My Shimano road shoes are dying sadly so I am in need of some new road shoes. These are the shoes I have in mind: Suplest S1 - Carbon Velcro 2010 = $142 Bont Cervelo Test Team CTT-3 = $120 Shimano SH-R191 = $124 Thanks
You might want to try some shoes with a BOA system, wherein a dial is used to wind in a cable that snugs the shoe. Scott, Sidi, Specialized and some others make some. I happen to wear Specialized S-Works shoes, and they are uber comfortable. A bonus of the BOA system is that you can very easily tighten or loosen your shoes (like if your feet are starting to swell on a long ride) in very small steps while riding. FYI, Shimano actually uses at least two different lasts in its road shoe line: the narrower one with the narrower toe box is aimed at racers and high performance riders. The narrower ones fit more like a typical Euro shoe.Joel Klavins said:Thank you all for your replies /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif /img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon14.gif My current Shimano R132's are getting old and very worn, also my dog chewed the straps... The thing I don't like about them is the straps feel as though they are putting pressure on my feet in certain spots if that makes sense? I am liking the look of the Bont straps and how they pull the foot back into the shoe as well as the large surface area of the straps. They are also heat moldable which is a nice extra. I need a size 42.5 EU but have noticed that not that many shoes seem to come in half sizes.Â
Awesome, thank-you very much for that information. I'll look into it, especially since I have flat feet and that sounds like it may help with that issue as well /img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon14.gifOriginally Posted by alienator .
You might want to try some shoes with a BOA system, wherein a dial is used to wind in a cable that snugs the shoe. Scott, Sidi, Specialized and some others make some. I happen to wear Specialized S-Works shoes, and they are uber comfortable. A bonus of the BOA system is that you can very easily tighten or loosen your shoes (like if your feet are starting to swell on a long ride) in very small steps while riding.
FYI, Shimano actually uses at least two different lasts in its road shoe line: the narrower one with the narrower toe box is aimed at racers and high performance riders. The narrower ones fit more like a typical Euro shoe.
Originally Posted by alienator .
You might want to try some shoes with a BOA system, wherein a dial is used to wind in a cable that snugs the shoe. Scott, Sidi, Specialized and some others make some. I happen to wear Specialized S-Works shoes, and they are uber comfortable. A bonus of the BOA system is that you can very easily tighten or loosen your shoes (like if your feet are starting to swell on a long ride) in very small steps while riding.
There are fit/comfort benefits with the BOA system, however what I've heard about the Specialized shoes that use them is that if an upper(possibly lower) BOA buckle were to break/ snap off, then your shoe is toast (no fixie) . What a shame. I haven't looked close enough at the newer Sidi shoes that utilize this design in buckles, if they suffer the same fate, or not.
Something which I think you can try to snug up a size of any shoe by about ([COLOR= #808080]this is just a vague estimate[/COLOR]) a half (euro) size would be to add a Dr. Scholl type foam insert on top of the standard shoe insert ... so, a 43 ([COLOR= #ff8c00]for a given shoe line[/COLOR]) would become a ~42.5 ...Originally Posted by Joel Klavins .
I need a size 42.5 EU but have noticed that not that many shoes seem to come in half sizes.
I agree. It's key to have shoes that fit properly. With that said, most cycling shoes come with **** insoles, and adding another on top certainly isn't the optimal solution. You might want to remove your shoes' insoles and instead test something like insoles from Superfeet or some other higher end insole maker. FYI, Superfeet are available in loads of places and make not only regular insoles but also heat moldable insoles. Of course, there are other companies that make heat moldable insoles, too.vspa said:i wouldn't tweak a shoe of the wrong size, its a critical point of riding comfort, either the shoe fits you or it doesn't,
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