I don't want to completely derail this thread but it's tending in this direction so I'll fire away:
We have a local, custom shoe manufacturer (Loveless) who started out making orthotics and who now seems to be the shoemaker to the stars. Very high-end custom stuff with exotic leathers but they also have a basic leather shoe starting at $650. I have very wide feet (6E often doesn't cut it), high arches, high insteps and I'm developing a hammertoe on my right foot. I also have a Morton's Neuroma in the same foot and a few miles on a bicycle results in pain (I ride in one of the stiffer Crocs because all other shoes don't have the toe room I need) so a set of custom dual-purpose (work and cycling) shoes is looking more and more attractive. Is $650 a reasonable price or is it on the higher end for custom shoes? I also have to consider the fact that this guy is local and can do hands-on measurements of my feet instead of sending me a foam mold. It sounds like some folks here have experience with custom shoes so i would love to hear your experiences and opinions. On Monday, November 17, 2014 8:17:16 AM UTC-6, Surlyprof wrote: > > I've been using sneakers by Puma or Clarks when riding my Hillborne with > either a set of MKS Grip Kings or VP Thin Gripster pedals (which I highly > recommend!). My feet sometimes ache after a long ride in squishy shoes. > Has anyone found a stiffer soled shoe that they like with sneaker pedals? > > Thanks, > John > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
