Bont Vaypor & insoles

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Excellent. I'll have some Specialized BG medium footbeds in a 45. You're paying, right?
  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    the stock insoles in most shoes are just thin bits of foam. You're meant to bin them, and then fit some decent orthotics. There's not much point in having decent road shoes if your foot is wobbling about all over the place in them.

    So after nearly two years of use, I should just bin them and get something else? Even though I find them comfortable. Really?

    You find them comfortable; that's good. The chances are, your body has got used to cycling in shoes with poor (i.e. no) foot support.

    I imagine some decent insoles will make you functionally more efficient. The benefits might be increased power output, increased comfort, increased endurance etc.

    Whether you care for any of that is up to you.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    styxd wrote:
    You find them comfortable; that's good. The chances are, your body has got used to cycling in shoes with poor (i.e. no) foot support.

    Sure, maybe.
    styxd wrote:
    I imagine some decent insoles will make you functionally more efficient. The benefits might be increased power output, increased comfort, increased endurance etc.

    Whether you care for any of that is up to you.

    Just to be clear, I don't have any problem with using different footbeds. Maybe they will be better, maybe not. Maybe you won't notice any difference at all. But where is the harm in running the shoes as they come. If the insoles are as terrible as you and a few other suggest, it will be obvious, won't it? Why spend money if you don't need to.
  • cswitch
    cswitch Posts: 261
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    You find them comfortable; that's good. The chances are, your body has got used to cycling in shoes with poor (i.e. no) foot support.

    Sure, maybe.
    styxd wrote:
    I imagine some decent insoles will make you functionally more efficient. The benefits might be increased power output, increased comfort, increased endurance etc.

    Whether you care for any of that is up to you.

    Just to be clear, I don't have any problem with using different footbeds. Maybe they will be better, maybe not. Maybe you won't notice any difference at all. But where is the harm in running the shoes as they come. If the insoles are as terrible as you and a few other suggest, it will be obvious, won't it? Why spend money if you don't need to.

    Jeeeze. I think we all get it. You have love for your crappy footbeds. I just take one quick look at these things and my 5th metatarsal starts to wimper.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    cswitch wrote:
    Jeeeze. I think we all get it. You have love for your crappy footbeds. I just take one quick look at these things and my 5th metatarsal starts to wimper.

    You really haven't understood what I've said at all, have you?

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