Perhaps the most significant part of a custom shoe is the insole. Custom insoles are engineered to improve power and endurance while protecting your muscular joints from wear and tear. Much more than Doctor Scholl’s for cycling, a custom insole allows you to reap the benefits of a custom fit without...

Thanks to the research coming out of Specialized’s Body Geometry Program, the company has designed its shoes with a bio-mechanically shaped sole and footbed. This sneaky, built-in technology helps eliminate power-robbing foot, lower leg and knee rotation. Decreasing this excess movement also reduces...

Custom cycling shoes are molded to the shape of your foot and provide the ultimate fit for power transfer. But more than just an added performance enhancement, custom cycling shoes can also help prevent injury too. Shimano is the first mainstream shoemaker to provide custom shoes directly from your...

the weather channel predicted a 5-hour window that would be free of rain. I thought it might be just long enough to make the Simi Ride worthwhile. for the past two days it had rained non-stop but at six the rain shut down. I pulled myself out of bed and hit the road for the valley. as soon as I left...

as I was saying to Mertz this weekend, the LA area has a plethora of group rides almost every day of the week all year long – even when temperatures drop into the low 50s. the only thing that slows these rides is rain. but I haven’t done any of the weekday rides as I usually have employment...