LEARNING HUB

We live for perfect shoe fit. Our thousands of happy customers would attest to this! If you're experience foot problems on the bike, chances are we've seen and successfully treated it before. Follow our learning hub as we share our knowledge of all things cycling, shoes and fit.

Metatarsal Domes - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Metatarsal Domes - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

One of the most common additions to orthotics, especially cycling devices is the Metatarsal Dome.  Famed for reducing forefoot numbness and pain, the promises made by practitioners regarding this i...

Do I need a cycling orthotic?

Do I need a cycling orthotic?

We get asked this question all the time in our clinic and online. If you’ve never worn a cycling orthotic that feels like it should, it’s the first logical question. However, if you have, it become...

COBRA9What is a cycling orthotic?

What is a cycling orthotic?

They’re called many things out there online; footbeds, inserts, insoles, arch supports, orthoses, the list goes on, but all brands and types of these devices are in the same ballpark. Well, they go...

Cobra9 Pro Case Study - 'Flat feet' and Cycling Orthotics

Florence came to Cobra9 to reduce pressure through the pads of her feet with cycling.  After a short period on the bike, her feet would go numb and stay numb until the shoes came off.  To combat th...

Facts not Fiction - The Science behind Cycling Orthotics: PART 2.

Footbed vs Clinician As we discussed in Part 1, it is possible to alter load through the feet and the lower limbs with the use of cycling footbeds and as such, they are great tools for altering in...

Facts not fiction - The Science behind Cycling Orthotics

Words Nathan White Recently there has been increased discussion on the role of footbeds/orthotics in cycling. In any discussion where some of the theory is quite complex, errors born from simplifi...