Best Road Shoes for Look Keo 2 Max

[thekarens]

I started with a road shoe, but I did have to swap the inserts.

[ny biker]

Re: cleat position. Note the widest part of your foot, where there is a knobby bone at the base of the big toe. Put masking tape on the side of each shoe, on the big toe side, in the general area of the widest part of the foot. Draw a vertical line on the tape at the widest part of your foot. The center of the cleats should line up with the lines on the tape.

Re: hot foot. Try different insoles. I personally like the LG insoles, which you heat in your oven and then put in the shoes to mold them to your feet. The insoles that came with my new (Bontrager) shoes had a nice arch support but were too thin under the balls of my feet, which caused pain/pressure on my feet over the cleats.

[lgibster]

Ok I have switched road shoes AGAIN!!! This time I visited another LBS in town and had a much better experience. He measured my feet with calipers and then looked at the new Specialized Road Shoes. He said they were the right length and width but determined they didn't have as much "upper material" as the pro MTB shoe. He let me try the Giro Apeckx shoe which was a little wider. He said it was unisex and worked better for a wider foot. He also noted that the other shoes were probably too stiff for someone with my foot problems. He did a cleat alignment and installed the cleats for me. MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! I could only do 10 miles without bad pain with the Specialized shoe and knocked out 45 the first night in the Giros.........So the next question is.......Anyone want to purchase an almost new pair of Specialized Pro road shoes in a size 39.5?