Subject: RE: Tri Shoes vs Road Bike Shoes I have both tri and road shoes. I do my training in my road shoes and tris Oly and shorter in my tri shoes and train a couple times in them before each tri.
Road shoes fit better and stay on my feet better as they have more straps...clearly they are harder to get on and off. I have wide feet and have some shimano shoes for men that come in regular and wide width. They have great ventilation but aren't designed to get wet all the time.
Tri shoes much easier to get on but don't stay on my feet as well and doing longer rides I can get cramps in the balls of my feet. For my HIM I'm wearing my road shoes as comfort means more to me than faster T1 or T2...and may actually save me time. I wear the same size bike shoes as my Birkenstock as most are European sizing. |