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how about these shoes?
Postby stryker84 » Sat May 26, 2007 5:32 am
well, not even have to be good, but adequate for someone who's never worn clipless before? and for about $100 less than any basic new shoe on the market, it looks sorely tempting...
answers before monday would be appreciated, torpedo7 updates specials on monday, so even IF you guys are trying to be nice and save me $80...
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat May 26, 2007 6:29 am
They do look sweet though, if I were in the market for a road shoe, I'd have my order in already.
Hope this helps.
Shaun
EDIT to add...
What pedals are you talking?
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Postby sogood » Sat May 26, 2007 7:42 am
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Postby europa » Sat May 26, 2007 9:36 am
The caveat is that if you are pulling up hard on the pedals, some people have reported accidental uncleating. It hasn't happened to me and mine are set fairly loose, so I'm guessing it's related to more aggressive riding than I'm used to.
As sogood says, fit is very important with cycling shoes, and like all sporting shoes, the shape varies between manufacturers, so get fitted before buying.
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Postby stryker84 » Sat May 26, 2007 11:52 am
don't have pedals yet, but probably looking to fit some soon. in the interim wouldn't mind having the hard sole on the shoes anyway, and the less weight. currently using some nike ACG trainers, rather heavy and flexy.
don't mind that they're road shoes, will only be using them for longish distance rides. for dashing to uni/city/elsewhere it's short distances, i'll probably ride in casual clothes/shoes, so it wouldn't matter.
still think theyre a good deal? i'm abot to head off to a bike shop actually, so i'll see about sizing my feet for shoes, lovely timing! cheers!
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat May 26, 2007 12:11 pm
As per Sogood, fit is really important, so you could take the risk and if they don't fit sell them on ebay.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat May 26, 2007 6:05 pm
$79 with carbon soles and 3 straps, those shoes are almost as good as the ones I got which cost $200 on super special
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Postby Marv » Sat May 26, 2007 6:08 pm
I have a wide foot and they fitted better than any other shoe there.
They have been a great shoe so far.
I have forgotten they were so cheap so the performance has been flawless.
I am tempted to buy another pair to stow in the cupboard.
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Postby stryker84 » Sun May 27, 2007 12:03 pm
having said that, i don't think i'd walk any distance in any cycling shoes, road OR mtb, since our rides usually consist just a 20-25km ride, breakfast/lunch/coffee at a cafe somewhere, then back again.i was actually planning to get a pair of MTB shoes, but these are even cheaper, better, and since i don't plan on walking/commuting in them anyway... still worth it?
and commuting, that's the 2nd question.
i'll still want to wear normal shoes (commutes to uni/city/etc are only 15-20 mins, the time it'd take to change shoes isn't really worth it ), would dual use pedals like the M324s be a good idea?
i'm going on the assumption that roadie pedals (and platformless mtb pedals) aren't good for normal trainers at all, but if i'm only going thses short distances, can i get away with it?
don't worry bout the bling factor, i can ride with roadie shoes and M324s, who cares what the racers think (we passed a group of them on Beach Rd, us mainly on MTBs, flatbars, and hybrids, we even had a milk crate bolted on the back of someone's rack - you shoulda heard their passing comments! )
anyway, summary:
1. not really racing (or even pushing hard). but not gonna be walking in mtb shoes either. should i still get these for weekend rides?
2. if i do get the carbon road shoes, pedal/cleat combos? what should i look at?
(a) dual use like M324 + SPD cleats on new shoes + normal shoes for commutes
(b) road pedal e.g., look/SPD-SL on new shoes + normal shoes for commute (does this combo work?)
(c) clipless two-sided mtb pedal [it's much cheaper!] + SPD/otherMTB on new shoes + normal shoes for commute (does this combo work?)
hurry, one day left on torpedo7! cheers!
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun May 27, 2007 12:12 pm
Good Luck mate.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun May 27, 2007 12:17 pm
That's the way brother.stryker84 wrote:we passed a group of them on Beach Rd, us mainly on MTBs, flatbars, and hybrids, we even had a milk crate bolted on the back of someone's rack - you shoulda heard their passing comments!
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Postby commi » Mon May 28, 2007 1:23 am
how about these?
http://www.freedommachine.com.au/item.a ... =0&ID=1034
mtb style, quite rigid and can still walk in them.
I have the specialised taho which are casual style and comfy to walk around in but too flexible for long long rides.
In hindsight I should have got the mtb ones instead of the tahos, but anyway.
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Postby stevos » Mon May 28, 2007 9:38 pm
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Postby sogood » Tue May 29, 2007 1:35 pm
Per another thread, the other serious consideration is to go Crank Brothers pedals. With the single cleat system, you can use both MTB and road shoes without any problems ie. 2 or 3 bolt system and can be walked on safely with road shoes. They also don't have any accidental pull out concerns as seen by some SPD users. Further, the quality of SPD pedals seemed to be going down hill in recent years. I have used two sets and one set's bearing gave out early. The other one has this annoying creak.stryker84 wrote:anyway, summary:
1. not really racing (or even pushing hard). but not gonna be walking in mtb shoes either. should i still get these for weekend rides?
2. if i do get the carbon road shoes, pedal/cleat combos? what should i look at?
(a) dual use like M324 + SPD cleats on new shoes + normal shoes for commutes
(b) road pedal e.g., look/SPD-SL on new shoes + normal shoes for commute (does this combo work?)
(c) clipless two-sided mtb pedal [it's much cheaper!] + SPD/otherMTB on new shoes + normal shoes for commute (does this combo work?)
hurry, one day left on torpedo7! cheers!
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Postby bigbuzz73 » Tue May 29, 2007 3:09 pm
http://www.freedommachine.com.au/item.a ... =0&ID=1034
Hi guys,
These are the shoes I currently own. Had them for about 8 months. Absolutely fantastic: as comfortable as a pair of runners.
I'm in the process of buying carbon-soled road shoes and (maybe ) Speedplay pedals as I only use my road bike when going for a ride and rarely get off and walk. For commuting and general user-friendliness the MTB shoes are great, as Europa suggested.
wayne
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