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Originally Posted by
JB47
I picked up an old pair of safe squat shoes (hi-top) because they were super cheap on ebay (£50) and I was curious.
I usually use romaleos, and so I tried squatting with one safe shoe on and one romaleo on. The support was pretty much equal between both, with the safe shoes maybe edging out the romaleos slightly. That being said, they're also far less comfortable than the romaleos, which is saying something because the romaleos already feel like walking around in ski boots. The safe shoes have an ultra stiff heel cup and toe box with essentially no forefoot flexibility whatsoever.
The newer versions have made an attempt to make them more comfortable, but I have no experience with them. If you can get an old pair of safe shoes for cheap, you're getting an absolute bargain in terms of a quality squat shoe.