These are my first pair of clip-in bike shoes.  When I decided to go from mountain biking to road biking I also wanted to start using clip-in shoes.  So I did a lot trying on of shoes at the stores and found a few that I liked, but was still hesitant on price.  Then I saw these here on Amazon.  I had tried on some similar Giro brand in the store and liked them, but they were a moutain bike shoe rather than road bike.  Mountain bike shoes have more tread on them like a boot so you can walk in them, whereas road bike shoes are made to be worn on the bike and really for much walking at all.  I had also done some research and read that Giro makes a good fitting shoe.  The price of these was within my range so I decided to give them a try.

I normally wear a women's size 7.5 or 8 - mostly 8 - so went with the size 40 in these.  My foot is not wide but it's definitely not narrow either so I was a little worried about these being too narrow.  However when I slipped my feet into these - wow!  they fit like a glove!  super easy to put on and I adapted to the clip in pretty easily.  Although if you're new to clip-ins I highly recommend you read the manual and adjust the settings to make it easy to clip in and out.  You need to practice before going on the road, too.  I sat on my bike in my house, on the carpet, holding myself up braced against the wall and practiced clip and unclip until I was comfortable enough to take a ride around the neighborhood and try some more.  After a few rides it became pretty natural movement to clip in and out.

Oh, and the pedals I use with these are the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Shimano-SPD-SL-PD-R540-Clipless-Pedals-White/dp/B004JKEG3O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Shimano SPD-SL PD-R540 Clipless Pedals (White)</a>.  the pedals work great with these shoes.

I am on the bike for at least 2 hours a day on saturday and sundays and these shoes remain comfy.  Make sure the socks you have don't bunch up, though or it can be irritating and you'll need to adjust them. I use sport socks that are not too thick and they work great.  Anyhow, I am super pleased with these shoes and look forward to putting them on every weekend.