Need Advice: Sidi Doms or Genisis 5???

[Kiwi Stoker]

I also have issues with numbness and it's not due to cold! I noticed after yesterday's painfull ride that the top middle strap had left an impression and what feels like bruising on the top of my foot. I also noticed I have some large veins going across there also. So could it be the issue of the straps cutting off blood supply to the toes on the top of the foot? Evryone seems so fixed on the bottom of the foot (insoles etc) I wonder if the top of the foot could be involved also?

[Owlie]

I don't want to threadjack, but:
Wahine, thanks. I've been dealing with...not hot spots, exactly, but uncomfortable spots. Part of it is the fact that I do weird things with my feet, but I have to wonder if I'm doing weird things with my feet because of those uncomfortable spots, on one foot more that the other.

List of things to try. DBF got me a set of the BG insoles for Christmas. He's still pushing for me to get "proper" road pedals on my next bike, though.

[Crankin]

I wore Sidi road shoes for years and had horrible hot spots with my Speedplay X-2 pedals/cleats. I recently switched to Shimano shoes, for both road and mountain. What a difference. The biggest factor was the wider toe box. I also moved my cleats back from the neutral position.
I don't find it any harder to unclip from my road pedals (X-2s) than spds or Frogs. If the walking bit is your concern, than keep your mountain shoes/cleats.