Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - Time ATAC spd pedals

I just got these pedals and after getting use to them I think they are great. I was having a hard time getting out of them, until Rowan told me to cut some of the lug off of the Shimano shoes and that fixed the problem.

The question I have is, what shoes can I buy that I don't have to cut or trim the lugs off of, thanks?

I use Sidi Bullet shoes with Time ATAC pedals - no lug surgery was required.

Thanks for the reply ryker. I looked at a lot of shoes, on the internet, but it's hard to tell if they will work or not.

Buying shoes online is hard unless you're replacing shoes with same model/size equivalents.

BTW, I think that altering the lugs on your shoes ought to be the exception rather than the rule.

I don't use the Time ATAC, I use Crank Brothers Candy and Quattro. The Candy don't interfere with any shoe. The Quattro, being a road pedal, interfere with some MTB shoes. I have 2 pairs of MTB shoes, Adidas El Moro III and they interfere and I had to cut off some of the lug. I used a utility knife and then I used a bench grinder but decided my Dremel worked better. The other pair of MTB shoes, Diadora, I did not have to cut off any of the lugs. Looking at the difference between the shoes, the Adidas El Moro are wider than the Diadora. I knew this when I bought the Diadora because I had to buy 1/2 size longer in order to have them be comfortable. My opinion, wide shoes may be a problem for you. I have a 3E foot size. The shoes that fit my feet are Sidi, Northwave, and Specialized. Diadora tend to run narrow.

I use Bontrager Street shoes with my Time ATAC pedals and have not had to perform any surgery because there are no lugs. The shoes also fit my very wide feet perfectly.

My Lake MTB shoes work fine. Although, I'm thinking of putting an old credit card over the cleats to try and spread the pressure a bit. They have stiff soles, but not rigid like a pair of road shoes.

Thanks again for the replies and I ended up getting the Sidi Bullets. I did have to use my Dremel tool on them as they were hard to break out of. After doing the modifying on the Shimano shoes I like them a little better.

this is what happens with that shoe/pedal combo...
at some point, the soles (lugs) of sidi's will wear thin
then the pedal retention system will be only contacting the bottom of the sole.
pressure will now become isolated to only around the cleat, which is actually going straight into the bed of the shoe.

that is to say, the 2 bars on ATACs, will start to dig into the bottom of sidi's at the actual foot bed of the sole.

it may present some hot spots and/or your foot may start to rock back and forth on top of the retention device.

its a major bummer with MTB pedal/shoe combos
vs
a big road cleat to road pedal interface, like Keo's.

i used ATAC's for a very long time, and i've only used SIDI's (for at least 16yrs now)
its a bummer, i used to go round and round with the guys from Veltec (when Veltec was here in Monterey, actually Sand City... same difference)

at this point... I use SIDI Dragon's with the SRS system, and plain ol shimano SPD's.
i replace the soles when needed, altho i think the $75 that Sidi wants for new soles (lugs) is a crime.
luckily, i get a little gimme when it comes time for new soles, and/or i'll wrench for the shop a little. like maybe 2 tunes.

blah blah blah... rant off.

peace...d