Shoes

Jim & Meg Dickie said:

I wear a size 11.5 EEE shoe. What brand and size should I
be looking at for a bicycle shoes.

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but maybe
that is part of the question. If so I recommend two sided
(MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides Shimano, there are
several manufacturers) and Shimano SH-TO92 shoes (size 12).

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch floors.
The two sided pedal allows engagement without looking or
special skills. The cleats do not perceptibly wear over many
miles of use.

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Jobst Brandt

BJim & Meg Dickie said:

I wear a size 11.5 EEE shoe. What brand and size should I
be looking at for a bicycle shoes.

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but maybe
that is part of the question. If so I recommend two sided
(MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides Shimano, there are
several manufacturers) and Shimano SH-TO92 shoes (size 12).

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch floors.
The two sided pedal allows engagement without looking or
special skills. The cleats do not perceptibly wear over many
miles of use.

Jobst Brandt [email hidden] [/B]

I wear 10.5/11 EE and I oversize bike shoes by 1 shoe size-same oversize I use for dancing shoes with no EE/W size selections. I could fit into a half size oversized but wouldn't be comfortable, so 12 would be too snug for you. I'd guess a EEE needs oversize 1.5-2 shoe sizes so 13/13.5 would be my initial guess. Try LBS, if you don't live somewhere that has a LBS, try seeing what oversize you need for D shoes or European shoes and that ought get you within 1/2 shoe size. I have one pair of those same Shimano shoes Jobst recomended in size 11.5-they're great for me, even more comfortable than my size 12 Cannondales.

Quoted message said:

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but
maybe that is part of the question. If so I recommend two
sided (MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides Shimano,
there are several manufacturers) and Shimano SH-TO92
shoes (size 12).

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch floors.
The two sided pedal allows engagement without looking or
special skills. The cleats do not perceptibly wear over
many miles of use.

Are the soles a hard plastic or a rubber compound? How
slippery are they? I've been using a pair of mountain bike
Shimano shoes, with recessed cleats, for years, but they are
nearing their end of life. The recess could have been
deeper, the cleat has been hitting the ground for a few
years, so I wouldn't use them on a nice floor.

Joe

Quoted message said:

Jim & Meg Dickie said:

I wear a size 11.5 EEE shoe. What brand and size should I
be looking at for a bicycle shoes.

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but
maybe that is part of the question. If so I recommend two
sided (MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides Shimano,
there are several manufacturers) and Shimano SH-TO92
shoes (size 12).

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch floors.
The two sided pedal allows engagement without looking or
special skills. The cleats do not perceptibly wear over
many miles of use.

Do these shoes come in extra wide sizes (the Shimano website
does not seem to say)? I for one would not be comfortable in
any normal width cycling shoe, and the same is likely true
for the original poster with his size 11.5 EEE feet.
Actually trying out the shoes for fit before purchase is a
must (unless one has used a similar model from the same
manufacturer and the lasts have not changes).

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Joe Riel said:

Are the soles a hard plastic or a rubber compound? How
slippery are they? I've been using a pair of mountain bike
Shimano shoes, with recessed cleats, for years, but they
are nearing their end of life. The recess could have been
deeper, the cleat has been hitting the ground for a few
years, so I wouldn't use them on a nice floor.

Building up the soles every couple of months with Shoe Goo
can alleviate the floor scratching problem. It will also
make hard soles (such as those used by Sidi) less slippery.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Quoted message said:

I wear a size 11.5 EEE shoe. What brand and size should I
be looking at for a bicycle shoes.

I wear a size 11EEEE (yeah, four-E) and the only cycling
shoes that fit are made by SiDi -- don't remember the model.

LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T said:

Quoted message said:

I wear a size 11.5 EEE shoe. What brand and size should I
be looking at for a bicycle shoes.

I wear a size 11EEEE (yeah, four-E) and the only
cycling shoes that fit are made by SiDi -- don't
remember the model.

It would have to be a Dominator MTB shoe or a Genius road
shoe, as these are the two models available in "Mega" width.

<http://www.sidiusa.com/rbs/index.html>

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Joe Riel said:

Quoted message said:

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but
maybe that is part of the question. If so I recommend two
sided (MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides Shimano,
there are several manufacturers) and Shimano SH-TO92
shoes (size 12).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch floors.
The two sided pedal allows engagement without looking or
special skills. The cleats do not perceptibly wear over
many miles of use.

