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I got the DMT Pista and I'm happy with the decision. They are very much suited to the track and they can be laced up very tightly, most importantly for me the cleats can be positioned very far forward just as I like them.
The toe box area has stacks of room, way too much for me in fact as my feet are narrow up front not that it is a real nuisance however as they felt fine when sprinting - superb in fact. Another track sprinter I was up against also has the same shoes and finds them pretty good however they certainly look beaten up on the outside after a year but then again these are track shoes and not for the commute.
The only design flaw if that it is even that is that the aero cover "tongue" does not sit as smoothly as it should do in my opinion but a bit of DIY should be able to fix that. They do come up a bit short too (I'm a size 43) but with a pair of thin socks thrown on I was sorted for the day. Yes they were a little bit uncomfortable after a while but as a sprinter I did not care as I was after a very tight shoe and they felt great sprinting.
I suppose when it comes to shoes individual fit is paramount and so everything is to be taken with this in mind, I do think that the quality and race orientated design put this shoe well above the shimano ro87s that I used to race on for track use and sprinting but then again most race shoes would be more suitable than them.