Canasia Sports

Hi All, My home-made shoe project is on hold for a while. The lexan I ordered turned out to be quite heavy, so I plan on making a plywood prototype first. But since I am supposed to be using carpentry tools to finish the house, and not monkey with bike suff, I punked out and ordered some Northwave Vertigo shoes size 50. They are quite a bit longer than the size 50 Diadora Gekos I have, and WAY bigger than the useless Sidi 50's I got off eBay. They have an internal hard sole that is wider than the external plastic sole. They seem to be made for people with long toes. The cuve of the sole fits well, and everywhere else, but the toe-box is quite long. Two complaints, which may be minor and only apparent because I am not yet used to them: 1. The cleat holes are too far forward, and too far outboard. I have to have the cleats all the way back to get acceptable fore-aft foot placement, and all the way to the side to have enough clearance not to be too close to the cranks. This also makes it impossible to get the toe-out I want without hitting the big plastic heel-cups on the chainstays. When it gets warmer, I can adjust for less crank clearance as I won't need shoe-covers, and then I can toe-out a bit more. 2. The straps are attached to pleather that leads rearward in a swoopy way that looks cool, but when you pull the straps tight, it wrinkles the pleather creating pressure spots. It would be better to have more direct angle pulling toward the sole. Joseph