HELP with choosing cycling road shoes!

[GEM0707]

Hi, can anyone recommend a cycling shoe that I can use to commute every day as well as for long bike ride from London to Paris in April. I am just starting training properly and need to get my shoes by end of February so I have a good month and a half to get used to them, any ideas? I have been looking at Shimano so far...

 

[danfoz]

I would definitely consider the Shimano SPD recessed cleat setup with some mountain bike shoe that fits you well. There are also quite a few SPD pedal styles from touring (Like the Shimano A520) to outright MTB pedals with dual sided and serrated platforms for extra traction. I had used the Sidi Dominator shoe which provided a nice ride on the bike (easy to clip in/out), and also doubled well as a short distance walker. I once had to walk 1/4 mile or so on sidewalks and was very glad I didn't have my road shoes. There are many other brands that are SPD compatible so it's easy finding a comfortable good looking shoe. There are also other cleat systems I'm just not that familiar with them.

 

[alfeng]

FWIW. I'm a big fan of Shimano's shoes because of the very broad price range in a vast number of styles ...

You may-or-may-not want a pair that uses traditional shoe laces rather than Velcro closures ...

• just be sure to test fit them with the socks you plan to wear ...
• you can always snug up a shoe which is a slightly too large by adding a Dr. Scholl's type of liner on top of the shoe's inner sole BUT you cannot make a shoe which is slightly too small larger.

BTW. SIDI shoes are great, too, but the price range starts at a higher price point ...

• SIDI sizing tends to run a little smaller (IMO) than Shimano's equivalent sizing the further you get from size 36 so that a size 45 SIDI is pretty close to a Shimano size 44.

 

[GEM0707]

Thanks I've been looking at Shimano ones so think ill give those a try.

 

[soradsauce]

Seconding the Shimano shoes.

 

[cyclistspotter]

Just got myself some shimano's... and they are great!

 

[Rollin45]

I love to use Shimano shoes while go for cycling..
Even I recommend to all as well.

 

[Jenniferawhile]

I will only ride in SIDI cycling shoes--they are stiff and your foot is secure in these shoes---and they are super comfortable. I think they have something in the design that allows just enough flexion so you are comfortable, but stiff enough so your power gets directed into the pedal

 

[alienator]

Note that what shoes work for one person may feel like kack to another. Shoe's are a choice dependent on a number of things outside the control of the manufacturer, no matter how good the manufacturer's shoes are. The only sure way to find a pair of shoes that fits well is to go to as many bike shops as possible to try on as many different shoes as possible.

 

[Jenniferawhile]

I am a HUGE fan of SIDI cycling shoes---they are the only shoes I'll ride in. I feel super safe because the design ensures your foot stays in place and you also stay comfortable

 

[alienator]

I am a HUGE fan of SIDI cycling shoes---they are the only shoes I'll ride in.  I feel super safe because the design ensures your foot stays in place and you also stay comfortable http://www.tourcycling.com/category/65/sidi.aspx

No ****, Jenniferawhile! Who'd have thought that you were a big fan of Sidi, especially after posting a second time a virtual duplicate of a previous post, with the extra-special added bonus of your spam. Now, why don't you be a grown up, respectable human and quit the ****ing spam.

 

[Celeste926]

I love to use Shimano shoes while go for cycling..