I'm normally a very impulsive shopper, but not with the new bike shoes I've been told I need.I've been to 3 bike shops lately and it seems like either all the shops are low in stock, or they don't stock shoes for normal sized women hardly ever. It's infuriating! I wanted to try to shop local, and not but my new shoes from the internet. Here are some things I've decided:

#1 I really like the way my Specialized Taho's feel on my feet, but I need road shoes that are stiff, or something that has some tread so I can still walk around if we go somewhere on bikes. Also, not slipping when I unclip my foot to step out of the pedals.

#2 I think it would help me to get a shoe that will allow me to use my current spd pedal but upgrade at a later date to Look or Speedplay. I'm thinking a bigger contact area might help with the hotfoot problem I'm having.

#3 I'm concerened that I might spend a whole lot of money and still have a problem with hotfoot and numbness.

I know there are a lot of threads already on this subject, but I needed to get it all out of my system because I'm getting closer to buying new bike shoes.