Best shoes up to £100

Mullet52

I am in need of some new shoes. 3 bolt fitment

Up to £100 to spend. Throw the best at me

Cheers

DiscoBoy

Whichever fit you the best.

daniel_b

I would say these:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-jet-racer-road-shoes-2013/rp-prod87134


3% cashback through quidco gets it to within a whisker of £100.

Free returns at CRC, so order 2 or 3 sizes, decide at your leisure if the fit and shape suits you, and send back what doesn't suit.

vineland

I've got these and they're incredible for the price:
Giro Apeckx

http://www.jensonusa.com/Giro-Apeckx-Road-Shoes-2012

oldbazza

I'd be tempted by the Bont Riots;some places have them for £90.

upperoilcan

oldbazza wrote:

I'd be tempted by the Bont Riots;some places have them for £90.

A very good shoe by all accounts,very stiff for the money,unfortunatly they didn't like my feet so I had to get Speicalized which were a lot more money.

jordan_217

DiscoBoy wrote:

Whichever fit you the best.

This is the only useful bit of advice here.

Anonymous

jordan_217 wrote:

DiscoBoy wrote:

Whichever fit you the best.

This is the only useful bit of advice here.

How do you know what fits you best without seeing what there is on offer and trying them on?

Are you saying that there are no utterly rubbish shoes out there?
Would you suggest he bought those if they fitted him best? :roll:

Kind of assume the OP will consider fit when he tries some on he likes.

Anonymous

Got my wife some carbon road shoes on CRC for well under £100. It was a bit of a faff but really pleased with end result.


Louis Garneau LS-100 Road Shoes are on offer for £80 if you want to try some in a shop.
Boa closure and £20 left to go towards pedals.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lou ... s-ec046264

Don't forget to check they actually fit pretty well though

jordan_217

Carbonator wrote:

jordan_217 wrote:

DiscoBoy wrote:

Whichever fit you the best.

This is the only useful bit of advice here.

How do you know what fits you best without seeing what there is on offer and trying them on?

Are you saying that there are no utterly rubbish shoes out there?
Would you suggest he bought those if they fitted him best? :roll:

Kind of assume the OP will consider fit when he tries some on he likes.

You could fundamentally just post a link to the 'best' shoes that each manufacturer produces, or those that are in the quoted price point. However, like saddles, shoes are a very personal thing and what's good for one, may or may not be good enough for someone else.

Fit and comfort should be paramount in the decision making process where shoes are concerned, IMO. Actually liking the look of the things would be a second. Then I'd start thinking about finding out about their features, durability, etc, etc.

Not many shoes are going to be crap at that price point and most shoes will be spec'd appropriately to their retail price, so there won't actually be that much in it when comparing features on shoes from the various manufacturers - carbon soles (or inserts), ratchet closures, etc. So at that point you'd hope that it would be the fit and aesthetics that are the deal breakers.

So perhaps a better way of doing this. OP go and try as many shoes as you can (that you like the look of and that fit), make a list and then come on here and ask about peoples experiences. Or, just order everything you like on Wiggle and make use of the free Collect+ service.

Mullet52

Daniel B wrote:

I would say these:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-jet-racer-road-shoes-2013/rp-prod87134


3% cashback through quidco gets it to within a whisker of £100.

Free returns at CRC, so order 2 or 3 sizes, decide at your leisure if the fit and shape suits you, and send back what doesn't suit.

Just ordered these. Massive saving of £185(64%). With free returns if they don't fit well

Anonymous

Mullet52 wrote:

Just ordered these. Massive saving of £185(64%). With free returns if they don't fit well

Exactly what my wife did and pretty much the best route if you want cheap but high spec shoes.
They do of course have to be a good fit. Wife had to send back for a different size but seems happy with the new ones.

smoggysteve

Mullet52 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

I would say these:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-jet-racer-road-shoes-2013/rp-prod87134


3% cashback through quidco gets it to within a whisker of £100.

Free returns at CRC, so order 2 or 3 sizes, decide at your leisure if the fit and shape suits you, and send back what doesn't suit.

Just ordered these. Massive saving of £185(64%). With free returns if they don't fit well

I had some Diadora shoes, they were really tight on my feet to the point I couldn't wear them even with the insoles removed to make more room. Sizing is weird on them, Got a same size set of North Wave and they fit me perfect. Also the Diadora were quite high on my ankle and were uncomfortable on the inside of my foot on the ankle bone.

styxd

Planet X are currently selling the Fizik R3 for £100. Near enough the same as the top of the line R1 as used by Dave Millar.

