Shimano RC701 Road Shoes

Good shoe

Once cleat in the correct place, really good I had not used Boa before, and they are great Only thing I have to get used to is they are a little bit awkward when you put put your foot into the shoe. Looking forward to warmer days!

Wow what a shoe

Shimano haven't failed in delivering quality in every aspect of these shoes. I love these shoes and they look great too (i got them in red). The fit is great, found them true to size for me I am 7.5 in running shoes so ordered 42. They are really comfortable,each ride felt a little better and now you don't even know you have them on. The stiffness in the sole is really stiff and transfers really well. The boa dials are great and its easy to make fine adjustments either tightening or loosening for extra comfort.

Very lightweight good looking pair of shoes

Stiff but comfy shoes

I bought these as my first foray into proper road shoes. Since most of miles had previously been commuting I needed to be able to walk easily and so had been using mtb shoes with spd pedals. Since lockdown started I’ve just been getting miles in on my road bike without needing to get off and walk so thought I’d invest in some road shoes and spd sl pedals. Coming from Scott team boa mtb shoes my thoughts on the new Shimano are: Comfort - straight out the box and slipping my feet in for the first time they are really comfy. Plenty of padding at the contact points around the ankle and nice pliant upper material so no bedding in needed to break in as such. ✅ longer term (done about 600 miles in them now) I’ve had to tinker with how tight I do up the boa dials a bit (to avoid numb toes on longer rides) but still really pleased. Stiffness - as above, I’m coming from mtb shoes so possibly not an entirely fair comparison here. The Scott mtb shoes have a stiffness rating of 8 though so they are decent. New Shimanos are notably stiffer, particularly when I’m out of the saddle and giving it some real effort - then you can really feel the energy you’re putting in being translated into forward motion - a nice feeling. To be fair I’ve changed to spd sl pedals from spd at the same time so I can’t say how much is down to the shoes alone but it’s a definite improvement. Looks - they look ace. Rather shiny at the front but the fade from shiny red to Matt black looks v cool. Also nice and easy to wipe clean and keep looking nice. Fit - spot on! I based my choice on having measured my biggest foot (at 27cm) and went for the size 44 based on the internal shoe dimension as provided by Mantel. Not so tight to cut off blood circulation but can get them plenty tight enough between the two boa dials (the way the upper boa works by pulling quite a wide strap across your foot works really well in evening out the pressure and avoiding pressure points. Overall really happy with my purchase, thanks! Overall I am really

Good shoe, shame Shimano change the sizing

Good shoe and got these in red which seem to be rare in the UK.but the sizing has changed from previous ranges of Shimano shoes. I think because the toe protector band has moved from outside the shoe to inside so I have have moved up from 44 to 45, despite the old RP-9 size 44 shoe being 27.8cm and the new RC-7 size 44 shoe being 27.8cm