Customer Reviews Shimano SH-M087G

I normally wear size US 12 athletic sneakers, and US 11 dress/casual shoes (thinner socks), and US 12 boots. The EUR conversions aren't always accurate, but EUR 46 is normally what I wear. With the Shimano cycling shoes, I followed Shimano's recommended size chart, which indicated I wanted a EUR 47 to fit my US 12 size, and it worked out great. I felt the insoles in the SH-M087G are a tad thin, causing my smaller foot to move just a tad. I have some Spenco running insoles that I may use to pad it up a little. Otherwise the sole is very stiff (as it should be), and the tread pattern is designed for rugged terrain and even some limited walking. These take the SPD cleats (2 bolts), but you can buy a version that uses the Look pattern (3 bolts). The shoes come with a pair of cleat nuts. These cleat nuts are important because that is how I can attach the SPD cleats. I bought a pair of Shimano A530 pedals and SH56 multi-release cleats, only to find neither included cleat nuts. The nuts apparently come only with the shoes, so make sure your cleat nuts aren't missing in the shoe box. The tongue is a bit stiff, and tends to dig into the front of the ankle. I find myself cinching down the middle Velcro clasp a lot more, causing some of it to hang loose in excess. The ratcheting clasp is a very good setup, it reminds me of motocross boots or my motorcycle road racing boots. The styling and color is very lacking in innovation, they look rather bland and could use some more attractive colors. The weight of the shoes is also substantial compared to standard athletic running shoes! I d recommend the SH-M087G as trainers for a road or mountain bike, but if you plan to participate in a race, I'd go with a stiffer and lightweight road bike shoe with the Look cleats. Overall: 4/5 stars. The styling isn't as good, the shoes weigh a lot, the tongue is a bit stiff, and the middle Velcro clasp is slightly too long but shouldn't affect cycling performance. The insoles could be a bit thicker.

There was some confusion on the size. The size chart says one thing and the size pull down has another for the conversion for U.S. sizes. I went with the size chart and not the pull down list and was wrong. The shoes look nice and I will be reordering them according to the pull down.

This product was missing two metal plates that were supposed to be in the shoe to screw in the toe clips which I also bought on Zappos. Unfortunately, when I called, the salesperson didn't have any useful information and promised to call shimano to see if anything was missing. She called back with no real answer (said shimano said nothing was missing), and of course offered for us to return the shoes. I really wanted the shoes, however. So,we went into an REI and in the very same shoebox direct from the manufacturer we saw the missing plates. REI people were so helpful and let us keep the plates. The shoes themselves are great, but zappos doesn't have a ton of experience with this kind of product. Make sure you get the right parts which includes the two metal plates which are inserted inside the shoe under the sole. They get shipped in the box from the manufacturer.