Any solution to tight cycling shoes?

Cycling shoes are like any other shoe. If the shoe fits wear it. If you dont want to buy a new pair of shoes try shrinking your feet.

I was having a similar problem after I switched from toe clips to clipless. My smallest two toes on my right foot would go numb after about 45 minutes. I eventually figured out that I was lacing up too tightly. Your feet swell while you're cycling, so a snug lace-up becomes tight later, but a tight lace-up will become restrictive.

Jason

You might try a different foot bed but I am guessing it can ony be fixed with a new pair of shoes. Your contact points with the bike are your first consideration , hands , feet, butt. If something is out of fit you won't be comfortable.

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Cycling shoes are like any other shoe. If the shoe fits wear it. If you dont want to buy a new pair of shoes try shrinking your feet.

Actually, cycling shoes are unlike most other shoes...

With cycling shoes the top of the shoe is responsible for keeping the foot in the shoe during some fairly forceful action and as such it's a lot stronger and much more rigid. Because of this using tradional techniques to stretch the shoe may result in trashing the shoe at the sole/upper joint rather than stretching the material in the upper.

The only real solution - buy new shoes.

As suggested, a different foot bed may ease things. Wearing really thin cycling socks might help very slightly too.