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Re: [RC] Shoes for the Rider - orthotics - Sharon Levasseur

I'm one of the people Beverley mentioned who buy custom orthotics.  My
chiropractor has ordered me to never ever ride without them.  I don't argue,
because if I don't use them my toes go numb after a while.

My orthotics have really big supports for all three arch areas... the normal
mid-foot arch that everyone thinks of, the one right behind the base of my
toes, and the one right in front of my heel on the outside.  They are also
built up on the inside of the heel because I pronate.

Most of those are important only when I walk.  It's the arch right behind the
base of my toes that keeps them from going numb.

-Sharon L. in Maine



Quoting Linda Mirams <lbm@xxxxxxx>:


On the general principal that one should always questions one's
premises...

What is the true point and purpose of a steel or plastic
instep support in a hiking/riding shoe?  What's the theory?
Why are they there?  Yeah, I know, to "provide support,"
but support of *what*?  Doing *what*?

And is what they are "supporting" anything that, in the
real world, has any application to a rider going many
miles on uneven trail ground?

Linda Mirams




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Replies
Re: [RC] Shoes for the Rider, D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson
Re: [RC] Shoes for the Rider, Beth Bliss
Re: [RC] Shoes for the Rider, Linda Mirams