Originally Posted by
daniell
I was wondering. Would I be better off buying an insole or a new pair of shoes?
I went for both.
I had a good pair of Sidi's with carbon soles, very stiff, lots of hotspot pain on longer rides, circa 3-4hrs it would hit.
I changed to Shimano RC902 S-Phyre's with a G8 insole and major difference. Nearly perfect. I rarely get the pain now and if I do, it is probably because I had my shoes tightened too much for too long.
I'd say if you already have a good set of stiff shoes, then insoles is the way to go first. But if you don't, then both in my opinion.
I recently bought a pair of Specialized S-Work's Torch since they market them as relieving hotspot pain but I haven't tried them yet.
