Clifmeister Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Just now, WARPed1701D said: If you wish... But actually I'm going for "Batman" at the moment. (See the photo thread) Lol! Much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 29 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: If you wish... But actually I'm going for "Batman" at the moment. (See the photo thread) (and your profile picture) Great video demonstration , having a slider for adjustment it looks so easy to set and change the pedal angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 1 minute ago, steve454 said: (and your profile picture) Great video demonstration , having a slider for adjustment it looks so easy to set and change the pedal angle. The video is actually from Speedyfeet. Oddly I saw it this morning and then this topic came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: The video is actually from Speedyfeet. Oddly I saw it this morning and then this topic came up. That video was just uploaded Sept14th. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 My feet ache pretty fast due to a connective tissue syndrome. My solution has been: Shoes. Low motorcycle shoes or half length boots, large enough to fit two thick well cushioned insoles (one flat and one contoured, no silicone gel). The shoes must feel like you would be on cloud 9 all day with them. Skateboarding shoes or hiking boots should work well too. Foot position. Put the back edge of the shoe at the back edge of the pedals, and adjust if necessary. Move your feet during riding. Curl your toes, lift the ball of foot, lift the heel (be careful!). Left foot - right foot - ... etc. Device calibration. A balance between comfort (forward tilt) and safety for emergency breaking (backward tilt). Shock absorbers. I managed to install a shock absorbing system on the pedals of my KS-16S. Some EUCs might not have a place to do that though. This mostly helps knee pain and tired legs, but helped with feet issues as well. I can now ride the battery empty (40km) without breaks, in the beginning it was just 5km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Just to report back, I changed the pedal angle on my V8 from +2 (somewhat tilted back) to -1 (slightly tilted forward). I'm just back from a 10-mile ride and my feet were noticeably more comfortable on this setting. So yes, if you can adjust the pedal angle on your wheel, definitely play around with that. Makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noam Elad Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 16 hours ago, mrelwood said: My feet ache pretty fast due to a connective tissue syndrome. My solution has been: Shoes. Low motorcycle shoes or half length boots, large enough to fit two thick well cushioned insoles (one flat and one contoured, no silicone gel). The shoes must feel like you would be on cloud 9 all day with them. Skateboarding shoes or hiking boots should work well too. Foot position. Put the back edge of the shoe at the back edge of the pedals, and adjust if necessary. Move your feet during riding. Curl your toes, lift the ball of foot, lift the heel (be careful!). Left foot - right foot - ... etc. Device calibration. A balance between comfort (forward tilt) and safety for emergency breaking (backward tilt). Shock absorbers. I managed to install a shock absorbing system on the pedals of my KS-16S. Some EUCs might not have a place to do that though. This mostly helps knee pain and tired legs, but helped with feet issues as well. I can now ride the battery empty (40km) without breaks, in the beginning it was just 5km. 5. can you give me an exmple of this system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 56 minutes ago, Noam Elad said: 5. can you give me an exmple of this system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlord17 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 As to foot pain, my experience has been that I got foot pain in the beginning because subconsciously I was afraid of falling off the wheel, and I was trying to grip the wheel pedal with my foot instead of just riding. I figured out that this is what it was because over time, I stopped having that pain, and then it appeared again for a while each time i have fallen off. Significantly, the shoes I wear while riding have had a huge impact on removing that pain. Old worn out soles = pain. Mountain boots with aggressive highly grippy tread = no pain. The foot fatigue is a different discomfort that, as Marty has predicted, is fading with conditioning. Just my 2c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 i know im late i have very fallen arches almost flat. and my feet sometimes hurt as damn other times it can be not as bad but one thing that helped was setting it to soft mode and calibrating the pedals about 2 degrees tilted foward and it helps a lot. acceleration also doesnt feel so hard anymore braking is actually also easier since its just making the wheel level with your feet so its a win win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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