Q: What is the difference between the Yellow and the Black?
A:
The Superfeet Yellow insole is designed to sit approximately an inch and a half off the ground at the heel. The heel elevation is the same profile that hockey skates and figure skates follow. The Superfeet Black insole is designed to sit flat with no heel elevation.
Q: Which insoles work best for Cycling shoes?
A: Which insole is best depends upon the type of cycling shoe it is going into. Commuter shoes and Mountain Biking shoes are usually pretty tight fitting, so the Blue or Black is a popular choice. We also offer the Yellow for road biking shoes ( with an elevated heel ) which has a special feature designed into it. It has a "ramp" that slopes down from the heel to the forefoot and is designed for those kinds of shoes (you can usually tell by resting your hand on the inside to feel if the shoe has an inner slope).
Q: Why are the Yellow insoles recommended for skates and cycle shoes?
A: The cycling shoe profile has a raised heel and ramp angle down to the toe. This is true in road cycling shoes as well as ice skates.
Q: Why are the Yellow insoles so much narrower than the Black, Blue, and Green?
A: The Yellow insoles are designed to fit the inside volume and profile of hockey and figure skates. Skates are very narrow in the heel and mid-foot section, therefore that plastic cap of the Yellow product is designed to fit into it.