Originally Posted by
event horizon
Things for you to consider:
-There are many laced cycling shoes that aren't marketed as being gravel shoes
-The lacing isn't a fashion statement, nor is the lacing used so folks can look like they're not wearing clipless shoes
-Laces provide a more comfortable and secure fit than velcro and cable systems
-Only someone with an utter lack of understanding about how these shoes function would imagine that folks that using these laced shoes would have to worry about shoe laces getting caught in the chain ring.
Sorry, didn't mean to touch a nerve there...
What do other lace up shoes have to do with this? My comment about trying to not look like clipless shoes is the general styling of this shoe when I searched for a review. Looks like fashionable sneakers or something.
https://bikerumor.com/2017/11/17/rev...ling-footwear/
I didn't mention anything about comfort, but being able to reach down on the fly and adjust just one strap on a velcro shoe as I warm up or cool down is something I do fairly frequently. Not an option with laces.
Ok, they have a keeper for the laces. Which is pretty much an admission by the designer that if you don't secure your laces somehow that they will find their way into the chain and at very least get greasy. I'm really not sure how to take your last point since the only person wearing lace up shoes who doesn't have to think about it getting caught in the chain ring is someone not riding a bicycle.