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My investigation into the best cycling shoes was unlike anything else I’ve done. While there are some buyers’ guides that focus heavily on measurable details about products, the best cycling shoes aren’t one of them. I once asked Dr. Andy Pruitt, who holds three patents for the development of Specialized Body Geometry shoes and saddles, why one pair of Specialized shoes worked for me and not another. His answer was almost a laugh and the explanation that “they are different shoes”.

There are very few objective measurements that are applicable to cycling shoes. I can weigh them but is the lightest shoe the best? Although I do prefer a light shoe in most cases, that’s not universal. Instead of objective measurements, the only thing I could do was go out in every pair of shoes and put them through the paces in a variety of different ways.