No. of cycling shoes: obsessed?

[Becky]

Yes and no, I bought some last year. They are much nicer and easier then booties, but I found my feet still getting cold on colder days and longer rides. The real answer are these:

Oh I swear by those! I have the privilege of routinely wearing steel-toe boots in January for work

[tulip]

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

[papaver]

How many prs. of cycling shoes do you have? I have 3 now. Maybe I'm abit obsessed:

pair 1- is nearly worn down at heel. But I keep it for days where it's light rain or rainy forecast. (Tossed out the truly worn-out, distorted pr. 4 months ago. I wore them for over 4 yrs.)

pair 2- wearing them for past 2 months. But I bought them 2 yrs. ago. because I liked them so much for all the features I needed. Same style as pair 1.

pair 3- bought today. Same style as pair 2(and1), but different colour combinations.

Maybe am paranoid/obsessed but as mentioned elsewhere today, I bought myself another pair of cycling shoes. am darn picky since I also ride with toeclips. Hence, I don't want cycling shoes that are chunky in style (besides chunky ones do look ..ugly on a small person like me), have a sole that is a stiff but not too stiff so that I can get off bike and walk around for shopping or light hiking/walking for several kms. Shoes must also accommodate my customized orthotic supports. I do wear them in cycling shoes. It makes a difference for me on bike and off when I walk around.

It took me a super long time to find a style that had all the features I wanted. Last time it was....a 2 year search. Another time, it was also another 2 year search. I need to try shoes in person, I will not order online since I wear customized orthotics inside cycling shoes..

If I were you, I should buy another pair just to make sure.

[papaver]

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

Imelda had thousands of shoes, and not one pair of cycling shoes.

[Cataboo]

Imelda had thousands of shoes, and not one pair of cycling shoes.

that woman had serious issues.

How could she not have cycling shoes?

[ny biker]

I would just like to say that the most expensive shoes I own are my Sidis. No Manolos for me.

[redrhodie]

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario. Now I'm thinking like Imelda!

[tulip]

What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario. Now I'm thinking like Imelda!

I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

The occassional times that I ride in rain, I stuff my shoes with newspaper, change the newspaper after several hours, and that seems to do the trick enough to ride in the next day.

[papaver]

I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

Sissy.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out!

[Crankin]

I have 3 pairs. My new red Sidis with Speedplays for road riding that I wear most of the time, my old light blue Sidis, which I kept, in case my red ones get wet, and my Sidis that are mountain bike shoes, with spd cleats. I wear those when I ride my Jamis hybrid, my mountain bike (hasn't happened yet this year), or go to spin (which won't happen this year, since i bagged my gym membership).
I have 3 pairs of booties, one for my mtb shoes and the others for my road shoes. I got one pair of Gore booties last winter and they fit very awkwardly. I can't explain it, but it's like they don't go over my shoe correctly and I can barely get the velcro snapped to the other side. They are the right size, so not sure what's wrong.
I do resort to the chemical warmers, especially when I commuted and it was 45 or below in the AM. I know it's wasteful, but I have a huge box which I purchased for x country skiing, so they will last me awhile.

[Zen]

I would just like to say that the most expensive shoes I own are my Sidis. No Manolos for me.

Sidis are the Monolos of cycling shoes

The only reason I have two pair of shoes and one pair of sandals is because of buying used

[nscrbug]

I have 3 pairs of cycling shoes -

1 pair of Northwave Velvet SBS road shoes with Time RXS cleats - this is the pair I use the most.

2 pairs of Specialized MTB shoes with SPD cleats. One is an older Men's model, and the other is the women's Riata model, which is the shoe I use for spinning classes at the gym.

I would love to have a pair of carbon-soled shoes, but haven't found one yet that works with my finicky feet. I need a wide toe-box and a narrower heel, so the search continues for a carbon shoe that suits my needs.

[Cataboo]

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out!

When it's 25F out, I'm skiing, not biking

[Eden]

I would love to have a pair of carbon-soled shoes, but haven't found one yet that works with my finicky feet. I need a wide toe-box and a narrower heel, so the search continues for a carbon shoe that suits my needs.

Have you tried Specialized's women's shoes? I'm not sure if I have a narrow heel or not, but my toes love the wider toe box (and the fact that their carbon sole shoes go small enough)