Quoted message said:

Are the soles a hard plastic or a rubber compound? How
slippery are they? I've been using a pair of mountain bike
Shimano shoes, with recessed cleats, for years, but they
are nearing their end of life. The recess could have been
deeper, the cleat has been hitting the ground for a few
years, so I wouldn't use them on a nice floor.

They are as described in the web page and use regular shoe
sole rubber. These are triathlete shoes that are good to
some degree for running. I have used nothing but these since
the TO-90 came out.

In the days of metal cleats, toe-clips and straps, I took
light weight slippers along on my Alpine tours for apres-
bike mobility.

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

Tom Sherman said:

Quoted message said:

Are the soles a hard plastic or a rubber compound? How
slippery are they? I've been using a pair of mountain
bike Shimano shoes, with recessed cleats, for years, but
they are nearing their end of life. The recess could have
been deeper, the cleat has been hitting the ground for a
few years, so I wouldn't use them on a nice floor.

Quoted message said:

Building up the soles every couple of months with Shoe Goo
can alleviate the floor scratching problem. It will also
make hard soles (such as those used by Sidi) less
slippery.

My shoes are good for two or three years. You must be doing
a lot of apres-bike hiking. I use them to cross alpine
trails as well as in hotels and have had no problem with the
rubber wearing out (exposing the cleats).

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 03:40:09 GMT, [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

They are as described in the web page and use regular shoe
sole rubber. These are triathlete shoes that are good to
some degree for running. I have used nothing but these
since the TO-90 came out.

Jobst, these shoes are the best kept secret in cycling.
However, describing them as good (to whatever degree) for
running is making a dubious claim. Admittedly the T090's
have rubber soles, but there's no padding in there and any
heelstrike deforms the shoe quite a bit due to the fact that
it is semi-rigid. Eventually the heel cup will crack if your
shins don't do so first.

Johan Bornman

Johan Bornman said:

Quoted message said:

They are as described in the web page and use regular shoe
sole rubber. These are triathlete shoes that are good to
some degree for running. I have used nothing but these
since the TO-90 came out.

Jobst, these shoes are the best kept secret in cycling.
However, describing them as good (to whatever degree) for
running is making a dubious claim. Admittedly the T090's
have rubber soles, but there's no padding in there and any
heelstrike deforms the shoe quite a bit due to the fact
that it is semi-rigid. Eventually the heel cup will crack
if your shins don't do so first.

Thanks for this added info. The website Jobst gave,
tinyurl.coma822Open ↗, has very litte information
about the shoe:

* Smooth walkable style sole, SPD compatible
* Triple hook-and-loop straps offer subtle adjustments
* A great lightweight shoe for indoor fitness activities &
touring cyclists
* Sizes: 36-48 (whole sizes only)
* Recommended pedal: PD-A515

I'm not sure what they mean by "indoor fitness activities",
but that doesn't seem much of a recommendation for a
cycling shoe. However, from yours and Jobst's descriptions
it sounds like a good choice. I won't be doing any running
in this shoe.

Note that the site is for the TO-92 and not the TO-90.

Joe

Joe Riel said:

I'm not sure what they mean by "indoor fitness
activities"...

Spinning classes would be my guess. -alan

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"I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:35:27 GMT, Joe Riel <joer@k-
online.com> wrote: Joe, you wont regret buying a pair of
these. It doesn't matter if they're TH90s or 91s or 92s,
just different year models of the same thing. Some shops may
have old stock.

After using thsese for about three years now, I cannot
uderstand why cyclists still use the Look and Time style
cleats. These make it possible to put on one pair of shies,
drive somewhere, race/ride, socialise afterwards, get home,
walk around and never change shoes, damage a floor, cruch
around on hard surfaces or walk like a duck.

Johan Bornman

Quoted message said:

I'm not sure what they mean by "indoor fitness activities",
but that doesn't seem much of a recommendation for a
cycling shoe. However, from yours and Jobst's descriptions
it sounds like a good choice. I won't be doing any running
in this shoe.

Note that the site is for the TO-92 and not the TO-90.

