Shoes

amochrie
amochrie Posts: 73
edited January 2010 in Road buying advice
I ride with a pair of Scott road shoes in Look pedals. The shoes were about £80. On longer rides I start to get achey feet, esp down the outside of the foot. I have wide feet and these were the best fit.

My question is, if I went out and bought a pair of say Sidi Ergo 2's, would I notice a big improvement in comfort? Or are you just paying for flashy, light carbon soles?

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  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    It sounds like you may be more in need of a shaped insole or an orthotic to support that area of your foot..

    I have 2 pairs of Sidi Ergo 2's and I wouldn't say that they were better shaped than other shoes. They are also pretty narrow in fit.

    They do look the canine love blurbs though. :D
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Sidis are not the world's widest cycling shoes, although I did have a pair of Sidi Technos a few years ago and they were great, even though I take a Clarks 'G' fitting. To be honest, nobody can answer your question apart from you - you really need to get to a shop and try a few pairs on.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Do Sidi still do their wide fitting shoes ? Mega I think they were called ?

    I have wide feet and Specialized are much comfier than Sidi for me.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    cougie wrote:
    I have wide feet and Specialized are much comfier than Sidi for me.

    agreed - I have a pair of Specialized BG Elite and the fit & comfort is excellent...
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Its a personal thing. I like the Ergo 2 shoes, great feel on!
  • frazerbrown
    frazerbrown Posts: 64
    I was geting the same feeling after recently changing shoe brand, I found specialized bg orthotics solved the problem- £25.00 fitted, providing you've room in your shoes for the larger insole

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