The most you can hope to get from here is choices on style and purpose. There's no replacement for going to a shop and trying them on, because everyone's feet are different.
Granted. But it's still possible to obtain information about finish, build quality etc.
I've ended up buying shoes today, almost impulsively. I was getting tendonitis in my feet. When I switched to the northwave road shoes I own but find incredibly impractical, I realised how soft and flexible what was left of the soles on my original shoes had become. And was probably causing the tendonitis as the foot was hardly supported.
Riding with the Northwaves gave me extra power and immediately seem to alleviate the tendon issues, but alas, they were too narrow to be comfortable, I couldn't walk very well in them and putting a foot down when stopping the tandem in the wet was dangerous.
After trying various shoes on, I've bought some Spesh Sport MTB shoes and I'm gob smacked. I've not been on the bike in them yet, other than stationary to test the clipping and unclipping. They fit well, they are comfy and although the sole is very stiff, I can walk in them. In fact they seem like a much better solution than shoes with a "trekking" sole.
