The best replacement for road shoes is mountain bike shoes.

The best alternatives to road shoes are rated as following:
★★★★★  mountain bike shoes
★★★★  mtb shoes
★★★  trail shoes
★★  triathlon shoes
★★  mountain shoes
★  tri shoes
★  sidi
★  trail running shoes

Your alternative for road shoes is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about road shoes, one probably shouldn't forget about spd cleats.

Other search terms related to road shoes and their ratings are:
★★★★★ spd cleats
★★★★ mtb pedals
★★★★ spd
You have in mind a companion for road shoes and it is not yet here? Propose!



Google Trends

Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of road shoes in all years. Click on graph for more.
road shoes
mountain bike shoes
mtb shoes