Originally Posted by
davei1980
thank you- I just assumed that my clipless setup is optimal. Gonna mess around and see if my ankles thank me.
i might have weak ankles too- when I run my ankles get sore long before I become winded....
After ~13 years on SPDs, I switched to flat pedals last year for the "sole" purpose of moving my foot forward in reference to the spindle. So much happier now. SPDs were murder on my ankles, etc. But I did have to replace my bikes with longer ones.
I find with larger platform pedals, the foot will naturally move forward more than with smaller ones. There are lots of great large pedals nowadays: OneUp, Crank Bros. Stamp, Kona Wah Wah 2, etc. You can get all those in nylon/composite for $50 or pay more for alloy (which have very few advantages). Sticky shoes also help a lot. Good luck!