Shoe Q's

[DeniseGoldberg]

It is a little difficult to tell exactly what causes hot foot, but I think it is width of shoe across the ball of my foot... Most of the shoes I've tried are stiff. (Diadora, specialized, shimano)

I haven't tried sidis due to price. They approach a custom shoe in $$... And also finding the shoes locally is a little difficult. If they fit, though, I'd pay twice the price.

sarah

Sarah -
I wonder if it would help to try a shoe with a men's last as opposed to a women's. Maybe that would be a little wider. (Or not... I have really small feet so that wouldn't even begin to be a possibility for me, you could be the same!). I just looked on the Sidi site because I thought I remembered their shoes coming in widths. It's not as obvious as that though. From their web site:

...in a variety of lasts that include narrow, women-specific and mega (for wide, large-volume and high-arch foot shapes).

Too bad it doesn't appear to be as simple as the shoes coming in women's sizes but in different widths.

If you decide to try the Sidis and you end up ordering online - in my experience their shoes run small. I wear a size 6 women's shoe, but a 38 in a Sidi. According to a shoe conversion site a women's US 6 converts to a European 36.

--- Denise

[sarahkonamojo]

2 companies I've heard about.
rocket7

and

D2


$$$ Who would have known that golf shoes could be custom, much less cycling shoes? Makes sense. The shoes are a little fred-like but hey.

Sarah