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buying road shoes

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  1. Hi all, im a bit of a novice to road cycling, but im hooked, i now have a problem, i got a pair of MB shoes about 17years ago, thats right, 17 yrs, i have looked after them, but my arches have now dropped and they are too small now, bit tight around the toes too, so for the past year i have been looking for a nice new pair of road shoes to go with my nice bike.
    The problem is that i can't seem to find any decent shoe stockists, they only seem to have a 2 or 3 models, i cant use Shimano as they are too narrow, im now on my 3rd pair from WIGGLE !!, bont have a very high arch (painful), specialised are too narrow
    DHB (wiggle) are ok but loads of heel slip, too much to live with.
    North Wave have a good heel, but shape is wrong on outer edge near little toes causing too much pressure in that area
    im looking at SIDI mega now, but price is high on these,
    my feet are so non standard i would like to just go into a shop and try loads on, i would even pay a bit more for this,
    what i cant understand is that people pay so much for their bikes and shoes i think is as important, so why is buying shoes so difficult ? i know all shoes are different and its just a matter of finding the right make.
    is there a big where house somewhere?? (DERBYSHIRE) how do you find yours?? any ideas would be great.

    Thanks in advance[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/duck.gif[/IMG]

  2. Hello millerman, I was struggling to find good cycling shoes for a decent price. I first looked to SIDI's but they didn't fit that well and were a bit pricey. I have always been more than happy with my Fizik saddles and looked to their shoe range. Now I have ridden few hundred miles with the Fizik R5's and I have to say that these are just brilliant. I could sleep with these shoes on, they're that comfortable.

  3. If you have wide feet you need wide shoes. I ride the Sidi Mega's and have for decades now. Back in the day they were one of the few with wide specific sizing. These days a few others are available, Specialized also makes wide sizes, but they need to be tried on as not all lasts work with all feet (I know of at least one person with wider feet for whom the Sidi's didn't work that well).

    Others may have helpful suggestions also.

  4. Thanks, my feet are not too wide, they seem to feet normal shoes trainers etc, but in road shoes due to the stiffness they gar a bit crimped just behind the little toes, thats why i tried DHB, great but the heel issue came into play, sounds strange but my feet are streight at the side not curved like most road shoes.
    they are flat too now but i still need only a slight support, thats why something like bont will not do,
    the problem is finding shops that sell the bliters, so frustrating.

    but thanks for the tip on the sidi mega

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