sdmc530

I have Shimano M-088 mountain bike shoes for my mountain bike. I got a new road type bike, well a cross bike I use for road bike. Anyways I want to get road pedals and shoes for it. Will the R-088 shoes fit the same as the M-088 shoes. Both same shoe, just have two different purpose one road one mountain. Just wondering if sizes are pretty consistent in both kinds of shoe.

My m-088 in wide are pretty decent shoes so would like that version for my road bike being I know it works.

thanks, and sorry if this is a dumb question. Before you say anything I don't want to use same set on both, have always wanted to try road shoes to see the difference in comfort over long rides due to the larger foot pedal contact area.


thanks!!

PHil

Jed19

Yeah, if you get the same pedals for your road bike as you have on your mountain bike, then using the same shoe is a non-issue.

The Pedalphile

The road shoes won't fit the same as your mountain shoes. They're built on different lasts and mountain shoes are more generous on interior volume due to the fact you're expected to be doing an occasional bit of hiking with the mountain bike.

sdmc530

That is what i was afraid of. Trying to find shoes at a local shop is a giant pain in the.........

mikiek

Any reason why you couldn't stick with the MTB shoes? That's what I use on a road bike. And just added some Frog pedals as well.

MTB shoes are definitely better to walk around in than road shoes. Save some $$.

corrado33

Generally "road shoes" have a 3 bolt pattern for the cleat and "mountain shoes" have a two bolt pattern. (I'm not sure if this is the case for your specific shoes, but it IS the case for my mountain and road shoes.) If you can find the cleats for the pedals you have in both 2 and 3 bolt pattern, then yes, you can use the same pedals.

Honestly, I'd just use your mountain shoes for the road. There isn't THAT much difference and you really won't notice the aero difference or stiffness difference. (Yet) If I hadn't had road shoes before I started mountain biking, I would have just bought mountain shoes and been done with it. (Plus I find clipping into my mountain pedals 10x easier than my road pedals for some reason.)

Check out this GCN video.

sdmc530

My problem is after 20 miles or so I get hot spots and my feet hurt with my spd's. Though I would try road set up to see if that would be any better.

sdmc530

good video....if I understand it right I have a fit issue....

corrado33

Yes, if you have hot spots then you DO have a fit issue. Get that worked out before you buy any other shoes. Alternatively try "blister free/double layered" socks. They're made up of two layers so that the layers rub against each other and the friction isn't transferred to your skin.

Doc V

For road SPD pedals I highly recommend the Shimano A600 pedals. Their large platform base distributes force across more of the sole.