# New cycling shoes. Re: cleat position **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [October 31, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-cycling-shoes-re-cleat-position/23351 "2019-10-31T19:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Juarez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/juarez/32/6256_2.png) [@Juarez](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Juarez)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-cycling-shoes-re-cleat-position/23351/6 "2019-11-02T14:38:50Z")
I have found the articles here to be very informative. I moved my cleats back 5mm and outside to align my knees and it has made an immediate and huge difference. That said, maybe a bike fit is good idea! Cleat Position: > **[POWER TO THE PEDAL - CLEAT POSITION - The Steve Hogg Bike Fitting Team](https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/bikefit/2011/04/power-to-the-pedal-cleat-position/)** > > When talking about cleat position, several things need to be kept in mind. No. 1 is that most of the advice you will see in print recommends that the cleat be positioned so that the ball of the foot is over the pedal axle.  More specifically,... --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-cycling-shoes-re-cleat-position/23351)._