Sidi fit

[withm]

I have Sidi Blaze model shoes but I guess I have a little more wriggle room than you do.

At around 50o or so I start wearing heavier wool socks. Smartwool.

At 45 I add toe covers - Callientoes. You can get them here at TE. They are wonderful!

WHen it goes to the 30s I add neoprene shoe covers. Mine are made by Terry and worth every penny.

If it gets any colder than that I'll be snug as a bug in a rug sitting in front of the fire with a good book.

[Starfish]

At around 50o or so I start wearing heavier wool socks. Smartwool. At 45 I add toe covers - Callientoes. You can get them here at TE. They are wonderful! WHen it goes to the 30s I add neoprene shoe covers.

I have to laugh...I am still wearing my amfib winter tights at 60 degrees, and on yesterday's ride, I was still using my calientoes. I use neoprene in the 50s, but they aren't warm enough without wool!

OK, sorry for the thread drift...kind of curious how you guys buy shoes in terms of wiggle room.

[madscot13]

No this is a good question. I never understood why people went to the trouble of wearing those crazy booties. But if you are set on wool socks you could wear them over your shoes. that would be hot.

[winddance]

I love my Sidis, but instead of calling them narrow I would call them "tapered". If you've got a foot that is more square from the ball of your foot forward, they probably won't be as comfortable as if your foot tapers in. When I was trying on shoes, I found that Specialized shoes tended towards fitting a square foot.

If my description doesn't make sense, check out this handy foot chart (which is actually for fitting pointe shoes, but it's all relative.) I have an Egyptian foot, and my Sidis fit like a glove.

[Jiffer]

I posted about SIDI's recently, so you may have already read my comments on same. I have a very long, but very narrow foot. I have found that SIDI's are good for people with narrow feet, yet that doesn't mean they are bad for people with wide feet. My husband does not have narrow feet and loves his SIDI's. In general, SIDI's seem to be made to sort of mold around your foot, whichever shape it is.

The regular men's shoes were too wide for me, so I tried ordering a women's shoe. But I needed a 44 length and they only sell women's up to 43. So, I opted for the men's narrow. I have such a stupid foot length and width that I couldn't simply go try on a bunch of shoes. Hopefully, you won't have that same problem. I've only warn mine a couple of times and, so far, my right heel seems to be a little too roomy, yet my left is not. I'm still playing around with the right tightening. Over all, they are WAY better than my Shimanos. I have SIDI Genius 5's.

[Bklynmom]

I have Specialized shoes which have a really high toe box -- perfect for my small wide feet. My friend Gail found the Specialized really uncomfortable, but the Sidis fit her longer narrower feet perfectly.

On my first Century ride last month, I did notice that almost all the Sidi wearers were taking their shoes off at mile 75!

[Bklynmom]

Shoe covers rock - I have neoprene ones that I bough when my feet froze on the bike path. Wool socks are good to add too.

I saw some serious bike guys in shorts, in May, still wearing the shoe covers. Maybe they know something.