First of all, I bought these on sale. I might not have jumped at the regular price, but now I probably would. These are a real step up from what I owned before. They are not the super rugged boots that folks have for riding fat tires in the snow, but I have found them able to keep my feed warm into the mid thirties. The fit is excellent, and the quality of construction is what we should expect from SIdi. I'm really glad I bought these.
I just looked it up, and I've owned these shoes since 2/2020 meaning that at this point I have close to 25,000 miles on them. They've held up great, and the Tecno-3 closure system has worked flawlessly. I almost wish that I was ready for new shoes, but honestly I have no objective reason to replace these!
I've owned other brand shoes, but mostly I've owned Sidi. These are my 4th pair. At least for me, Sidi shoes have always been a great fit and their sizing is consistent from model to model. One of the reasons I'm willing to pay a little more for Sidi is that I know I can get service parts. When the heal pieces wear out, I know I can buy replacements. When straps have worn out or broken on older models, I've been able to replace them. That's refreshing in a time when seemingly nothing is serviceable!
I've worn Sidi Genius road shoes for years. Now that my left foot metatarsal bone on little toe has grown outward, my regular shoes rub. I researched and found these Mega Road Shoes which are made wider. That's true. Wearing them gives me more room and no rub. But they are really larger. My normal size 43 seems almost too large for me. But they are very much Sidi quality and very usable. No rear foot adjustment. Good for the price, especially on sale.
I have been wearing Sidi shoes since the 90's (I still have a pair from 2003) I wear a 38.5 or 39 and have a fairly narrow foot'these are perfect! I also like that a there are replacement parts and they are women specific shoes. This particular shoe is a little more relaxed than my race specific Sidi's and I wear them for long training rides and on my fixed gear Duende Pegoretti made and painted by the master himself, Dario Pegoretti. I'm a Sidi customer thru and thru.
