FLIT Christy

I have been having trouble with my foot lately, I think it is tendinitis of the bottom of my foot. Off the bike, shoes with great arch support makes it feel better. So im thinking i should look for road shoe that might help.

now im riding nike poggio's. Love the shoes, super light and super stiff. any suggestions welcome.

terrymorse 

SuperFeet insoles. They make a huge difference for me.

Soil_Sampler

+1-try new insoles.

superfeet,eSoles,sole,shockdoctor,etc.

damocles1

Specialized BG insoles worked for me. I have a collapsed arch and they cured my foot pain and fixed my pedal stroke.

jcbenten

I have Specialized Carbon-soled shoes that have some arch. Love 'em. Took awhile to acclimate but I like them more than my Sidis now.

Fat Boy

I had to go to a podiatrist to get carbon inserts made. They're not cheap, but they work great. Superfeet inserts (the green ones) are actually pretty good. The Doc said that those are what he recommends to people who don't want to go the custom route. I have them in my normal shoes (and mountain bike shoes).

SushiJoe

Plus a pair of Sidis and you are set.

ridethecliche

I went to the coaching and nutritional place in town.

$125 for custom insoles. Felt weird for 2 weeks, but no hotspot issues after that. They're incredible. I love it!

I'm a broke college student, so I'd been cutting corners a bit, but no more! I'd rather save up and get something that will last for a while and make me MUCH more comfortable when racking up the mileage.

Do it once, do it right, do it custom

sshakari

Used to ride with Sidi shoes for 3 years and had quite a bit of foot pain. I tried SuperFeet and it helped a bit. Recently switched to Specialized carbon sole shoe and it makes a huge difference for me.

Pedaleur

Agreed with the insoles. Cycling shoes seem to be made for the "lowest common denominator." With inserts, someone (like myself) with a high arch can fit a flat shoe, but a flat fotted person can't fit into a shoe with a high arch.

thirdin77

Why do you want a new pair of shoes when you can just replace the footbeds that your shoes currently have?

The superfeet carry a money back guarantee so try them before you try anything else. Try the blue or black full length models. Then try other footbeds. Then look at getting different shoes.

bigtea

+2 Add Spenco and Sofsole to the list...pick 'em up in any sporting goods store in the running section

djtrackie

what size do you wear? I have a package of brand new Specialized footbeds, the green version for extra arch support.

Also, when you say arch support... what kind of arch support? Do you have flat feet? neutral? or high arches?

The bottom of your foot pain maybe be plantar fasiciitis, in which case I would guess you probably have flat feet. In which case, proper arch support and perhaps some forefoot support maybe very beneficial for you

Val23708

superfeet blue

FLIT Christy

thanks for the response everyone. I think im going to try the insole change first. I went to a local rei today to try some superfeet. they didnt have any yellow or gray, so i decided to hold off. I think im going to pick up some online.

ridethecliche

Christy, I have nike Poggios too!

I like them so much that I have a backup set sitting in a box. I picked the shoes up for $100 for the first pair and for about 85-90 for the second set.

That being said, the stock insoles SUCK! I had hot spots with them all the time, and had to play with the straps during rides. Not fun...

I went to my coach who makes custom heat moldable insoles. The cost is $125 for the insoles, but they feel incredible. It took about 2 weeks to adjust to them, but since then I've had 0 hotspots on all my rides. No problems with them whatsoever!

The stock replacements might work for you, but one of my feet is flat footed and the other has a high arch, so custom made so much more sense for me. Plus, if they don't work the first time, you can just go back and mold them again! It's a little expensive but I think that it's totally worth the cost.

DaveSSS 

Check out Sole products. They have heat formable models that work well and take up less room than most Superfeet products. I got mine at REI.

https://www2.yoursole.com/products/footbeds/?id=9eYKKDNm

I use the slim support in my Rocket 7 shoes.

On the subject of weight, I've found some Sidi shoes to be quite heavy. My Rocket 7 shoes are about 250 grams lighter than the Genius carbon soled shoes I wore previously.

revolator

+1 on superfeet

blue has more padding - I use that for running, marked as Mountain on the performance site.
I use grey in my road cycling shoes

So, it's your preference if you want it thicker or thinner.

Garfield Cat

I have a podiatrist type custom made orthotics. Good thing about them is I can wear them with any shoe. I ride with SIDI Genius 5.

When I got a pro bike fit, that was one of the things to get. Lucky for me I had those orthotics from my running days. So its old and the kind that is hard plastic with zero bend.

I tried a few mass marketed inserts but nothing compares to the custom made one.