Thanks for posting this as well as the link to your detailed testing of the shoes. I've been mulling the idea of 5-10's recently and have eyeballed the various models on-line. But they seem to be primarily a West/NW part of the country phenomenon because I don't see them offered anyplace in the Midwest much. I'm always leery of buying shoes, in particular, via mail order because sizes and fitting can be a very finicky thing and I envision a flurry of back-and-forth shipping until everything is right. So I like your description of how the toe and heel fit vs. your size.
Also, there's this: I've been doing serious cycling for about 40 years now, beginning with the old toe clip & strap w/ cleated shoes, evolving to Look style clipless in the early 90's, to SPD clipless in the last decade and finally platform pedals and running shoes in the last 3-4 years. This is because of three things: 1) gradually increasing discomfort with retention-based shoes due to their thin, thin inserts (and their inability to accommodate orthotics, which I wear), 2) the apparent inability of the cycling industry to recognize that anyone in the world has anything but narrow feet (my final go-around with Shimano's SPD "mountain" shoes were a disaster in this regard - I usually wear size 9 or 9 1/2 in "D" width), and 3) increasing problems with cramping and foot numbness with any type of "cycling" shoe. However, even though the platform pedals took care of most of these issues, the running shoes do not, necessarily. When I'm standing up on a hill climb I feel like my foot is being wrapped around the pedal axle. I need something with a stiffer sole, like the cycling shoes but without their other drawbacks. So, my question is/was just how stiff some of these 5-10's are in that regard. The Freerider was one that I was considering the most. But they have two models; the standard Freerider and that VXi you bought. The former is about $20 cheaper, but does not have the same smooth contact area on the sole bottom as does the VXi. Would it still work as well? Also, how stiff are these in relative terms? Are they similar to a cycling shoe? I wouldn't want to go through the trouble to get a pair and wind up back where I am now with the running shoes. Finally, where to buy? Since they'd have to mail ordered, Zappo's seems to have the best selection and return policy of the on-line retailers. Would you agree? Where did you buy yours? Again, thanks for posting and your attention to my questions. George On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:29:55 PM UTC-5, bwphoto wrote: > > I've been testing 5-10 shoes in the process of making a better connection > between my feet and the pedals. After testing three I settled on the new > Freerider VXi, I just posted a review of the shoes I tested and the > performance of the Stealth soles., Here's the link: > http://www.ridingsteel.com/getting-sticky-with-shoes/2013/05/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
