Superfeet in Cycling shoes?

[boy in a kilt]

Thanks Liza for giving me another option for my burning feet. I had never heard of these inserts before so I just did a google on them. I went to road shoes/pedals as I was told it would reduce my burning sensation to my left foot-bigger area of pedal dispersement vs. smaller spd dispersment. Had the specialized inserts which initially helped in my mtb. shoes, is not helping in my Sidi's at all-even bought new ones in case the old ones were worn. Doesn't matter if my sock is thick, thin, or if my shoe is tight or loose..actually, it just occurs later in the ride if I wear thicker socks and my shoes are looser.

I'll give you yet another option. But first a little background. I actually got fitted for running shoes once and the guy fitting me said "you have size 11 arches on a size 10 foot." In other words, I have very high, very long arches with insteps to match.

I've tried all manner of cycling shoes but ran into the same problem. If I fit them for length and width (I have normal feet otherwise), I had feet problems because circulation was being cut off elsewhere. Doing a century with numb, burning feet registers pretty low on my fun-o-meter. I have the same problem to a lesser extent with other shoes.

So my wiser half convinced me to drop the cash on a pair of Sidi Megas. Basically, they are designed for "higher volume" feet, meaning those of us whose feet are wider or taller than the norm.

Much better. It wasn't sunshine and rainbows better, but my toes don't get anywhere near as numb as they used to.