Cycling shoes running and MTB how to choose them and what to evaluate

When it comes time to buy a new bike shoe is always a dilemma, for this reason and of great importance to be able to change the article in case of incorrect purchase, there are many factors to consider.

To date it is very important that the fit is right, neither too large nor too small to create constriction, as well as the plant must be in line with our conformation of the foot, if we have a large plant is good to favor brands and models that have the same feature, different from a tapered plant that will prefer a slender foot.

The type of closure is also a factor in the purchase, in fact once laces were used, followed by laces with the strap while today the most innovative closure for cycling shoes are the ratchets with micrometric adjustment that allow us to adjust the lock of the shoe in an optimal way. 

We have different types of fasteners, double ratchet, single ratchet or micrometric ratchet plus sometimes the strap.

The shoe change will not be immediately congenial just in the first outings our foot will form inside the bike shoe its ideal shape, already after a few outings the shoes will become more congenial and comfortable.

The cycling shoes are divided into two macro categories: racing shoes and MTB shoes, completely two different things, even if the racing shoes with cleats are used by MTB bikers, the flat MTB shoes are not used by bdc cyclists.

In short, a completely different way that presupposes a different use of the bike shoe between road bikes and MTB bikes.