There is a shoemaker in Northampton , England that makes cycling shoes to
order. The company name is Reynolds, the cost is in the $240 range - they
used to advertise on Cycletouring, the CTC magazine, so if any readers out
there are CTC members, they may be able to give us details. Otherwise the
CTC website is www.ctc.org.uk.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod Plunkett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 7:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [obc] cycling shoes
>
> Hi Daniel...welcome to the OBC.
>
> Sorry to hear you are cursed with wide feet. Size D width is the standard
> width for
> men, then comes E and then EE or F (same thing). I do not think that size
> is
> particularly uncommon. I checked some bike shoe makers and could not find
> any
> references to shoe widths. All I found on Shimano's web site is:
>
> http://www.shimano.com/cycling/footwear_pedals/size_chart.asp
>
> You might have to special order them. If you can, get shoes with as much
> leather
> around the toe as you can find - leather will stretch. A shoe store
> usually has
> shoe trees they can use to stretch the leather.
>
> Another option is to get a pair that are too long, but wide enough. The
> trade off
> is there will be a gap between where your toes end and where the shoes
> end. You
> will also have to adjust the location of your cleats. You have to make
> sure that
> your foot does not move around inside the shoe, otherwise, you will waste
> energy on
> each revolution. There are guys in the club who know far more about that
> sort of
> thing than I, such as Bob Simpson.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers for now.
>
> -Rod Plunkett
>
>
>
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