cdaleguy said:I am looking to buy some Sidi Genius 4 or 5 road shoes and can't decide if it seems like the 5 is worth the money over the 4, due to the carbon sole. Is it? What comments do you have about your Sidi's?
I have a set of Genius 4's (the wide "mega" version), and I noticed the same thing about the arch. My solution was to go to a ski shop and have a set of custom footbeds molded to my feet. I then put them in place of the little foam insoles the shoes come with, and now I have a pair of "custom fit" road shoes.Jaguar27 said:I have the 4's, they're great....however, I did my first Century in them and found that the insole was a little too high for me...and after around 70 miles my feet were killing me..
I'm not sure the Genius 5 has the 40% carbon composite sole, it's only the Genius 5 Hi Tech, unless the Aussie spiel doesn't relate to the U.S. line. http://www.sidi.com.au/Genuis4.htm (genius 5 -- trust me)NRW77 said:I picked up a pair of the Genius 5's brand new from an ebay dealer for $175.00 US. I replaced the factory insert with an off-the-shelf Spenco pair and I find them comfortable and really stiff. At first I was getting numb toes a bit but between the new inserts and playing with my cleat position a little I have been able to eliminate it.
YMMV of course. Just for comparison I am 5'11", 178 Lbs wearing size 46 shoe. I have average-wide feet but never need to buy shoes in wide sizes. I also have a pair of SIDI Domintor 4 Mtn Bike shoes and I find the fit comparable but a bit narrower in the Genius vs. the Dom.
Happy hunting.
NW
neil0502 said:I've gotta' figure (and that's all this is) that the carbon soles' additional stiffness will only make a difference at the threshold. In other words, if you're a sprinter, and you're game is hammering the entire time, the additional energy transfer gained via the carbon sole might have value. For a recreational rider, it's hard to imagine it's going to make a significant difference.
The arches on my Genius 5's do not feel unusually high to me, but the buckle is located above the arch, so I could see how that might put added pressure on the side of the arch when tightened. The insole is removable, so I would imagine it is the same for the Dominator.biker7 said:I am considering Sidi's Genius Dominator MTB shoe with SPD recessed cleating for my road bikes. Am I hearing the arch in these shoes...the floor of the shoe between the ball and heel is a bit high? My feet are sensitive to having the soul be high between the ball and heel of my feet.
Is the insole removable to replace with a foot bed?
Thanks,
George
I don't see why not, as long as the inside of your ski boot has a similar contour to the inside of your cycling shoe. The bottoms of my inserts were flat (and the soles of the Sidis aren't) so I glued in some of those rubbery heel lifts you can get from any shoe store or Wa-Mart. They keep the flat insert from doing a "see-saw" on the sole of the Sidi, and they also help to take some of the arch away.davidbod said:Getting custon inserts from a ski shop is a great idea particulary if you have pronation issues. Can the inserts be taken out and used in other shoes and ski boots also?
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