Well, I almost always have a negative reaction to the posted footbed term of "locking the foot into place".
Interesting that it is also present in her bike shoes (both stiff platforms surfaces).
How well does the footbed conform to her foot out of the boot. Is it possible that her foot has grown just enough that the foot is now moved forward a few millimeters and not sitting on the footbed where it used to?
This is possible. She has not changed shoe size in almost 2 years, but that is hardly an accurate measure. I think there are other things at work here, though....see my reply to Dan re. the 2nd set of footbeds I put into her boots, and their rigid design. I'm feeling pretty badly about this, actually, thinking I might have caused all her discomfort. I bought those beds under the mistaken assumption that rigid was better, given everything I'd heard the shop guys say over the years re. custom posted ones.
Now that I think about it, the only bootfitter that I have ever heard speak about allowing the foot to articulate, and building a footbed to on that principle, was a woman in Banff who did some work on Gary's Langes last April. I may have to go and see her on our next visit there if I can't find anyone here locally. She apparently does some of the WC racers on the Canadian alpine team, who are more than delighted with her work.
Jim, what has your experience been with this? From your comment above, you seem to know a bit about posted footbeds.
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