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Budget cycling shoes

Schecter01 · 2015-03-27 00:48:46

I bought a pair of shimano Shoes for €70 with my bike and while they seemed to fit ok in the shop, after 100miles they are killing me, the right is way tighter than the left(both are same size I checked) tried to 'wear them in' but they're a killer, I presumed they were supposed to be tight, but my toes are squashed to…

27-03-2015 12:48am

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Schecter01

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I bought a pair of shimano Shoes for €70 with my bike and while they seemed to fit ok in the shop, after 100miles they are killing me, the right is way tighter than the left(both are same size I checked) tried to 'wear them in' but they're a killer, I presumed they were supposed to be tight, but my toes are squashed to feck, so apart from going up a size Which is obvious, I was looking at a pair of Giro for €130? Can't really spend more than €150, any recommendations??

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#2 27-03-2015 9:03am

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Giro are comfy shoes, very. Got the Giro Trans model and they are like slippers. Also, their sizing is very close to what normal shoes are sized at. The best thing you can do though is to go into plenty bike shops and try as many makes and models as you can and then choose the one that's the most comfortable. At least that's what I did.

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