any reason I *shouldn't* use mountain bike shoes on a roadbike?
08-03-06, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by fmw
I disagree. Road shoes have stiffer soles - way, way stiffer soles - for better power transfer.
08-03-06, 04:25 PM
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The same reason why you wouldn't wear sneakers with a suit. If that's OK with you, no problem.
08-03-06, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Reynolds
The same reason why you wouldn't wear sneakers with a suit. If that's OK with you, no problem.
It's OK with me
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This is really easy. If you have to walk, wear mountain style shoes. You can pick up nice pedal/shoe combos at most any on-line shop.
08-03-06, 04:49 PM
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I admit the spd pedals I had weren't of the highest quality... but they did not hold onto the cleat very tight and had a good amount of vertical play. Good road shoes and pedals have made a big difference in both catagories. With the spd's I have had a foot come un-clipped from the pedal in a sprint... pretty dangerous.
08-03-06, 04:57 PM
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^^Thats one of the faults of the design, at lower tensions the pedals typically dont hold the cleat tight enough, the other problem with them is the small cleat size.
08-03-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Reynolds
The same reason why you wouldn't wear sneakers with a suit. If that's OK with you, no problem.
08-03-06, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Reynolds
The same reason why you wouldn't wear sneakers with a suit.
(By the way, where's your crest?)
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08-03-06, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Reynolds
The same reason why you wouldn't wear sneakers with a suit. If that's OK with you, no problem.
How about mountain bike shoes with a suit? How about one of these:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=137007
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08-03-06, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Az B
I would never wear a suit. So that analogy is lost on me.
How about mountain bike shoes with a suit? How about one of these:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=137007
Az
How about mountain bike shoes with a suit? How about one of these:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=137007
Az
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I've been using these for about a week (going from toe clips).
They are shimano's SH-RT50 spd road shoe. Easy to walk in and road shoe looks.
I'm sure they will make a true roadie cringe, but they work great for me (hopefully
I will move up to poser status by the end of the year)
I really like them - I want to promote them so shimano keeps making them
in case I ever need another pair!!
They are shimano's SH-RT50 spd road shoe. Easy to walk in and road shoe looks.
I'm sure they will make a true roadie cringe, but they work great for me (hopefully
I will move up to poser status by the end of the year)
I really like them - I want to promote them so shimano keeps making them
in case I ever need another pair!!
08-03-06, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fmw
I disagree. Road shoes have stiffer soles - way, way stiffer soles - for better power transfer.
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08-03-06, 10:59 PM
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There must be some mtb shoes out there that are fairly floppy that form the basis of the generalization, but mot of the mtb shoes I looked at are definitely stiff, and not much different than the road shoes I looked at. I can get my "mtb" shoes to bend a little bit if I grab both ends of the shoe and press very hard. That is way more pressure than would ever occur during normal riding. I have the Pearl Izumi M3 Vagabond "mountain" shoes which appear identical to the R3 "road" shoes, except for the added sole lugs which make them walkable. Not sure if the "mountain" shoes are really "road" shoes or vice versa.
I do think that if you have stiff shoes like I have, that the whole SPD "hotspot" thing is nothing but a myth. Unless the sole is flexing, the size of the attachment point to the pedal is irrelevant.
I do think that if you have stiff shoes like I have, that the whole SPD "hotspot" thing is nothing but a myth. Unless the sole is flexing, the size of the attachment point to the pedal is irrelevant.
08-04-06, 08:54 AM
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I ride in the city & use Specialized MTN shoes with my Quattro pedals. Works great, but I did have to do some minor surgery on the soles of the shoes to make it work. No big deal, but if you're buying new shoes, make sure they fit properly before you do any modification. You won't be able to return them once you shave anything off the sole.
For my use, the mtn shoes are better suited for shorter rides (lots of stop & go traffic, etc), as there is a bit of flex to the sole. For longer organized rides, I break out the road shoes which have a much stiffer sole.
For my use, the mtn shoes are better suited for shorter rides (lots of stop & go traffic, etc), as there is a bit of flex to the sole. For longer organized rides, I break out the road shoes which have a much stiffer sole.
