I got some pearl izuzumimi on sale at Trek (of all places) for 59 bucks. Costly (well, not compared to the SIDI), but they fit nice, and were stiff.
Judah I've looked and looked for an actual place to find Adidas Minnrets where I could try them on.. and didn't find any places.
I'm a hands on type of guy.
After wearing worn out Looks for sooo long, the new SPD's are nice. Easier to get out of and I can bunny hop pretty decently now. I think my knees may hurt tonight after @#$# around with skids and all with the new shoes. Hopefully they will last for at least 6 months.