Do you know how to dismantle a bike?

Do you understand which parts can be adjusted adjusted on your modern road bike , and how this can improve you comfort and performance?

As bike fitters we see every side of the equation...

From the consumers perspective, from the point of view of manufacturers and bike brands and of course as practitioners who are here to help navigate the choices you have when it comes to buying a new bike.

Sadly the ease of positional adjustability of modern bikes has been declining year on year + our modern, flat packed, convenience retail has reshaped the way we choose to buy bikes for good, but could there be a better way?

The team discuss what consumers should be aware of when on the hunt for a new bike, how to dismantle the complexity bias and why bike fitting should be more relevant in our current culture than ever before.

The inconvenient truth?

Knowledge is power.

Fit Before You Buy

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:

Email us: [email protected]

Are you 'bike-fit curious'?

Go to https://foundation.fit/⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Need a new bike and want to get it right first time - you need our 'Fit Before You Buy' service

FREE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE FOR THE SMART RIDER LOOKING TO AVOID THE MODERN BIKE BUYING TRAPS

The 5 Most Costly Mistakes Cyclists Make When Choosing A New High-End Bike

Inspired by the uphill time trial and the Queens stage of the Tour de France, the team sit down to discuss young Matt's recent theory around the difference in chasing maximal vs marginal gains for amateur riders vs. pro riders.

Listen in for some lessons we learnt from the tour, how avoiding stupidity is better than seeking brilliance and Mat's survey of all the common seat height methods - so you can decide what works best for yo!

Show links:

1. Pogi's uphill time trial bike

2. Should you ride a time trial bike up hill?

3. Avoiding Stupidity is Easier Than Seeking Brilliance.

4. A survey of the most common saddle height methods and the surprising gold standard.

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REPOST: Ev ended episode (105: Are bikes too expensive?) by suggesting that we are living in the golden age of bike fit.

We couldn't let that one lie, so in this episode we dive into the reasons why we could be living through a golden age for bike fit.

Or more specifically, is bike fitting now more relevant than it has ever been?

Has the advent of integrated cockpits and proprietary seat posts meant that bike fitting is being considered by more riders?

See where the new year optimism takes the team through his latest discussion.

And as always, let us know what you think about how relevant bike fitting is in 2025.

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Nic returns the the podcast, this time she is over in London from Sydney IRL!

We're grateful for her taking some time out of busy holiday schedule to talk to us about her experience as a physio and bike fitter...

Specifically about how we can use bike fitting and other interventions to improve injury prevention and how we can take riders through a process of improving their performance through maximising their ability to train consistently and reduce the chances of injury.

I also wanted to quiz her on her recent bike fit with YouTube Famous bike fitter, Neil Stanbury ;)

Show links:

Ep 78: The Golden Ticket To Becoming a Stronger Cyclist - Bone Health, RED-S & Energy Traps With Physio Bike Fitter Nicole Oh

Central Pattern Generator

Neil Stanbury Bike Fit With Nic

Pain Science

Stretching and injury prevention: an obscure relationship

What is Effective Strength for Endurance Athletes?

https://www.pelotonphysio.com.au/

https://thebodymechanic.com.au/nicole-oh/

Nichole's Cycling Weekly Articles

Science & Cycling Conference

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The brace of Matts are back for another discussion about a very common bike fit issue...

One that is well know but even experienced rider, including pros, get wrong...

Could the confirmation bias be the most significant reason why so many riders still set their saddle heights too high.

Listen on to find out...

Discover YOUR Perfect Saddle Height in 5 Simple Steps Without An Expensive Bike Fit or Guesswork!

Get our guide to the common saddle height methods and the surprising gold standard.

https://learn.foundation.fit/saddle-height

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REPOST: Ep 76: The Use of Body Patterns in Bike Fitting, with John Higgins

Today's episode is all about pattern recognition in bike fitting and although this tends to fly under the radar, pattern recognition is essentially the basis for AI, motion capture systems like Retul and actually how human bike fitters assess riders with their eye.

In fact humans are built to be extremely good at pattern recognition and you are doing this every minute of the day, even if you don't know it!

I'm joined by master bike fitter John Higgins who's written an in-depth article on this subject and so I wanted to get him on the podcast to explore some more the details including if bike fitting is only relevant for riders who fall outside of the normative bell curve?

How to understand your body proportions?

Do you know if you have a positive or negative ape factor?

And what effect this has on your fit outcomes? Which sometimes leads to counter-intuitive results...

So if you're one of those riders who always feels they are in-between sizes - you're a "size splitter" as John calls it...

or you want to know why your position always looks different to your riding buddies...

Should you be trying to conform to what is traditionally regarded as a good position on the bike?

Well, this is going to be a great episode for you...

⁠John's article: The Use of Body Patterns in Bike Fitting⁠

⁠Fit Kit Systems⁠

⁠BikeFitr⁠

⁠How to calculate your Ape Index⁠

⁠Consensus bike fitting⁠

You should also check out this article by Dan Empfield: ⁠Orthodoxy⁠

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