On Apr 7, 2:29 pm, Woland99 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 7, 2:09 pm, Maury Markowitz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 7, 2:40 pm, Woland99 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I use mtb shoes and pedals on my road bike - Shimano M-31. They work
> > > OK for shorter rides (< 20 miles) but after that I start getting numbness in the
> > > outer parts of my feet
>
> > Welcome to the club. Let me guess, you have lots of fun with ski boots
> > too?
>
> > You might want to try to track down a pair of Louis Garneau's. They
> > make a couple of semi-flexible "touring" shoes that are nice and wide.
> > They also don't look like bike shoes, all that gives it away is the
> > little reflective tabs and one Velcro at the top.
>
> > Maury
>
> Thanks - on top of width I also have very high arch so yes - buying
> any kind of shoes (ski boots included) is always time consuming.
> Nothing fits. And velcro straps usually are too short to close.
> Thanks for the suggestion about Garneau's.
the numbness might be due to soles that are too flexible; you are
pressing on a specific point on your foot, possibly compressing a
nerve juncture and that would lead to increasing pain. I have fairly
wide feet; and use sidi mtb shoes for my road bike and do longer
rides; the soles are fairly solid but allowing walking too; for wider
feet there is the "mega" versions of the shoe size; they are fairly
adjustible, some models have other solutions to the velcro straps;
they are very well contstructed, comfortable and snazzy looking too-
they are pricier than shimanos but if you consider how many hours you
might be wearing them you may see the worth. don't turn your head if
you see them when you are buying your cycling shoes