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When you push down on the pedals, it places great force through the arch and ball of your foot. You transmit power through a relatively small surface area underneath your shoe's foot bed, so cycling shoes are made to be stiff so that the power transfer is not lost by the flexing of the shoe. However, few riders consider the lost power from the foot itself flexing during the pedal stroke, equally they do not consider the potential for injury when your foot abnormally contorts.

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