Fifty Plus (50+) - New Shoes!

Okay, you guys talked me into getting some MTB shoes, so I just brought home a pair of Shimanos. Nothing particularly fancy or expensive, the SH-MT30's, on sale for about $70. No clips but they have the option later.

They'd better deliver a significant performance boost or I'm holding you all accountable. That's all I'll say.

:D

PS: Almost walked out with a Trek 1500 WSD for my 14 year old daughter! She came to the store with me and came *this close* to talking me into it, until I realized *I* don't even have a new bike!

Pictures. We want pictures.


How about your head sticking out of the shoe?

I bought some new bike shoes, first time ever, to wear actual biking shoes, lol. I purchased the Specialized Taho since they fit very well, size 14. Got a new set of Candy C pedals also. Trying to develop the confidence to keep them on going uphill on the rough trails, but I am also riding my 20+ year old Specialized bike. My friends say trail riding will get easier as soon as I can build up my fs bike. It hard to anticipate time to remove cleats from pedals when attempting harder sections of trails, lol.

Gary, those are sooo cute! And they match your saddle bag, too.

Sigh...

:p

Someone asked for pics of my new shoes. Okay, here they are!

Hey Gary, looks like the guys are kinda on your caswe here. All you gotta do is get that new bike you want. Then the spoofin' will stop. Trust me on this one. bk

Hey Gary, looks like the guys are kinda on your caswe here. All you gotta do is get that new bike you want. Then the spoofin' will stop. Trust me on this one. bk


It might not.

Can assure you Gary that the new shoes will be better for cycling and will be comfortable once they are worn in. Only problem is that they look like a trainer so expect to be turned away from the disco tonight.

We wouldn't kid with anyone in here whom we didn't like and respect. Gary's real-time reality show focusing on his growth as a cyclist is really fun to be a part of. He's very adept at conveying what happens to him -- and why -- without wasting any bandwidth. I feel that if I ran into him on the Coronado bike path, I could start up a conversation like I've known him for years.

Hey! Big Paulie!! Does yous think that a little sweet talk now is gonna make up for all that disrespect? Why, I oughtta.....

:D

I bought some new bike shoes, first time ever, to wear actual biking shoes, lol. I purchased the Specialized Taho since they fit very well, size 14. Got a new set of Candy C pedals also. Trying to develop the confidence to keep them on going uphill on the rough trails, but I am also riding my 20+ year old Specialized bike. My friends say trail riding will get easier as soon as I can build up my fs bike. It hard to anticipate time to remove cleats from pedals when attempting harder sections of trails, lol.

You must be hard- Offroad with Rigid forks- that makes you hard- Hard enough not to worry about falling over, and if your that hard- who's going to laugh.

Anticipation does not come into it offroad with the cleats. Only time to unclip is when you are lying on the ground with the Hawthorns up your arms and the Mud down your neck. As I Said- Anticipation does not come into it- It happens too fast.

Be quite honest- I found that susspension forks slowed me down- I was far more agile with a bike that weighed 3lbs less- only problem was that the body eventually gave out and I had to succumb to being a softie.

Gary, the shoes will make a difference. If nothing else your cool factor just went up 10 points to all those bike fashion snobs out there. I remember my first "cycling shoes". They were Bell Bikers. These were canvas shoes with a rubber sole and a steel shaft running down the center.... no provisions for cleats, but even they were better than "non-cycling" shoes.

Hey! I'll show you some disrespect, Surfer Dude! It's one-a-yours against five-a-mine!

Surfer Dude indeed! That's why I'm keeping my MTB...

PS: NOS88 -- you've reminded me I have a Very Old Pair of cycling shoes around here somewhere from twenty years ago. They look like bowling shoes, only not as attractive. I'll have to dig those up and take a picture! I wore them once into an LBS a few months ago and even the clerks there couldn't help bursting into laughter.

I'm going to break in the new shoes today. With my luck, I'll find a fantastic bike on Craigslist next week with clipless pedals. :)

This made me remember my first pair of cycling shoes. Who remembers the black perforated leather uppers with the wooden soles? You would ride them for a while to get the impression of the pedals on the wood and then nail the cleats on? I still have them somewhere but will have to do an archeaological dig to find them.

Gary, we thought we were sending you out for a new bike! But all you got were shoes? What went wrong? bk

Gary, we thought we were sending you out for a new bike! But all you got were shoes? What went wrong? bk

I never was much good at following directions!

But, I can report that, having put 20 wonderful bike miles on new shoes today, my average speed increased 5.2 mph from all that new-found power. I went from 16 mph average on my new (used) bike to 21.2 mph over the course of the ride.

Oh, and btw, I lie like a rug.

But the shoes do feel pretty good! :D

I hope you got the right color to match your other cycling stuff.

I hope you got the right color to match your other cycling stuff.

The shoes are black. The bike is black. The helmet is black. My shorts are black, okay one is navy blue and one is green, but the favorites are black. These aren't bike shorts, they're "street shorts."

OK, Gary. It's your fault. At least that's what I'm telling my wife when she finds out. All this talk about new shoes got me thinking that I should get a new pair. After all, I'e been riding around with one lose cleat because one of the anchor bolts is stripped.... So, I got me a pair of Cat 1 carbon sole shoes today and took them out for a short test ride. My, oh, my.... they are stiff. I can't even feel the force of the pedal under them. Like I said, I'm blaming you, Gray. ;)

OK, Gary. It's your fault. At least that's what I'm telling my wife when she finds out. All this talk about new shoes got me thinking that I should get a new pair. After all, I'e been riding around with one lose cleat because one of the anchor bolts is stripped.... So, I got me a pair of Cat 1 carbon sole shoes today and took them out for a short test ride. My, oh, my.... they are stiff. I can't even feel the force of the pedal under them. Like I said, I'm blaming you, Gray. ;)

I'll take some of the blame, if you'll retract that Freudian slip. My hair is salt and pepper, or perhaps tinged with silver. It's NOT gray!!! :D

I'll take some of the blame, if you'll retract that Freudian slip. My hair is salt and pepper, or perhaps tinged with silver. It's NOT gray!!! :D

More salt than anything else or is it chain grease since you started abusing the Bike?

I'll take some of the blame, if you'll retract that Freudian slip. My hair is salt and pepper, or perhaps tinged with silver. It's NOT gray!!! :D

There are days when I think that my fingers move across the keyboard faster than my brain processes information. My apologies for the Fruedian silp.