Shoe advice

da goose

Switched recently from look keo to crankbrother egg beater thingies so swapped shoes from Northwave (very rigid nice and wide) to Wiggles dhb which whilst a size larger seem quite narrow.
Would like some wider shoes in a 9 (43) does anyone rate particular brands e.g are shimano generally narrow/wide?
Needed to fit the eggbeaters/spd not Look. :P

liversedge

I have relatively large (11) and wide feet (F/G) and use specialised bg pro. I tried mavic and sidi and both were like ballet shoes - designed for dainty poppet's feet.

da goose

Hey thanks for that yep Sidi are way too narrow not to mention overpriced !
Was thinking Spesh so will give `em a look, the Wiggle dhb stuff just appears narrowish.
Interested to hear about the Shimano as well. :P

Zachariah

I just got some Shimano R085s, they seem to be fairly roomy on the toes. I have read, but not tried myself, that Time shoes have a wide toebox.

volké

I use some Sidi Genius 5.5's, which come in 'mega' sizes too. These are the same length but a wider fit that the normal ones (which are quite narrow). I just tried the normal ones to get the right length at my LBS and then ordered the same size but in mega online.

Here's a link to those ones:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24176

I bought these and some Speedplay Zero pedals because I wasn't happy with using my MTB pedals on my road bike. They are actually Crank Brothers Candy's, the same as the egg-beater but with an additional plastic surround. Given that I wasn't happy with those, I doubt egg-beaters (designed for mud-shedding) are worth buying new shoes for to use on the road. I really would advise you to think twice about using such small pedals for road use.

That said, if you are determined to use a MTB pedal, then my MTB shoes are also very good. They're Sidi Dominator's - essentially a Genius (5, I think), with a MTB sole on them. They also come in the mega variant.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=31975

The main criticism of Sidi's that I hear of is the price - but it is worth it to be comfortable. I actually ride an aluminium frame (Cervelo S1), but I've found that on long rides I seem to be more comfortable than a lot of people are on their carbon frames, thanks to a nice saddle, handlabars and shoes.

rdt

Volké wrote:

I bought these and some Speedplay Zero pedals because I wasn't happy with using my MTB pedals on my road bike. They are actually Crank Brothers Candy's, the same as the egg-beater but with an additional plastic surround. Given that I wasn't happy with those, I doubt egg-beaters (designed for mud-shedding) are worth buying new shoes for to use on the road. I really would advise you to think twice about using such small pedals for road use.

That said, if you are determined to use a MTB pedal, then my MTB shoes are also very good. They're Sidi Dominator's - essentially a Genius (5, I think), with a MTB sole on them. They also come in the mega variant.

Crank Brothers Candy SLs work for me on a road bike. I previously used SPD SL, then Crank Brothers Quattros (now discontinued). so switched to Candy.

With stiff carbon-soled shoes (Mavic Chasm), the Candy pedals work well: solid pedalling platform but with plenty of float, plus the convenience of double-sided entry and of being able to walk normally with my recessed-cleat shoes. NB the Chasms are slim fitting so no good for the OP.

twotyred

I've got narrow feet and find Shimanos a close fit so would probably class them as a narrow fit.

1_reaper

Does anyone know of the fit for northwave shoes ? tempted to get the winter boot type. i'm a 38 for normal shoes(dinky feet :oops: ) I use Bontragers at the mo for the road bike and they fit nicely at size 40. Just wondered as i'm going to order them online and just wanted to know the fit of northwave. Ta much

dmch2

I have wide feet and Evans reckoned Shimano shoes were wide and indeed they fit perfectly.

I think they said Specialized were narrow.

Probably a case of shoes being well worth paying the premium of getting them from a shop. You can always order online for the replacements once they wear out!

bilirubin

1_reaper wrote:

Does anyone know of the fit for northwave shoes ? tempted to get the winter boot type. i'm a 38 for normal shoes(dinky feet :oops: ) I use Bontragers at the mo for the road bike and they fit nicely at size 40. Just wondered as i'm going to order them online and just wanted to know the fit of northwave. Ta much

I wear Northwaves and they fit the same as my shoes i.e. I am a size 9/43 for normal footware and when I bought my Northwaves a size 9/43 fitted a treat.

Hope this helps

1_reaper

Thanks. just what i needed to know