EU 45 RoadR 520 Carbon Road Cycling Shoes, Black

Cracking price for a decent carbon shoe, and very comfortable.

Nice fitting cycling shoes, comfortable. Good price.

Today was day 1 for the shoes and the new SPD cleats which I had attached to the shoes kept getting loose. The serrations of the cleats have left loads of scratch marks on the soles and it seems, the damage is permanent and the cleats cannot be mounted again i.e. it will get loose again. What a waste of money on this ! Please consider switching to Fiberglass reinforced soles . That will make the product worth the price ! !!! I wish i could upload the picture of the soles to show the extent of the damage !

Lightweight. Stiff sole. Good power to pedal

These are very good shoes at any price, but a deal at the price offered here. Very stiff sole helps with power transfer and avoiding hot spots / pressure points. This is one of the few good road shoes with both 2 bolt and 3-bolt cleat mounts. I'm one of those who uses 2-bolt SPD for everything, and finding a quality road shoe that has a 2-bolt mount is almost impossible at the moment. Most 2-bolt road shoes are aimed at beginners. The dial closure is handy to adjust (not as convenient as a Boa, but close). That seems to be the one place where costs were cut. The latest Boa has one-click adjustment both tightening and loosening. These have one-click tightening, but loosening is a full release. A bit inconvenient on the bike, but then again, with comparable shoes running $100 more (and the 2-bolt availability) I can accept a little inconvenience. When they say the sizing runs small, take that seriously! I purchased a half size larger than normal (US 9.5 instead of 9) and while the heel fit great, the length was on the shorter end of what I would call a good fit (fine, just on the shorter end of fine), and the toe box was too narrow, particularly at the ball of the foot.. If you are on the larger end of the size scale (some shoes in "your" size seem snug) I would go up a full US size, rather than a half. ("Hot" tip: Since the upper is synthetic, it takes well to a patient application of a blow dryer and a shoe stretcher to solve the narrow toe box. A couple of passes got me a custom-moulded fit.) All in all, excellent value for the money.