Inventors:
Andrew L. Pruitt - Boulder CO
Carl Bird - Watsonville CA
Luke Fryer - Los Gatos CA
Assignee:
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. - Morgan Hill CA
International Classification:
A43B 514
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for promoting an ergonomically proper leg and foot posture while cycling are disclosed. A cycling shoe has a rigid outsole with a heel portion, a forefoot portion forward of the heel portion, a toe portion forward of the forefoot portion, an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a pedal contact area underlying the forefoot portion. The pedal contact area defines a base plane, and the upper surface of the outsole is sloped laterally with respect to the base plane along substantially the entire width of the forefoot portion, at a predetermined varus-compensation angle.