Shoe advice Pleeeze

[Robert Lofthouse]

Wazzup all,

 

I've been sidelined for an unacceptably long time, due mostly (but not entirely) to multiple, unrelenting attacks of gout in both my feet. It happens in either foot, sometimes in my toe, sometimes in my ankle, sometimes the joints across the top of my foot. Sometimes it happens in all of these at once, and the most recent attack happened in all three of these places ... in both feet.

 

Now for those of you who have been unfortunate enough to suffer from gout at one point or other, you'll understand exactly the ordeal I've had to endure over the last 5 (now nearly 6) weeks of this most recent bout.

 

As a result of these problems (or possibly it's even a cause of some of it, we're not quite sure), I have developed a rather nasty Bunion on my one foot. As the swelling is going down in my foot, it's presence is becoming more and more evident.

 

On Saturday was the first time I was actually pain free for nearly 2 months and decided to spin the legs out around the block for a half an hour or so - that was when I realised the biggest problem yet - I can no longer put my shoe on.

 

Both my MTB and road shoes are Shimanos, which are pretty narrow cut around the toe, and with the swelling my one foot simply doesn't go in (well, not without an intense amount of pain/discomfort).

 

So, the question is - I need to get new shoes, which make should I be looking at which is more generously cut at the toe, as well as slightly higher cut over the instep. I"m not looking at riding super competitive, so super-duper lightweight, carbon what-not's are not what I'm after. Just something reasonably priced and comfortable.

 

Sorry for the loooong (possibly boring) precursor to the question, but I guess I'm using this post as a platform for my question as well as a means to explain to those that know me on this board why I've been so scare.

 

Thanks in advance

KC.

 

[HappyMartin]

I have a broad foot and struggled for years with a Shimano shoe. Nice shoe but narrow, never got comfortable. Just before the Jock I bought a pair of Specialized shoes. It has made a big difference to my comfort as the shoe is broader.

 

I suspect that there will be other makes besides Specialized that make a broad shoe, perhaps someone else can give more info on that. Shimano are known to be narrow.

 

[Robert Lofthouse]

Great, thanks - I do vaguely remember being advised to go with Specialized when I was originally looking for shoes, having a broad foot to start with. Perhaps I should have heeded the advice back then, I might be in a better place right now :-P.

 

 

[Spinnekop]

HEY oom.  Glad to see you back!!!!

I have BIG feet.....ask ANYONE!!!!!!!

And the ONLY shoe that does the job is Northwave.  Period.

 

[Tumbleweed]

remember to take your vernier calliper with you when you shop for shoes?

 

they're not as pimp as the spesh or northwave, but the olympics seem to suit peeps with big foots.