For all of us out there that have one or two weird things about their feet, this new company might be just the ticket. 3D printed shoes? Perfectly fit to your individual feet. Sign me up!

I have yet to find a truly all day comfortable mtb shoe. I was a SIDI believer (the cheap model with 3 velcro straps only) for years and years. Then magically, the shoes were too small. Did my feet grow that much? Apparently so. So I began looking for something else. All the cool new shoes no longer used buckle, but BOA dials. So I tried about 10 brands and pairs of boa shoes. One thing became apparent quickly – the cheap boas that didn’t offer the ability to loosen with a turn were out of the running. So that left mainly higher end shoes that weren’t cheap, and were almost always way too narrow. 
To make a long story short, I went right back to velcro. I found a pair of low end Shimano XC shoes in my local Performance Bike shop, remember them? They were a touch bigger than my usual 42, at 43, and were $50 on clearance. I bought them purely as a backup pair due to the price. Since that’s all I had, I threw cleats on, and have been using them for 6 years now. I even bought 2 more pairs dirt cheap on ebay. 
So $50 velcro shoes for the win. They are wider than usual, but very flexy in the sole. But I haven’t stopped looking for stiffer, yet comfy shoes. One of my issues is I have a protruding bone on the side of my right foot. It sticks out almost 1/2”. I broke this bone in high school jumping my bmx bike off of a picnic table, slipped a pedal, and slammed it into the ground. I had a cast put on, but I ignored the docs orders to not ride my bike for 2 months. It never healed properly, so it’s been an issue now for 40 years. Why do I bother telling you this? Well, where that bone sticks out is exactly where many brands mount their lower BOA dial. Shimano comes to mind. I can’t have a hard piece on the side as it rubs my bone and causes great pain.
That leads us to Lore 3D custom cycling shoes. You do a 3D scan of your feet, and they print you a pair of shoes. Now their website only shows road shoes, no 2 cleat options available. And sadly, they probably never will make MTB shoes. But maybe this takes off, and other companies, including some major players, will follow suit.
At $1500-$2000 US dollars, I would have to pass at this stage, but man, the thought of having the perfect shoes, and saddle for that matter, is enough to make me dream…
Come on future, hurry up! Check them out anyway:  https://lore.cc