Perfect! Absolutely perfect.
These shoes are exactly what I needed. Rather new to road cycling so definitely not ready for the locking shoes; however I wanted the comfort, utility and yes look of cycling shoes and found these. They are absolutely perfect! Worth every penny. And the return and replace for style and size was effortless. Just make sure to get Half a size to a full size higher than your regular shoe size and you’re golden. Very comfortable, slick and efficient. Just did a 50 mile ride on my forth road cycling ever and not even a bit of discomfort. And no, I don’t write reviews often; in fact, this is probably my second ever. Go for it. You won’t be disappointed, unless you’re looking for something completely different.
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A.Maya
September 10, 2019
Great cool looking shoes for the price
First of all, make sure you get one size larger. With shimano and fizik I wear 9.5 and 10 respectively, but with the santics I went to a 10.5. With that aside, these shoes are amazing for beginners since you don’t need cleats but you have the aero dynamics, grip, and looks a a clipless shoe. The belt strap makes them very secure and super comfy. Can totally recommend to any cyclist
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Runs one size small if you have wide feet, hard to judge what size to order but I got lucky
These shoes are good quality. The top right shoe ladder lock strap can be a bit fiddly to connect but the shoes are comfortable, the ratcheting lever to pull the top strap tighter is cool and also works well. They ride well, no laces to catch the chain ring, are easy to walk in compared to my old Sidi cleated shoes and I can even wear them in my Soul Red Miata (see photo).Determining proper sizing was a gamble. From the buyer reviews, It appeared that the sizing ran about 1 size small for wide feet so I took a gamble and ordered a 10.5 size (I wear a 9.5 EE shoe). They fit fine when they showed up.If I had ordered "true to size" 9.5 size per the manufacturer, I'd be sending them back right now. The seller ordering information for size says "If your feet is fatter or wider than normal, please choose a bigger size" - that's an exact quote with the grammar error from the seller. But how much bigger? 1/2 a size, 1 full size, 2 sizes? Not helpful data from the seller.I posted a sizing question on the Amazon product page for this shoe and included my foot length and width in inches per the sellers instructions hoping for a reply from the seller. Instead, I got a goofy reply from the Amazon customer universe telling me to buy the 4E size. There is NO 4E size, only shoe sizes like 9, 10 etc. I almost didn't buy these shoes because of the sizing confusion and lack of response from the seller to my posted question.I've got to knock one star off for the limited and inaccurate sizing data from the seller, their lack of reply to my posted sizing question, limited availability of sizes and colors (COVID?) and the fiddly top strap on the right shoe. It should be a 1.5 star deduction but I can't do that on Amazon and the actual shoe quality is good so I rounded up because these are nice shoes, look cool and are well made. Hope this helps!
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Santic finally got the sizing right!
I purchased the variation called "new black" (July 2022) with one Velcro strap towards the front of and a BOA-style lacing system continuing up to the ankle. I wear either 11 or 11.5 US in most major shoe brands. For these I purchased the 11US (46EUR) and the fit is perfect. The shoe is stiff and lightweight which is exactly what I want when riding a mountain bike with platform pedals. About a year ago I ordered an 11 in one of the "older" styles offered by Santic and they were comically undersized. Happy they fixed the sizing issue. And they look legit as well!
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joshua wilson
May 27, 2021
Best flat pedal shoe!!!
These shoes are great for cycling!!! First, these shoes are for flat pedal riding. There’s no clipless underneath the shoe. They look sharp. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on them. The sole is a lot harder than a normal shoe, which gives you more power to the pedal and lets you pedal longer without getting tired or uncomfortable. I’ve put 400-500 miles on these shoes no problem. I mainly use them for commuting, but I recently started doing ubereats as a side hussle. I’ve biked 8 hours for a shift no problems. Well I can’t say no problems, my legs kill me, but less than doing it with tennis shoes. The locking mechanism seems durable, and is a ratchet type mechanism. Ratchet it to keep increasing tightness on your foot until you reach the preferred tightness. I also ride flat pedal on my road bike, and these shine there too, I usually switch to boots when it gets cold, so I don’t know how these do in cold weather, but they’ve been pretty comfortable in 100 degree San Antonio weather. The only downside is I wouldn’t want to wear them as a normal shoe. They’re fine to walk around in for a couple hours, but they’re not going to be quite as comfortable as a normal shoe. 10/10 from a cyclist!!
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Glenda Hunt
April 30, 2023
Fit as Expected / Size 6 Male (for Size 8 Female)
I wanted an unlocked cycling shoe that mimics the clip in shoe's look. Hardly anyone makes them. And when they do, they look like clown shoes. These are classic and they fit beautifully. Just perfect.
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Martyn J. Smith
December 04, 2019
These are not SPD shoes as it says in item title
I'm giving one star because the product title says "SPD" which is a clipless pedal system but the shoes are not clipless compatible. There is a paper in the box which suggests you can take the bottom of shoe off to attach a cleat but that does not appear to be the case. The shoes do look well made and are comfortable but have to get sent back since product description is unclear
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