Sidis vs Specialized Shoes

[Eden]

I have a Specialized foot I guess. I love, love the wide toe box, but the shoe conforms to my foot perfectly everywhere else. I think I really noticed the difference when I switched from Sidis - more comfort and more efficiency.

[nscrbug]

I recently bought a pair of Sidi Ergo 2's (men's size 42.5) after wearing a pair of size 42 women's Northwaves for 2+ years. After wearing the Sidi's for about 3 weeks now, I have to say (sadly) that I'm about ready to give up on them and go back to my Northwave shoes. I just cannot seem to get comfortable in them. For some reason, they felt good in the store (go figure) but once I got them home and started riding in them...it feels like my feet are being strangled. I literally cannot wait to get home from rides, just to take them off and let my feet BREATHE. They don't specifically "hurt" my feet...I just don't feel comfortable in them. My Northwaves did not have a full carbon sole (just carbon-reinforced) and the Sidi's do...so maybe it's the additional stiffness that makes them feel uncomfortable...I'm not exactly sure.

I'm going to wear my Northwaves on tomorrow's ride and see how they feel in comparison to the Sidi's.

Linda

[itself]

I have read that the Northwave shoes are super nice. Again, not a lot of dealers.

[OakLeaf]

There's a Northwave dealer not too far from me and I tried a pair on - WAY too narrow. Speaking of duck feet.

I'm not sure if I've ever tried on LG. I'm going to try to make my men's wide Lake shoes last as long as I possibly can. Maybe by the time I need a new pair they'll be importing them into the USA again. A girl can hope...

[zoom-zoom]

There's a Northwave dealer not too far from me and I tried a pair on - WAY too narrow. Speaking of duck feet.

I'm not sure if I've ever tried on LG. I'm going to try to make my men's wide Lake shoes last as long as I possibly can. Maybe by the time I need a new pair they'll be importing them into the USA again. A girl can hope...

Isn't Lake part of Shebeest/Descente (or am I remembering that wrong)? Could be about a year if that's the case.

Yeah, I tried a pair of women's Northwaves...they fit about the same as the women's Specializeds I tried--too narrow.

[OakLeaf]

Isn't Lake part of Shebeest/Descente (or am I remembering that wrong)?

My recollection is that it's a separate brand and Descente had been importing them. They now list Stage-Race.com as their North American importer on their website - but Stage-Race.com doesn't list Lake as one of their brands. We'll see. Barring some footwear catastrophe, it'll be a while before I need a new pair anyway (but maybe the other duck feet here will be able to find a pair ).

[nscrbug]

Interesting that some of you find Northwaves to be too narrow. I consider myself to also have "duck feet", in addition to having hammertoes...so I really need to be able to "splay" my toes out in my shoes. My Northwaves are as comfy as a pair of slippers to me. Much more accommodating in the toe box than my Sidi's or the Specialized shoes I've worn in the past. Perhaps I just have a freak pair of Northwaves that happen to be wide in the toe box...I don't know. I just wish my pair weren't so beat up and worn...otherwise, I would not be looking to replace them.