Tri shoes and orthodics

Am I asking for trouble if I do not put my cycling orthodics in my tri shoes? I just got a new pair of Specialized. I’ve been using my Shimano road shoes with the orthosdics in racing and training.

Thoughts?

It really depends on what the orthotics are doing for you, how screwed up your feet are, etc. I found the Spec Tri-vent has really good arch support and I had no need to wear ortho’s with them.

Regardless, I’d be inclined to make the change gradually, alternate shoes or swap the ortho’s or whatever until you were sure it won’t cause problems.