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Old 10-08-14 | 01:29 PM
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

A few years ago, I found that I like SPD so much that whenever I need to buy shoes, I try to buy SPD. Now I think have more SPD shoes than non-SPD shoes. I have a pair of SPD sandals, a pair of Pearl Izumi shoes that appear to have started out as running shoes, a pair of "touring" shoes kinda-sorta like the MT-33's that [MENTION=21724]cyccommute[/MENTION] cited, plus a pair of mountain racing shoes that I don't wear much any more. I still haven't found a pair of dress shoes designed for wearing in an office. There have been rumors that they exist, but I haven't seen them yet. The ones [MENTION=21724]cyccommute[/MENTION] calls almost-wingtip still look athletic to me, but I guess that's a matter of taste. They also don't look great for walking because of the curved sole.

One of these days, I might have a cobbler merge two pairs of shoes to make SPD dress shoes for me. I have a worn out pair of SPD sandals I can use for the sole.
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