Road Cycling - Clip ins/ons

here is a picture of my ridding shoes. What I am wondering is are they able to work with clip in peddles. right now I use the pedels that just wrap around the shoe. The shoes are AXO Tibyron 2. Thanks.
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You will need a rigid sole shoe with the apropriate screw holes to accommodate the cleats. I am not familiar with your shoes, are they just normal rubber soles?

Brendon

Yeah they are. I got them because they were on sale and I was on a budget. One other question; how much better are clip-ins? Does it make it that much easier to ride?

It is hard to tell, but it sort of looks like you have a removable (you can pry or cut it out) rubber piece on the bottom. If so, and if these were really "bike shoes" when you bought them, there would be screw holes under the removable piece. Otherwise, it is just a part of the design of the sole.

Are the shoes at the ball of the foot flexible, or are they very, very stiff? That would be the best test.

You might look real carefully to see if that long black piece under the ball of your foot is removable.

I have 2 bikes with toe clips, another one with clip-ins. Clip ins are better, keep your foot in position, and allow you to pedal "up" (if you want to do that) more easily than toe clips.

here is a picture of my ridding shoes. What I am wondering is are they able to work with clip in peddles. right now I use the pedels that just wrap around the shoe. The shoes are AXO Tibyron 2. Thanks.
http://imoverit.net/DSC00030.JPG
http://imoverit.net/DSC00029.JPG

Yes the shoes are compatible with any SPD system. The outine of the cleat cutout is very visible on the sole of the shoe. When you get a set of SPD pedals, you'll also get an insert that has 2 threaded holes.
That's how the cleat attaches to the sole of the shoe. Take a utility knife,razor knife or whatever you wish to call it & remove the cutout fom the sole the shoe. You should find 2 narrow slots about 1" in length under the removed cutout area. This is for the fore/aft adjustment for the cleat. Remove the insole from inside the shoe. Now you can put the threaded insert under the insole & attach the cleat to the sole of the shoe. As someone else stated, try to get the cleat right @ the ball of your foot. It may take several tries to get the cleat just right where you want it, but you'll get there. By the way, Shimano has a pair of shoes just like yours. They're an entry level MTB shoe. The sole isn't the stiffest & the laces can be a hassle, but the first pair I owned was the same. They were too good a deal to pass up when I made the upgrade to clipless. Good luck.

Thank you for the info!!!

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