road shoe clipless, size, brand?

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leroy1010 said:

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Hey, dipshit, can't you read? He's looking for shoes. Do you know what shoes are?

Well...

Usually when people talk about road shoes, road pedals and road cleats, they talk about a bygger cleat, a bigger pedal and a 3-point attachment to the shoe.
What you've got there is a supposedly road shoe - thus indicated by the near complete absence of tread on the sole, but one that will take what's usually considered to be a MTB-style smaller cleat.

Luckily, that'll go with that pedal, if you decide on this purchase.

Personally, I much prefer MTB/trekking shoes for any kind of usage that involves more than entirely token amounts of walking. They'll have the cleat recessed into a rather functional sole.
Likewise, single-sided pedals can be a real PITA if your regular ride contains more than the occasional unclipping.
But if you're looking at marginal walking and pretty much uninterrupted rides, and want to eke every little bit out of your performance, then I guess road kit is the way to go.

Size is difficult, and I have no experience of that particular shoe. My general impression is that bike shoes are OK in length, but often quite narrow.
Specialized often have a wider toe box than Shimano.

A top buckle as opposed to velcro I would consider a good thing. Barring impact, buckles last longer than velcro.

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Originally Posted by Vin Stein

I am looking for a clipless road shoe compatible with these pedals.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003N3RUFY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

This is my first time buying road shoes.
I am a US size 9.5
I can fit a 10 but 9.5 is optimal.

I am looking for suggestions on what to get.
I am not looking to spend over $100

So far I am looking at these.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043S44TI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2KUKHS52EIZXC

Any other suggestions ?

Also curious because someone told me to get one size bigger. Is this accurate?

You're mating a mountain bike pedal with road shoes. While some lower end road shoes are drilled for mountain cleats as well as road cleats, your feet will be more comfortable walking and riding if you mate mountain bike pedals with mountain bike shoes. such as these: amazon.comref=sr 1 3Open ↗
The treads will assist walking and support the sides of the shoe on the pedal, giving a wider platform.

Ideally, you want cycling shoes to fit a bit snugger than walking or running shoes. Regarding sizing, standard-width Shimano shoes are a pretty true medium. Sizing length is difficult. Your best option would be to try shoes on in a shop. Actually, these Black Friday prices on Amazon aren't a whole lot less than what you'd pay in most shops, who would also install their pedals and cleats free of charge.

As I think dabac said, those pedals will work with those shoes. Is there a reason that you're looking at those pedals as opposed to something else? Note that you can find Shimano 105 pedals for about that same price online, and they're a more road oriented pedal. The Shimano 105 pedals will also work with those shoes.

I went with these after some more research. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00428B1FO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Vin Stein said:

I went with these after some more research. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00428B1FO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Excellent choice.

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Originally Posted by Vin Stein

I went with these after some more research.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00428B1FO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those are great value pedals. You'd pay close $300 for dura-ace versions and none of us could tell the difference on the bike without seeing them.

ambal said:

You'd pay close $300 for dura-ace versions....

Unless your friends buy you a pair as a gift as mine did.