Originally Posted by
Mr. Spadoni
A while back, I mentioned that I had been to a ride in Italy with, among other things, a good product expo. Before are some photos of the shoes I picked up there. Brand new, still in the box, with that new leather smell. I will have to add some cleats, but I think I still remember how to do that from the days that I rode Dirty Petes.
Best part of the purchase was talking with the owner of the company. His passion and enthusiasm for his product was almost worth the purchase price.
I have contact info for the company if anyone is interested. They also make a shoe with a heel and have a line of jerseys and shorts.
Those look quite nice! Quite surprising that someone is still making these... there can't be that much demand. Having said that, I've got a set of vintage shoes of the same general style.
I'm also making plans to nail on a set of T.A. Anquetil cleats. In preparation, I've gotten a bit of advice from the on-line groups, but in my stash of bike magazines from the old days, I've got an article about cleats and nailing them on, written by John Schubert. Perhaps it'll be useful to others interested in experiencing this curious bit of vintage bike culture, so I'll attach it below.
Steve in Peoria
