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25-07.-2003, 03:08 AM
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Brizza -- What stretches did/do you do?
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25-07.-2003, 04:45 PM
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Location: Orange, California
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Aztec:
Yeah, those wedges have some markup on them, but I think it's worth it. For years, I made my own shims out of aluminum plate and plastic spatulas from Home Depot, but nothing really comes close to the Bigmeats/LeWedges. It is very hard to get the correct angles and that's what it's all about, correcting forefoot tilt. Your orthodics really can't do the job that the wedges do. You say you have noticed increased knee pain when your foot is flat. That's what happens when you clip in. Your feet are unaturally forced by the cleats to be flat, which placed undue stress on the whole knee. When you think of how many thousand pedal stokes you do on just an hour ride, it becomes critical to minimize correctable errors whenever you can. Even if you get fitted by experts, they still won't be able to correct your forefoot tilt. Only the wedges can do that.
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25-07.-2003, 10:42 PM
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<<When you think of how many thousand pedal stokes you do on just an hour ride, it becomes critical to minimize correctable errors whenever you can. Even if you get fitted by experts, they still won't be able to correct your forefoot tilt. Only the wedges can do that. [/QUOTE]
Hmm, good point. Makes a strong case for running HUGE gears for fewer revolutions! ;-) |
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26-07.-2003, 10:59 PM
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Location: Newcastle, Australia
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I did stretches for all the main leg muscles.
Mainly Glut stretches, Vastus Intermedialis and Rectus Femouris stretches. I like the idea of building strength into the Varstus Medialis muscle to offset the pull by the ITB, but I'm not sure I would classify it as a small muscle. Leg Exentions at the gym hit that muscle specifically, I must get myself back into a gym. Brian |
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