Re: Stiffer sole./largest platform pedal possible
The sizing is perfect (yep, like one of the responders my shoe size has also 'grown' as I aged..are we morphing into hobbits??

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Having cycled back in the day of leather shoes and nailed in cleats I learned really quick about sizing.
Once the foot is out of the pedal the burn is gone. I could walk a mile with no issue.
Once back into the pedal, the issue resurfaces.
Yes, Burn pretty much describes it.
The nikes were low-mid range shoes..I'm sure SIDI have a far stiffer insert.
I run the spd setup (not the new spd, the old)and,yes, those cleats offer a very small platform.
Swapping out isn't an(cost effective) option right now as I've 5 bikes all with the spd pedals.
Going with the shoe as a solution,what models have worked for you folks?