Fit first of course - buying them somewhere she can exchange without penalty is a good plan - but also, if she hasn't decided what type of pedals she wants, it's probably best to get shoes that are compatible with both two- and three-bolt cleats.
Have you been shoe-shopping with her before? Are her feet easy to fit, or difficult? I personally have feet that are, shall we say, unusually shaped, and I wouldn't want anyone else buying me shoes, simply because I can't count on being able to wear anything that an unknown shop stocks. But then there are people like liza, who are easy to fit.
It's a really nice thought
and I hope it works out for your GF.
Last edited by OakLeaf; 12-10-2009 at 06:15 AM.
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler