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Snapped shoe
Postby Wollemi » Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:46 pm
Changing trains at Strathfield today, my new-but-2nd-hand Bontrager mtb shoe (right) snapped right across the base. Quite loudly, too.
Fracture is 6mm forward of the elongated milled holes. Shoe is still firm to walk in, but do feel it flexing under ball of foot. Will break affect cycling joy or lead to knee strain over 175km, say?
I am approaching Newcastle, en-route to Singleton for the night... when in doubt, stick to the plan.
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby human909 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:30 pm
I'm guessing it was a carbon stiffened sole?
(In all seriousness it is a reasonable guess. A plastic based sole would just bend but it wouldn't exactly be superior. Just unlikely to be a distinct break.)
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby Derny Driver » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:42 pm
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby warthog1 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:19 pm
Wrong againhuman909 wrote:{naughty comment based on the shenanigans in the carbon fork thread....}
I'm guessing it was a carbon stiffened sole?
(In all seriousness it is a reasonable guess. A plastic based sole would just bend but it wouldn't exactly be superior. Just unlikely to be a distinct break.)
(^^Not Woolemi's shoes)
It could be a carbon soled shoe though, true.
Unlikely to be steel
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby Wollemi » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:12 pm
This time the break is across the top of elongated holes.
mtb shoe is a Bontrager 'SSR Mountain'.
There is no carbon visible.
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby trailgumby » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:44 pm
Do you have a plan B? eg, old shoes
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby Wollemi » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:51 pm
I will consider how feet, shoes and cleat attachment to shoes are performing before I get to village of Broke and things then get too remote.
I can turn back...
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby ValleyForge » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:59 pm
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby Wollemi » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:16 pm
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby warthog1 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:30 pm
That is not a picture of the shoes in question.ValleyForge wrote:The next pair you buy, have a lash and buy the brass sole protectors to go under the cleats. You can see how worn the sole is - I guess that's a good enough reason for the crack.
I was responding to more furphy's and related to another thread. Sorry.
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Re: Snapped shoe
Postby AUbicycles » Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:26 am
The specs say "Internal, glass-reinforced nylon plate with rubber outsole" If it is a loud snap, it would suggest that the nylon may have cracked and if you see the rubber on the sole split, then it is right through.
The hope is that the nylon is fine and in tact, you can remove in insole and check. In that case, if you gaffe tape it and keep it quite taut and limit yourself to walking around, then you can get some milage.
Once the cleats start moving around then it is only a matter of time until it fails.... until then, release your inner-Macgyver! Good luck!
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Re: Snapped shoe
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Re: Snapped shoe
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