New 2024 S-Works shoes upcoming?

[wickedstealthy]

Take my money but simply make the width around the ball of the foot a bit wider. The sole of course not by adding volume. Currently running the Ares and they are near perfect. So please no duck shoes again

[chorus88]

from reddit


new SW shoe(?)-vs-SW Torch-vs-SW Ares

[wheelbuilder]

That toe looks crazy-wide in that photo!

[RDY]

Looks much more like an Ares replacement. Completely square toe box is great. I hope it has as little toe spring as initial photos seemed to indicate, and less than the Ares - the Torch has way more.

[alanyu]

Oh yes squarish toebox. Personally I would like more square inside for my big toe.

[spud]

Looks much more like an Ares replacement. Completely square toe box is great. I hope it has as little toe spring as initial photos seemed to indicate, and less than the Ares - the Torch has way more.

I doubt Spec has changed sole between Torch and this "Ares" replacement. They have to amortize those molds for a while, given the cost associated.

[RDY]

Looks much more like an Ares replacement. Completely square toe box is great. I hope it has as little toe spring as initial photos seemed to indicate, and less than the Ares - the Torch has way more.

I doubt Spec has changed sole between Torch and this "Ares" replacement. They have to amortize those molds for a while, given the cost associated.

Well it's got to be different because it's a different shape, just as the Ares and Torch were. You can't make it a different shape and size and then use the same mold.

[ChairmanJiang]

I saw the official factory shipment of the shoes last week, and they don't look like all the pictures in the post.

[ODC]

Wouldn't that be just some custom shoes made for his wider feet?

[RDY]

Wouldn't that be just some custom shoes made for his wider feet?

Could just be that he has tiny feet. I think he wears ~41. Smaller sizes look much wider and squarer comparatively - usually.

[chorus88]

[Upcountry]

Good screen grabs. From those images, they very much look like a Torch, with different placement of the upper boa, and a retention pad similar to that of the Ares. I honestly don't love the pressure up that high on top of my foot on my Ares, but I can imagine some people do, and they probably offer more stability for sprinters(or those guys riding threshold at 400 watts). For me personally, that angled cutout/overlap of the tongue near the toebox that was introduced on the Torch was the key that unlocked a good fit for me(as well as avoided that bunching look). Happy to see that carry over as it really works for me.

[RDY]

Heel's much too loose and there's way too much toe spring for the Torch to be usable for me. The Ares is much better, though far from perfect.

[AXA]

Any info on release date?

[justinfoxphotos]

Guys I just wanted to chime in with some thoughts on the Specialized S-Works Torch (current version) shoes. I paid big bucks for them ($650 AUD) as they sold them in a WIDE variant. Fit wise they're absolutely perfect for my wide feet. I ended up buying the blue insoles too as I have arched feet and these made the shoes even more comfortable.

At some point I wanted a white pair of shoes, but the white Torch didn't come in WIDE and then an "as new" pair of Shimano S-PHYRE shoes came up on Marketplace in my size at a really good price so I thought I'd try them. As soon as I put them on I instantly felt they were too tight for me so I let them sit there for a few months until recently where I thought I'd at least try them out.

What a revelation! The Shimano S-PHYRE shoes are SO MUCH STIFFER than the S-Works Torch. With the Torch I can actually feel if my cleats are slightly too far back, or forward after a long ride and felt pain in my foot after some rides, but with the Shimano S-PHYRE they're so damn stiff I can't feel any pain at all in the ball of my foot and I 100% feel like I'm getting more power down with them.

Consider me converted!