Originally Posted by
pennpaul
I wear Sidi Megas on my gravel bike (which is now on a Wahoo Kickr). The Sidis have a stiff leather-ish tongue material and the top of the tongue rubs the top of my left foot over the ankle through the sock. Maybe IRL I move around enough that I don't notice it, but on the trainer it's very obvious. On a 10 miler, eh, not so bad. After a 35miler last weekend, I got a blister there.
My Shimanos on the road bike have a soft upper tongue material so no problem there.
Is there maybe a soft pad I could stick on the tongue that will provide comfort? I thought of wearing a bandaid on my foot over that spot, but I think that would bother me. And I'd rather not cut the tongue shorter because it might just start rubbing lower. Everything else about the shoes is fine.
Not familiar with your particular shoe but I had this issue on a pair of shoes once and I just snipped the tongue in a couple of places so it could splay out and not focus the force on the center of the tongue. Worked a treat.