I will add stupidly insane. When you have more money then you know what to do with. Just as I think I about seen it all, I get amazed. $10000 bikes are ok compared to this. That is how I comfort myself. :)

Cost of the orthopedic surgeon re-aligning your toes after decades of deforming them in traditional shoes: priceless. (Well, actually more like $20,000).

Actually, the cost of these carbon custom cycling shoes is about the same that an orthotist would charge for a pair of custom molded foot/ankle braces, that are made using similar technology and craftsmanship. So I think the price is fair. The price would come down, if more people would do it and ditch commercially available unhealthy shoes that destroy their feet.

how do u doing a flying mount?

Thanks for posting this. I now know what my next splurge will be. Amazing.

For those that know feet really well, how would a shoe like this help with a bone spur/bunion on the top of the foot?

Now how am I supposed to go put on my normal $300 shoes and ride having just read up on these. It's almost not worth it.

I just spent $400 for some orthotics (they are a bit "special") but overall not that more than most orthotics. The advantage of orthotics, is that they can be moved from shoe to shoe. The disadvantage is that orthotics do not control the shape of the sides and top of the shoe (if you really need all that and in my case I may). I am looking at getting some EE Bont heat moldable and slide my orthotics in though. This total custom path might be the next option.

I was thinking about fully custom molded orthoses, which require either a plaster cast, or a laser cast and possibly additional pressure mapping of the individuals foot/ankle/leg, and then custom fabrication out of plastic, fiberglass, or carbon fiber, and then custom fitting by an orthotist.

Bonts are nice if you don't my the extreme amounts of toe spring they all seem to have (BTW I have found that their sizing tool ends you up with a shoe that is at least 1/2 size too small). I have now tried 3 models of Bonts and they just don't feel right.

I am currently riding in a hacked pair of Northwaves (a full size bigger than my normal size) that are extremely ill fitting and the tall toe box lets my foot wonder around and lose tons of power (while still causing a little sideways pressure that I don't like) My older Northwaves were more "foot" shaped, but are a little too narrow and cause foot numbness after about 40 minutes.

For the money I have spent trying to find a pair of commercially available cycling shoes that 1. don't destroy my toes 2. make it possible to run on my feet afterwards and 3. don't cause my foot to go numb, I could have had at least 2 pairs of custom shoes made.....

My power has not increased because of my shoes (unfortunately!). But, my comfort is at a level I did not think was possible for a cycling shoe. My knee alignment is spot on... with no wedges. I do think I will benefit from being able to ride better later into rides/races when hot spots in previous shoes surely reduced the power I was producing (it hurt to put out too much torque!). I know to some folks this may sound ludicrous, but after riding in these shoes, I feel $1.9k is a deal. I guess I see it as, if you're riding a P5, R5, Sworks frame, a C'dale Evo or Black Inc., Madone or Speed Concept, or Felt IA, Scott Plasma.... or if you own a power meter, these shoes are right in line. I feel it's just logical.... But I understand why folks would balk at the price: it's unorthodox.

OK, here's more of a strategic business rant that relates to Simmons, other companies, and price:

I would love to see the companies Dash, AX-Lightness, THM, EE and Simmons Racing (shoes) under one umbrella company. Dash and AX would collaborate on wheels (wide, tubeless, zipp-nsw-quality braking surface) and Dash would take over all wheels and saddle responsibilites. AX would only focus on frames (no brakes or components). THM would drop their brakes and only focus on cranks, forks, seatposts and would take over AX's stems and handlebars. EE would provide brakes. Simmons would work with THM, AX and Dash to create a production line for his full custom Mojo shoes. I would also like to see Simmons work with Dash to create a new product: custom saddles created from personal molds; I've never seen this done, but I've dropped Dave Simmons an email about giving this idea a go (Dash never responded to an inquiry I made over a year ago). I've been on a Dash tri.7 on my road bike for 5 years and love it, but after using the Simmons shoes and feeling like the shoes have disappeared from under me allowing me to forget about my feet with the weight distributed evenly across my whole foot even up HC climbs, my standards for comfort have been raised, and I would like to see this standards for comfort carried over to my saddle.

AX has already brought their frame prices down to the level of C'dale Black Inc, S-works and less than the new Madone, so a bit more collaboration on production could bring prices down a tad bit more, allowing these products to retain their niche status while removing the possible negative stigma associated with products that live within the weight-weenie domain. And, more importantly, this group would mimic SRAM when it was just a burgeoning parent company in the late 90's: that move by SRAM allowed them to market to a wider audience and move away from being this niche chain company that also made twist shift better than Grip Shift (for mountain bikes). Would TriRig fit neatly under this umbrella? They would bring pedals and aerobars. I like Nick's brakes, but the dual post EE with the aero cover is areo, provides Duraace quality braking, and is stupid light. That's hard to beat.

... where you have to dynamically balance, this would have a really big advantage. Less so in cycling, but it still seems like a worthwhile place to spend money. Money on contact points is never really a waste...shoes, pedals, bars, saddles.