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Mike,

It is amazing the difference in shoes. I can't wear Nike - my feet swim. 
NB work well for me as do HiTec. I suspect the Ariats are just not made 
with your foot in mind.

Truman

Mike Lewis wrote:
> 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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