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06-15-01, 09:06 AM
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Among the junk mail catalogs I received this past week was one from a company called "Campmor," who can also be found on http://www.campmor.com
Their catalog features, bien evident, camping supplies and accoutrements, but in thumbing through the digest-sized booklet, I found several types of land/water footwear. These shoes seem to be suitable for clip & strap cycling in the wet, their only drawback being their brand-names... Tecnica, Teva, Columbia, Five.Ten, Rafters... and the prices normally associated with those brands... $50 to $90.
The Columbia River Trainers, # 19724-D, for $54.99 look to be perfect for wet commutes.
There are many other outdoors-type items in the catalog that can be used in our sport.
Technical Note:
I made stiff insoles for my not-specifically-for-cycling shoes. I used a pair of Dr. Shoals insoles as patterns, and I cut out some stiff but flexible plastic from the cover of a draughtsman's hanging file folder in the same shape. I then glued these plastic bits into my shoes with ShoeGoo (available at hardware stores.) Next, I glued the Dr. Shoals insoles on top of those... The result is a pair of land/water shoes that are nearly too stiff to walk in, but they function superbly while I pedal.
Among the junk mail catalogs I received this past week was one from a company called "Campmor," who can also be found on http://www.campmor.com
Their catalog features, bien evident, camping supplies and accoutrements, but in thumbing through the digest-sized booklet, I found several types of land/water footwear. These shoes seem to be suitable for clip & strap cycling in the wet, their only drawback being their brand-names... Tecnica, Teva, Columbia, Five.Ten, Rafters... and the prices normally associated with those brands... $50 to $90.
The Columbia River Trainers, # 19724-D, for $54.99 look to be perfect for wet commutes.
There are many other outdoors-type items in the catalog that can be used in our sport.
Technical Note:
I made stiff insoles for my not-specifically-for-cycling shoes. I used a pair of Dr. Shoals insoles as patterns, and I cut out some stiff but flexible plastic from the cover of a draughtsman's hanging file folder in the same shape. I then glued these plastic bits into my shoes with ShoeGoo (available at hardware stores.) Next, I glued the Dr. Shoals insoles on top of those... The result is a pair of land/water shoes that are nearly too stiff to walk in, but they function superbly while I pedal.