I am looking for a set of shoes for riding in, flat pedals, and due to oversized feet am struggling to make any of the usual choices and recommendations work. Neither Fiveten, Spesh 2FO or Endura go big enough.
Any one know of mtb specific shoes that run up to a uk 15/eu51?
Vans make a bunch of shoes which would be fine and have heard you can get them resoled in stealth rubber, maybe thats the route to go down.
do they have to be cycling brand shoes ?
i use Keen Targee shoes, and ride about 7000 miles a year on them, both on and offroad.
they are wide, grippy, and mega comfy.
FiveTen do up to what they call UK 14.5, EU 50 2/3 - might be worth a try (or have you already been there?).
I am not quite so gifted in the foot department (take a size 50 in Shimano sizing) but part of the reason I'm a dedicated SPD user was that I couldn't get flat shoes for years.
You might have to settle for one of the mainstream brands of skate shoe if no bike specific ones fit.
These DC skate shoes look like they might double up as a bike option: https://bigshoes.com/products/dc-footwear-court-graffik?variant=39072739337
There are a few NBA players who ride bikes, it might be worth doing some Instagram stalking and seeing what some of those with big feet are wearing? Reggie Miller is in fiziks, but his feet are smaller than yours.
Thanks for that. Somehow missed that they ran up to that size in the five ten freerider. At 14.5 its worth an order and see how they fit. Reviews seem to suggest a narrow fit but I'll order in a pair and see what they are like on my feet. Otherwise I think that a set of DC/Vans skate shoes will be the way forward. I should really consider moving to clip in pedals too, as there are a few options there, but I don't want to.
I have been riding in various footwear and having issues on rough decent with loosing footing. I have been wearing some meindl anteleo mid hiking boots which are my favourite at the moment. Used my vans at the trail centre and they are great but they don't cope with the rain very well and for bigger rides into the hills I want more shoe. Used a pair of low cut Columbia hiking shoes too but they were god awful as they have a curved edge to the sole and miss the pedal pins on the edges completely.
What flats to you ride? I've not found a better big platform than DMR Vaults. I love 'em.
What about a pair of vans and then wash them in something like Nixwax or spray them in fabsil, etc to try to help with water resistance? Vans have the lovely waffle sole for pedal pins. I’ve always wondered what they’d be like with a decent insole in them.
Though I'm only a 10, I found the Vans too narrow. Ended up with some Freerider Pro's, which ended up costing me around £35 (after discounts, £5 cashback and £35 saved cashback).
Still a little narrower than some old Specialized shoes, but comfortable enough.
Lake do a 50, depending on fit might be okay