Shoes advice

keyser_soze

I'm going to take the plunge and go clipless (shimano A530 so I have flats on one side whilst getting used to them) and I am after some shoes advice. I have particularly tall feet not the arch, but the bone on the top of the foot which sort of sticks upwards. I can;t normally wear dress shoes because they are too tight on the top, and when I wear trainers, I do not do the laces or do them with a lot of give so I don;t put too much pressure on. For cycling shoes, they obviously need to fit, and fit well - any rubbing will be a major source of blisters. Does anyone have a similar problem and if so, can anyone advise if one particular make has more generous sizing in how tall the shoes are?

dru

keyser_soze wrote:

I'm going to take the plunge and go clipless (shimano A530 so I have flats on one side whilst getting used to them) and I am after some shoes advice. I have particularly tall feet not the arch, but the bone on the top of the foot which sort of sticks upwards. I can;t normally wear dress shoes because they are too tight on the top, and when I wear trainers, I do not do the laces or do them with a lot of give so I don;t put too much pressure on. For cycling shoes, they obviously need to fit, and fit well - any rubbing will be a major source of blisters. Does anyone have a similar problem and if so, can anyone advise if one particular make has more generous sizing in how tall the shoes are?

Probably the best advice is to go into a decent lbs and try some pairs on and see what you think

bikerZA

Although as you say, the shoes should fit well to avoid rubbing, don't go too tight. I wore shoes for years that were a really close fit (ie my foot couldn't move in them at all), and it's now caused me to develop a really nasty solid lump on both my feet.
So it should be a compromise between fit and comfort.

chrisf70

I got my shoes from a Specialized store, whilst my feet were a perfect fit in them with the standard insoles they do do a fitting scheme with different thickness of insoles etc so they may be an option if you have 'non-standard' feet?

ride_whenever

you might end up with the custom fit shimano ones though.

keyser_soze

Thanks for the advice - I'm going to go and try some at the LBS, but I found that it is only after having worn them for a while that I find they are causing pain, so I hope they let me take them and try them out for a while!