This page reproduces the Winsole pressure distribution study neutrally. All figures, statements and limitations derive exclusively from the study document — nothing is added and nothing omitted.
Title and subject
The carbon cycling shoe insole — pressure distribution analysis inside the cycling shoe
The study examined the effects of an insole fitting by the company Winsole directly inside the cycling shoe. Measurements were taken not at the pedal and not on a measuring plate, but between foot and shoe.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an insole fitting by the company Winsole directly inside the cycling shoe. For this purpose, pressure distribution analyses of various male and female cyclists from different performance classes were produced and examined by means of pressure measurements inside the cycling shoe. The data show clear indications of improvements in power transfer and in the optimisation of the musculoskeletal system as a whole.
The key figures
- Measurements
- 9
- evaluated measurement pairs per figure
- Mean force increase
- 58 N
- across all measurements
- Range
- 9–180 N
- smallest to largest increase
- Deviation from 50/50
- 7.4 N → 6.4 N
- without insole → with Winsole (1 N lower)
The value of 6.4 N follows from the study's statement that deviations with Winsole are 1 N below the mean of 7.4 N.
Conclusion of the study
Summary
Alongside a reduction of wear and injury risk, the data of the pressure distribution analyses show measurable effects on power transfer between foot, cycling shoe and pedal through the use of custom insoles by the company Winsole. A loss of performance caused by asymmetric power transfer could be minimised and compensated. In particular, an increase in force was measured in every single measurement when using the Winsole custom insoles.
What the study does not state
Limits of the evidence
- According to the study the relationship between absolute pressure level and the magnitude of the force increase is plausible, but it could not be conclusively quantified.
- The study names a dedicated target group analysis as a possible next step of investigation.
- The document contains no details on the number, age or gender distribution of the individual test participants — it only states that male and female cyclists of different performance classes were measured.
- The document names neither manufacturer nor model of the pressure measurement system used, and reports no statistical parameters such as significance level or standard deviation.
- The study contains no statements on watt figures, time savings, race results or medical effects.