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).

http://tinyurl.com/2palh
http://tinyurl.com/a822

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]

Jobst Brandt 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).
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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]

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.

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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).

http://tinyurl.com/2palh
http://tinyurl.com/a822

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

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:

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).

http://tinyurl.com/2palh
http://tinyurl.com/a822

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

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:

http://tinyurl.com/2palh
http://tinyurl.com/a822

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:

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.

Thanks for this added info. The website Jobst gave,
http://tinyurl.com/a822, 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
Get Horizontal, Play Ultimate.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:35:27 GMT, Joe Riel <[email hidden]> 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:

http://tinyurl.com/2palh
http://tinyurl.com/a822

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 (http://tinyurl.com/36gzg) 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 (http://tinyurl.com/36gzg) 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.