Joe

Johan Bornman said:

Joe, you wont regret buying a pair of these. It doesn't
matter if they're TH90s or 91s or 92s, just different year
models of the same thing. Some shops may have old stock.

After using thsese for about three years now, I cannot
uderstand why cyclists still use the Look and Time style
cleats. These make it possible to put on one pair of shies,
drive somewhere, race/ride, socialise afterwards, get home,
walk around and never change shoes, damage a floor, cruch
around on hard surfaces or walk like a duck.

Because of Jobst's recommendation, I decided to try the
Shimano T092s when I was shopping for SPD shoes this spring.
Unfortunately they were just too narrow at the front of the
shoe for my feet (though most of the other shoes I tried
didn't fit very well either). I seem to recall that this is
a common complaint with Shimanos. Anyway, I ended up with a
year old model of shoe made by Louis Garneau.

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Joe Riel said:

Quoted message said:

You didn't say what sort of pedals you are using but
maybe that is part of the question. If so I recommend
two sided (MTB) Shimano compatible pedals (besides
Shimano, there are several manufacturers) and Shimano
SH-TO92 shoes (size 12).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

tinyurl.com2palhOpen ↗ tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

These shoes are good for walking and wont scratch
floors. The two sided pedal allows engagement without
looking or special skills. The cleats do not
perceptibly wear over many miles of use.

Quoted message said:

Are the soles a hard plastic or a rubber compound? How
slippery are they? I've been using a pair of mountain
bike Shimano shoes, with recessed cleats, for years, but
they are nearing their end of life. The recess could
have been deeper, the cleat has been hitting the ground
for a few years, so I wouldn't use them on a nice floor.

They are as described in the web page and use regular shoe
sole rubber. These are triathlete shoes that are good to
some degree for running. I have used nothing but these
since the TO-90 came out.

FYI, if you don't mind me picking nits, this shoe is what
Shimano calls an "Intermediate" road shoe, to distinguish is
from their "Pro", "Hard Core", and "Enthusiast" road shoes.
If you notice, Shimano's part numbers give some information
as to their intended usage: e.g., SH-M120 is a "mountain"
shoe, "M" designating "mountain", SH-R215 is a road pedal,
SH-FN01 is an indoor FitNess model, SD60 is their SanDal,
and so on. SH-TR01 is Shimano's only TRiathlon shoe, and
extrapolating a bit, I presume SH-TO91
(tinyurl.com36gzgOpen ↗) is the designation for their
TOuring shoe. Perhaps that "O" in TO91 is actually a zero
instead, so it's a T*zero*91, but I doubt it. Anyway, you'll
note that most shoes sold as triathlete shoes feature
minimal closures (usually one velcro), no tongue (usually),
and a pull loop at the rear.

I've been wanting a pair of TO91 ever since you mentioned
them on rbt. Unfortunately, I am still riding 2 pair of
SIDI's with the silly, mostly useless-to-me heavy mtb lugs.

Quoted message said:

In the days of metal cleats, toe-clips and straps, I took
light weight slippers along on my Alpine tours for apres-
bike mobility.

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

Robin ("pop, their goes another nit"😉 Hubert
[email hidden]

On 13 Jun 2004 08:41:58 -0700, [email hidden] (Robin Hubert)

Quoted message said:

If you notice, Shimano's part numbers give some information
as to their intended usage: e.g., SH-M120 is a "mountain"
shoe, "M" designating "mountain", SH-R215 is a road pedal,
SH-FN01 is an indoor FitNess model, SD60 is their SanDal,
and so on. SH-TR01 is Shimano's only TRiathlon shoe, and
extrapolating a bit, I presume SH-TO91
(tinyurl.com36gzgOpen ↗) is the designation for their
TOuring shoe. Perhaps that "O" in TO91 is actually a zero
instead, so it's a T*zero*91, but I doubt it.

There's no question. Really, you'd have to be kinda dumb to
make that mistake.

Quoted message said:

I've been wanting a pair of TO91 ever since you mentioned
them on rbt. Unfortunately, I am still riding 2 pair of
SIDI's with the silly, mostly useless-to-me heavy mtb lugs.

Yes, but you probably find them to be comfortable. The
Shimano Touring shoes would be ideal for me but since they
don't fit my feet they may as well not exist as far as I am
concerned.