My New Road-Shoes!

[Biciclista]

Why would my lbs have told me that carbon is too stiff for a road bike?

You have some fine looking shoes there!

sounds like misinformation to me!
you want a stiff sole so your arch isn't doing all the work of pedaling.

[ClockworkOrange]

you want a stiff sole so your arch isn't doing all the work of pedaling.

Never knew that, I just wear regular trainers.

I only ride a mountain bike and never more than 20 miles, generally around 10 but saying that I am having probs with my feet.

I feel a new thread coming on.

Clock

PS How rude of me, yes Urlea, your new Specialized shoes look so good.

[Tri Girl]

Love the new kicks!

[jesvetmed]

Urlea... Those are great looking!

Do they run on the narrow or wide side? No one up my way has them in stock and I'm thinking about making a Seattle trip to try some on. I have their mtn bike shoes and love them... It's what I use now for road riding, too. But I do want to move to real road shoes. My feet are wide, however, and women's road shoes I've tried are much too narrow. I may just move to a men's... no reason not to that I can think of!?

[Miranda]

Cool! I love the pink Susan shoes they have on there too. I tried Specialized and could not get them to fit me right. Thus, a return. My Mavics I have now are full carbon soles... that feature rocks. No more flexy numb foot for me. What a wonderful b-day gift for you. Enjoy.

[tribogota]

I have the same ones, with pink stitching, loved them from the get go! Now after a year, I still love them! One flaw on mine, they don't have the loop at the back, so I can't do triathlon transitions in them with the shoes on the bike cause no place to loop the rubber band through to hold them straight.

[meggiestardust]

I have specialized road shoes as well. I swear I tried on every shoe at the LBS and the specialized ones were the last to try, and they were the only ones that fit right. I've had zero problems with mine, I just love them.

[applegum]

Urlea... Those are great looking!

Do they run on the narrow or wide side? No one up my way has them in stock and I'm thinking about making a Seattle trip to try some on. I have their mtn bike shoes and love them... It's what I use now for road riding, too. But I do want to move to real road shoes. My feet are wide, however, and women's road shoes I've tried are much too narrow. I may just move to a men's... no reason not to that I can think of!?

I have the exact same shoe, just in the mtn version in a size 43. They fit perfectly, and I have wide feet (by women's standards). By men's standards my feet aren't wide, so it's not necessary to buy shoes specifically catering to that, the stock 43s work just fine. Great fit, great ride, and they even look awesome.