Markjaspi

Bike-discount.de have the Fizik R1 for £103 + £6 delivery.

styxd

Markjaspi wrote:

Bike-discount.de have the Fizik R1 for £103 + £6 delivery.

Yes, though potentially more of a ballache if you need to order several different sized pairs and return those that don't fit.

The only real difference between those and the R3s is the Sidas insole.

secretsam

wilo13 wrote:

Just be warned, although they are great looking and very well made shoes, the Fizik have a high arch shape, which didn't agree with my very flat feet. So if you have Hobbit feet like me, stay a way from Fizik. It's a shame more manufacturers don't over wide fit shoes like Sidi and Shimano.

I have a combo of wide feet and high arches - would the Fiziks fit me?

styxd

SecretSam wrote:

wilo13 wrote:

Just be warned, although they are great looking and very well made shoes, the Fizik have a high arch shape, which didn't agree with my very flat feet. So if you have Hobbit feet like me, stay a way from Fizik. It's a shame more manufacturers don't over wide fit shoes like Sidi and Shimano.

I have a combo of wide feet and high arches - would the Fiziks fit me?

Possibly, I wouldnt say they're massively wide. Similar to other Italian shoes really. The high arch support is geat though.

daniel_b

Mullet52 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

I would say these:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-jet-racer-road-shoes-2013/rp-prod87134

3% cashback through quidco gets it to within a whisker of £100.

Free returns at CRC, so order 2 or 3 sizes, decide at your leisure if the fit and shape suits you, and send back what doesn't suit.

Just ordered these. Massive saving of £185(64%). With free returns if they don't fit well

Good work, hope you like them - it will go down to how you find the fit of course, did you order more than one size?
I am a UK size 10, and 45's fit me perfectly, but I also have a pair of 45.5's for winter use with thicker socks.

The 45's are a little tight feeling to start, width wise level with the ball of the foot, but the shoes do stretch with time, so my oldest pair are now like a pair of slippers!
I like them so much I ended up buying 3 more pairs!

My brother has a pair of slightly lower grade shoes than these ones, is a UK9 and found the 43.5 was perfect, I ordered him a 43, 43.5 and 44.

Let us know how you get on :-)

Mullet52

I'm a size 9 - 9.5UK

Ordered a 44 and theyre too small. So Ive just ordered them in a 45, which were £10 cheaper. Weird. So I've saved £195.

The shoes look and feel quality. Far superior to the stuff Evans have in at around £100. Hope the 45 fits ok

daniel_b

I hope the 45's are ok for you too.

I just succumbed and ordered a pair of black and yellow ones in 45 - the additional 10% discount at the mo brings them down again - which is why yours were cheaper as well.

I have a pair of these in 45:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-speedracer-2-magnum-road-shoes-2013/rp-prod69090

But if prefer the other ones I may well send them back - £50 difference, but a carbon sole.

EDIT Just found a £10 off over a £75 spend voucher, should have expired, but still worked.
After quidco they are a stupendous deal now at a shade over £80!

Mullet52

Got the 45's. Fine around the foot but get quite a bit of heel slip when walking

Ah well, with free returns I'll just keep trying different shoes

daniel_b

Mullet52 wrote:

Got the 45's. Fine around the foot but get quite a bit of heel slip when walking

Ah well, with free returns I'll just keep trying different shoes

Boo, sorry to hear that :-( Still no worse off, and you know that the only likely size to fit might be a 44.5 should another deal come up.
Expecting my 45's to arrive tomorrow.

KnightOfTheLongTights

Just returned a pair of 43s. I am 8 / 8.5 with v. wide feet and was attracted by the idea that these might be a wide fit - but still went up a size as that was the consensus.
Well they aren't narrow - but they aren't very wide either. The 43 was just about right across my forefoot but they were too long so heel was coming out way too easily.
A 42.5 *might* be OK - but would be v tight across forefoot and might even still have some heel slippage. Not sure they are the right shape for me.
Going to try Northwave or Sidi Mega.

Mullet52

Well I did the best thing I could have done. Went to my LBS 'Racescene' in Barnsley. Spent 15 min trying different shoes on and got some that fit me perfect. Mavic Avenge

KnightOfTheLongTights

Just got some SiDI Genius 5 Pro Mega from Winstanley's for £100 and they are incredibly comfortable.
Warning though - they are for VERY wide feet - if you just have wider than average feet they will probably be too wide.
They are so wide that I went down to 41.5 to get the length right, and 42 has always been the absolute smallest size I could go even in wide-fitting shoes - more frequently bought 42.5 and 43.