Isn't there a "don't release article until April 1st"?
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 IS there nothing Shimano won't try and do, now they are making microwaves as well...
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 It's an oven rather than a microwave. I was disappointed, I was hoping it'd go "bing" when they were done.
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Actually Lake had oven-ready shoes at Interbike the other year too. Never saw them in the UK and I think they might have only shaped the footbeds.
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 I suppose if you spend many many hours in the saddle you would reap the benefit of bespoke contact points.
weekend warriors would i reckon, find little benefit.
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 To be fair they are not exactly a weekend warrior shoe, full carbon sole and pretty much no tread on the bottom.
I can't bring myself to ride my pair in the cold and wet, they look too nice.
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 Ah those Japanese and their famous sense of humour.
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Maybe they do have a sense of humour. Spare parts for LX M580 chainsets start 1FU which is always fun saying to customers F U.
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 So what happens on the 4th time of remoulding ?
Can we say they've caught up to the BG system spesh use in terms of comfort?
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 Whatever next? Studs and grippy soles on their winter boots?
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 Remoulding to accomodate thicker winter socks, perhaps?
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 What happens when your feet heat up and swell?
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What happens during a trans-desert race when when the shoes hit the same temp they remould at ??
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 You melt as well.
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 Whilst I agree that BG shoes are comfy, I fall right between sizes, although they do a 44.5 in the US, they don't import it, I'd be tempted to try some of those Shimano ones if my S-Works ones have fallen apart, the heel lift is annoying!
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 I take it brant Shimano dont want it to be shouted about till April Fools Day ;-)
its in this months MBR...
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I saw them reviewed in a US mag last October, hardly hush hush :-)
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10 out of 10 in the MBR review if my memory serves me correctly. Deliveries of both the road and MTB shoes should be going out this week.
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I've got a pair of 44.5 BG Pro shoes, Nick ;-)
The Shimanos are guaranteed to be remouldable three times, I'm told that in practice they'll do more, they just don't guarantee it.
Foot swelling: It's not as if they become completely rigid once moulded - really it's just taking out the gaps that you probably have in your shoes at the moment. They can still give to accommodate a bit of foot enlargement.
As for desert conditions, if your feet reach 130C I suspect that you'll have bigger problems than your shoes going soft ;-)
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 that'll never work carrying all that heavy pump on the bike and stuff
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