Cycle shoes and lasts

joey54321

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tou ... h-gallery/

I had a quick at this gallery and there were 3 photos of pros that had cut 'relief' holes in the side of their shoes:

Spilak - Sidi

Vanmarcke - Shimano (not even team issue)

Unknown ride - Bontrager

I know some are sponsored and can't choose the shoes they wear, but many can. I went for a shoe fitting/insole session with a very reputable bike fitter and they said I had wide feet which pretty much ruled out Giro, Specialized, Sidi and a few others. The choice left was Bontrager or Shimano (of the brands they dealt with). I went for the Bontragers and they have been good for a number of years, but still not perfect with some pressure on the outside of the foot. It just made me wonder about shoe fit and how many cyclists put up with a poor fitting shoe.

trekvet

I have "wide" feet so had the same problem finding any to fit. Finally found and bought a pair of Wide from Northwave. The model I think is Fighter, and can't remember if they were Road or not, but I use them as road. Size was Eur 44/ UK 10 and I normally take a 9/9 1/2 shoe. They are abit wide at the back so I stuck a piece of lining in on the outer side to keep presure off my bunionettes so now they fit fine. I see Northwave list two road shoes in Wide.

ugo.santalucia

Surely SPD sandals are the answer

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-sd5-san ... 4066957368

cattytown

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Surely SPD sandals are the answer

Long or short socks with them?

ugo.santalucia

cattytown wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Surely SPD sandals are the answer

Long or short socks with them?

The jury is out on this... I prefer short...

Ben6899

joey54321 wrote:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-suisse-massive-race-tech-gallery/

I had a quick at this gallery and there were 3 photos of pros that had cut 'relief' holes in the side of their shoes:

Spilak - Sidi

Vanmarcke - Shimano (not even team issue)

Unknown ride - Bontrager

I know some are sponsored and can't choose the shoes they wear, but many can. I went for a shoe fitting/insole session with a very reputable bike fitter and they said I had wide feet which pretty much ruled out Giro, Specialized, Sidi and a few others. The choice left was Bontrager or Shimano (of the brands they dealt with). I went for the Bontragers and they have been good for a number of years, but still not perfect with some pressure on the outside of the foot. It just made me wonder about shoe fit and how many cyclists put up with a poor fitting shoe.

Did you actually try the Giro offerings? Because I have wide feet and wear Giro Empires.

For reference, I was previously in a pair of Bont Vaypours which I also chose because of the wide fitting.

joey54321

Yeah, I had a pair of Giro Empires I used for a bit but had to sell them on as they were so uncomfortable. Shame as they are lovely shoes!

de_sisti

joey54321 wrote:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-suisse-massive-race-tech-gallery/

I went for a shoe fitting/insole session with a very reputable bike fitter and they said I had wide feet which pretty much ruled out Giro, Specialized, Sidi and a few others. The choice left was Bontrager or Shimano (of the brands they dealt with).

He must have been having you on regarding Shimano shoes. Even their wide version are notoriously narrow.

If you're having problems find shoes wide enough to fit your feet (I also have wide feet)
try one of these. It has work for me in the past.

amrushton

if you look at the cyclefit website they touch on this subject and shoes that are made on either a straight or curved last and feet that may require one or the other.

mamil314

Some folks with diver's flippers for their feet seem to have seetled on Lake. I am yet to try them out.
Shimano 171 Wide are squashing sides of my foot and nearly loose at the heel -.-

amrushton

mamil314 wrote:

Some folks with diver's flippers for their feet seem to have seetled on Lake. I am yet to try them out.
Shimano 171 Wide are squashing sides of my foot and nearly loose at the heel -.-

Probably a curved foot then. See the bottom pics on the cyclefit journal article

de_sisti

I have a pair of Bont Riot mtb shoe 46 and Louis Garneau Monte mtb 47. Both are the same
length and needed the shoe stretcher to get them to feel comfortable.

(Not too keen on the BOA lacing fixings though).

joey54321

amrushton wrote:

Probably a curved foot then. See the bottom pics on the cyclefit journal article

unfortunately, I find that photo/explanation completely unuseful, which is a shame as it seems like a very interesting topic and they just didn't explain it.

mamil314

Thanks amrushton. Like Joey says, cyclefit drop '50% wear wrong shoes' bomb and.. leave the rest for paid visit ^ ^
I might do that.

joey54321

mamil314 wrote:

Thanks amrushton. Like Joey says, cyclefit drop '50% wear wrong shoes' bomb and.. leave the rest for paid visit ^ ^
I might do that.

Cyclefit are actually the "very reputable bike fitter" that I mention in my OP.

I apparently have funny shaped arches and got some custom insoles made and they have been absolutely great! have done wonders for injury prevention and alignment. However, the shoes I bought from them have always just been ok, I frequently have numb toe issues on longer or harder rides.

de_sisti

joey54321 wrote:

amrushton wrote:

Probably a curved foot then. See the bottom pics on the cyclefit journal article

unfortunately, I find that photo/explanation completely unuseful, which is a shame as it seems like a very interesting topic and they just didn't explain it.

I also found the article less than conclusively informative.