Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
I started with Lake, but the heel fell apart prematurely. Up to that point, I liked them. However, SIDI was the big buzz around here a few years ago so I switched to SIDI. They were fine for about two years. Then I started to have some pain in the toe area. I noticed that I didn't have the pain when wearing an old pair of Specialized shoes. So I made a comparison and found that SIDI has a European toe box, i.e. it narrows quickly from the point of the ball of the foot. Specialized has an American toe box, that is, wider. If you have narrow feet, SIDIs should work fine. If your feet are wide, SIDIs might not fit that great. Average feet, YMMV. I wear EU45 and now went to Specialized.
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