Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: rogerzilla on 30 March, 2008, 04:41:19 pm
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I understand these exist, i.e. shoes to take recessed standard ("MTB") SPD cleats which you can walk in, but more road-styled. Any recommendations?
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I used Gaerne Mercuries on LEL01, and Diadora Chillies on PBP03. Both were OK. Subsequently I've gone on to SPD sandals, but that's a different kettle of etc
I know a lot of people like Sidis
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I normally wear Sidi Dominators (I've had the first two generations of them).
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I think mine are Shimano T070's or T071's.. They're not as firm in the sole as I would ideally like and the raised rubber sides on the sole are only any good to stop the cleat 'clicking' on flat ground.
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I've recently bout a pair of Northwave spd shoes similar to http://www.northwave.it/eu/shoes_det.php?itemid=252&catid=2&area=2 except mine are all black.
I've less experience than most of you guys but, so far, I've found them quite comfortable.
Worrying point - I cannot find my shoe of the NW site. Maybe a 2007 shoe? The shop (TriSports in Letchworth) had at least 5 pairs on the shoe wall.
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Specialized do a good range of mtb, but road styled shoes. Very good if, like me, you have broad feet.
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Shimano RT51 look like the right sort of thing. Does anyone know how Shimano sizing compares to Sidi? Sidis are weird; I take size 10 work shoes and size 11 trainers, but my size 44 Sidis are apparently UK size 9!
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i'd look at the shimano range. my old pair took spd, as well as spd-sl, look etc. the higher end stuff won't take spd though.
shimano shoes, you should take a european size bigger than your civvy shoes, eg i am normally size 41, but take a 42 for shimano.
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That would be going from 44 to 48 :o
Maybe I'd better go to the LBS, although they never have anything useful in stock - £5000 carbon Pinarellos, yes, shoes and cleats, no.
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I have a pair of Shimano SH-RT30. As stiff as road shoes, but will take MTB pedal systems. Smoothish rubber soles, recessed for the cleats.
They come up about half a size small.
Doggies wotsits and the next best thing to sandals.
You know you really want sandals :D
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Roger
I normally take a size 10 shoe.
For what it is worth I had some Shimano ATB leisure shoes size 45 fitted me fine.
However I bought some Specialized MTB shoes from my LBS and found I needed a size 46 - which acording to Evans should be a size 12?
Paul
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I find Shimano shoes small, I haven't bought a pair for a couple of years though. I take a UK 9 and sometimes a 9.5, both pairs of Shimano's are 10.5/45.
These (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/stevic/100_0893.jpg) are the touring/road shoes, with flat sole and mtb type cleat, that I use at the mo.
I'm going to clean them one day.
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I have a number of differnet makes of SPD shoes, shimano, Cannondale and Nike amoungst them.
the best, I have found, are these:
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b9/5e/3297_2.JPG)
Carbon soles, roadie looks and replaceable rubber grips around the edge of the sole.
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<ahem>
What are they?
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Sorry, they are Nike MTB 101 10//2 shoes, can be found from here:
http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/nike_mtb_101_shoe.html
Excellent value at £150, superb value now at £90!!!!