Sidi shoes

Is there a guide somewhere online that marries footshape to shoe brand?

Lovely article in this issue (38) of Rouleur about Sidi shoes

Or just make your own?

Available to buy from July:
http://www.hanseeno.com/products/products/index.html

My Dominator 4 Megas, bought new for a hundred quid from Condor in 2003.
Since then they've consumed about 6 sets of insoles, one replacement buckle and a few sets of cleats. I think this last set might be in there for good though.
Still wear them today, though they're getting really sketchy to walk around in!

If the manufacturing quality's still there I'll consider replacing them with the current Dominators, though an SRS-compatible shoe would be nice.

I have 2 pairs of Sidis, Dominators for commuting and Genius for track/road, and both are the same size, 47. It felt a bit short at first, but length-wise they are perfect now. The only issue I'm having is that when wearing the road shoes I am getting a feeling of discomfort, which leads to pain, just to the left of the ball of my foot. Is this more likely to be a cleat position issue or one with the shoe itself?

The road shoes, again unlike the MTB versions, seem to allow a bit of lateral movement of my feet, which makes me think my feet must be very narrow indeed.

i had the same experience with sidis. I bought them in the same size i wear normally (46) and they felt sightly short at first but after a while theyre perfect. narrow in the toe box though, but they do stretch. slowly, but it happens. I haven't noticed any significant shape difference between ergo 2s and dominators, apart from the ergos being much stiffer.

PS. Mr B, you can get dominators with the replaceable sole parts i think they were called the 'London' model.

I have 2 pairs of Sidis, Dominators for commuting and Genius for track/road, and both are the same size, 47. It felt a bit short at first, but length-wise they are perfect now. The only issue I'm having is that when wearing the road shoes I am getting a feeling of discomfort, which leads to pain, just to the left of the ball of my foot. Is this more likely to be a cleat position issue or one with the shoe itself?

The road shoes, again unlike the MTB versions, seem to allow a bit of lateral movement of my feet, which makes me think my feet must be very narrow indeed.

Most likely cleat position, not the shoes

I'm considering buying a very lightly used pair of Sidi genius 6 which have a carbon sole. All my previous Sidis (2 Dominators, 1 Genius/Fives) have had a plastic sole (carbon composite according to Sidi).
Is the carbon sole much more vulnerable to damage than Millennium? Looking at my Fives they have some pretty deep scratches etc on the sole.
One of the things i like about Sidis is their longevity, should I just stick to the Genius 5s (the used 6s are cheap)?

I wouldn't worry about it. Carbon is pretty tough stuff.

I don't think you will notice much difference in the soles

other than them being loads stiffer.

Err really? The millenium soles aren't exactly made of cheese.

Yes.

Loads stiffer and fewer pressure points as a result. Worth the money.

Harder to clop around in though

Having used both, I'd not really lose any sleep if I could no longer source or afford the carbon soled variety of Sidi mtb shoes.

Longevity's no different with either, from what I can tell.

(currently using 10 year old pair of non-carbon, and 6 year old pair of carbon)

weight is a factor: I am heavy so everything flexes more. I do agree though, I wouldn't cry myself to sleep if I had to go back to normal soles.

Loads stiffer and fewer pressure points as a result. Worth the money.

This.

weight is a factor: I am heavy so everything flexes more. I do agree though, I wouldn't cry myself to sleep if I had to go back to normal soles.

I can put out higher peak forces than you. I suppose it's a question of short term über-flex vs longterm mini-flex.

TBH, most of the pro peloton do the bulk of their training in Converse with powerstraps.

Yes you can.
I have flat feet, crap arches and I am heavy: I find that having a more solid platform helps me a lot, and that I get less pressure points in a stiffer shoe. It might just be placebo, but frankly I don't really care - I need all the help I can get.

Dov leant me a pair of Bont's to try - unbelievably stiff, but arches are too high for me.

really? Mine barely have arches.

Interesting. I guess they were moulded to his feet so..

Also the Vaypor uppers are the hardest upper I've ever experienced.

You can push the arches out/down if you want.

Had my old sidi dominators fitted by Sherritt last year and going to get the velcro replaced my a local cobbler next week. Good few years left in them I reckon.