recommend me some road shoes

JesseD
JesseD Posts: 1,961
edited February 2010 in Road buying advice
what do you wear, what do you lik?

must be white :D
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  • Chip \'oyler
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  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    I like shimano shoes.Cheapish, nice looking and comfy.
    Only downside is wearing them on a full campag bike, just doesn't feel quite right.
    I currently have some RO85 and RO86 and both are very good shoes
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
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  • nodman7
    nodman7 Posts: 142
    sidi ergo 2, its the only choice
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    Mavic avenir, very good fit for me, slipper like and look better than other brands I tried.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Nodman7 wrote:
    sidi ergo 2, its the only choice
    +1

    Superb shoes, the Vernice, with the blingy 'patent leather' effect are next on my list of shiney bike bits! :wink:
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,220
    dhb carbon - white

    Bought a pair at Christmas, not worn them yet as the weather has been crap :(
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    Nodman7 wrote:
    sidi ergo 2, its the only choice

    + lots.

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  • TimoH
    TimoH Posts: 120
    JesseD wrote:
    what do you wear, what do you lik?

    must be white :D

    If your size is 44 (shimano sizing!), this may be your lucky day:

    http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... 22044.html
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    My sdis are really nice, but I prefer the fit of my Shimano's. Best advice is to try on some in your LBS, don't buy online.
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Sidi Ergo 2 Carbon Lite 2010
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    APIII wrote:
    My sdis are really nice, but I prefer the fit of my Shimano's. Best advice is to try on some in your LBS, don't buy online.

    Yeah, I found Specialized and Shimano very squared off in their fit but Mavic fitted my foot perfectly.

    I paid nearly full price for the Mavics, could have had a pair of shimano's, I think the same in the P x link (they were carbon soled, blue and silver) reduced from £180 to £80 but despite fitting me they just didn't feel right.
  • jason78
    jason78 Posts: 158
    From reading on here and other forums its good to say that you need to try on as many pairs of shoes as possible..but where are you all going to find the variety of most makes!!

    The reason i ask is that ive been to evans in brum which had a selection of around six non i liked apart from the mavic avenir and then a local lbs in wolverhampton which also had a poor range :cry: ...so its seems the only option is mailorder which when your spending a few hundred pounds is abit daunting...

    so do you all have a secretive superstore i dont know about!!!
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  • DaSy
    DaSy Posts: 599
    Sidi Genius 6.6's have been the best shoes of the great many I have tried or bought.
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  • shakey88
    shakey88 Posts: 289
    matthew h wrote:
    dhb carbon - white

    Bought a pair at Christmas, not worn them yet as the weather has been crap :(

    :roll: Ever heard of overshoes dude?
  • doyler78
    doyler78 Posts: 1,951
    I love my Spesh BG Road Pro. Got a previous years model half price so was very happy.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    jason78 wrote:
    From reading on here and other forums its good to say that you need to try on as many pairs of shoes as possible..but where are you all going to find the variety of most makes!!

    The reason i ask is that ive been to evans in brum which had a selection of around six non i liked apart from the mavic avenir and then a local lbs in wolverhampton which also had a poor range :cry: ...so its seems the only option is mailorder which when your spending a few hundred pounds is abit daunting...

    so do you all have a secretive superstore i dont know about!!!

    My lbs doesn't stock many, mainly Specialized and Mavic, but if you ask them nicely they will get hold of almost anything (they're not a Time dealer, but happily got me some Time kit recently).

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