Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Yeah good points. I should really have said too flat for my feet. Which really emphasises just how individual shoe fitting is. My feet are wide and my arches about average height, but I prefer a little more arch support for cycling as I find it helps with force feedback (I forget the fancy term for this). My preferred shoes are wide fit Fizik models, plus the green (high arch) Specialized insoles. I do have a pair of Shimano RC7s too, but they don't work for me on longer rides.
What I also found is that the fore-aft location of the arch support is also important. Some insoles I tried had the highest point of the arch too far forward for me, and it was as uncomfortable as having too much arch. For my MTB Bonts, I tried a heat-moldable insole (PowerStep) that was helpful for making that shoe work for me.
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