Thanks for this review 🤗 I love these shoes and now own a second pair. I should mention that they have the BOA system, which I really like. They fit my feet perfectly. I have two pairs, one in white and one in green. The older pair is now two years old and still in excellent condition. I have washed them many times-yes, you can wash them! 😅 I agree that there are some minor issues. The glue, as you mentioned, is visible in a few places and appears yellow, similar to your pair. However, I can live with that. The shoes fit my feet so well that I feel all the watts I produce are transferred in the best possible way from the shoe to the pedal. I have ridden a 180 km trip as my longest ride with these shoes, and yet I experienced no pain in my feet afterward. Size-wise, I think they are quite accurate. I use size 44 for normal walking shoes, and it's the same with these Rapha shoes with the BOA system. I have small, narrow feet, and I know some people with more "normal"-sized feet have complained about the fit. So, keep that in mind if you have wider feet.
Yeah, thanks.... I have been wearing them almost exclusively over this winter on the trainer. I do really like them and they are WAY easier on my feet than the Shimano's... I just wish the tongue had a smidge more padding or at least not appear so cheaply made... thanks for watching!!
They are all size 42… so the length is fine on all three.. the Shimano has the tightest toe box and are very narrow.. Rapha have plenty of room up front as do the Giro’s… I have a pair of Bont Vaypor G’s and they are the widest toe box with room to spare for days… thanks for watching..
@@mylifeon2wheels1 thanks for getting back. The rapha sites recommends going up half a size in this shoe. I have Giro Imperials in 46 and fit well. Rapha doesn't make a 46.5 but might try my normal size.
I'd buy them on sale, not at full price... I'd say they are similar in the toe box area to the Empires - they don't pinch like the Shimano S-Phyre's do... I find them quite comfy for a high end shoe - but not worth
Thanks for this review 🤗
I love these shoes and now own a second pair. I should mention that they have the BOA system, which I really like. They fit my feet perfectly. I have two pairs, one in white and one in green. The older pair is now two years old and still in excellent condition. I have washed them many times-yes, you can wash them! 😅
I agree that there are some minor issues. The glue, as you mentioned, is visible in a few places and appears yellow, similar to your pair. However, I can live with that. The shoes fit my feet so well that I feel all the watts I produce are transferred in the best possible way from the shoe to the pedal.
I have ridden a 180 km trip as my longest ride with these shoes, and yet I experienced no pain in my feet afterward.
Size-wise, I think they are quite accurate. I use size 44 for normal walking shoes, and it's the same with these Rapha shoes with the BOA system.
I have small, narrow feet, and I know some people with more "normal"-sized feet have complained about the fit. So, keep that in mind if you have wider feet.
Yeah, thanks.... I have been wearing them almost exclusively over this winter on the trainer. I do really like them and they are WAY easier on my feet than the Shimano's... I just wish the tongue had a smidge more padding or at least not appear so cheaply made... thanks for watching!!
How do you find the sizing between the three shoes? Are the Rapha's snug?
They are all size 42… so the length is fine on all three.. the Shimano has the tightest toe box and are very narrow.. Rapha have plenty of room up front as do the Giro’s… I have a pair of Bont Vaypor G’s and they are the widest toe box with room to spare for days… thanks for watching..
@@mylifeon2wheels1 thanks for getting back. The rapha sites recommends going up half a size in this shoe. I have Giro Imperials in 46 and fit well. Rapha doesn't make a 46.5 but might try my normal size.
I'm seriously considering these shoes... Compared to the Giro empires, are these wider, narrower or similar in width? Thanks!
I'd buy them on sale, not at full price... I'd say they are similar in the toe box area to the Empires - they don't pinch like the Shimano S-Phyre's do... I find them quite comfy for a high end shoe - but not worth
I want to know rapha compare with shimano size is same size or how much +,-
I found that they match - 42 in Shimano is the same in Rapha...
Shimano rc902 my size47. Possible rapha this model on size 47?