I'm debating between Mountain vs. Road shoes as my first set of cycling shoes (using PowerGrips and some old sneakers right now). I had settled on Mountain style (I'm a roadie, but like the recessed cleat idea with Mountain shoes and read somewhere Mountain shoes were better for beginners). I was going to go pretty basic (read: cheap): Nashbar Comp M shoes with Shimano 520L pedals.
However, my left foot is Supinated (not sure if I'm saying that right, but I essentially walk on the outside edge of my foot a little bit). I know with the stiffer soles and stronger attachment to the pedal, Pronation and Supination can cause foot pain if you don't counter it by shimming the cleat. I didn't think that made a difference, but then I saw this article:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/bikes-and-tech/technical-faq/technical-faq-shoes-cleats_339797
It seems to imply that shimming the cleats on mountain shoes has difficulties since part of the shoe itself contacts the pedal, and shimming can make your connection to the pedal unsteady with mountain shoes since I'd be lowing the connection to the pedal on one side, which can cause lateral rocking during pedaling, but not with Road shoes, implying that, in my case, road shoes would be clearly better.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Am I missing something?
However, my left foot is Supinated (not sure if I'm saying that right, but I essentially walk on the outside edge of my foot a little bit). I know with the stiffer soles and stronger attachment to the pedal, Pronation and Supination can cause foot pain if you don't counter it by shimming the cleat. I didn't think that made a difference, but then I saw this article:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/bikes-and-tech/technical-faq/technical-faq-shoes-cleats_339797
It seems to imply that shimming the cleats on mountain shoes has difficulties since part of the shoe itself contacts the pedal, and shimming can make your connection to the pedal unsteady with mountain shoes since I'd be lowing the connection to the pedal on one side, which can cause lateral rocking during pedaling, but not with Road shoes, implying that, in my case, road shoes would be clearly better.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Am I missing something?