Originally Posted by
VintageRide
After searching for a casual or touring shoe that has a sleek Classic style I found the William Lennon " Aturo" , Magliamo's "Strada" and a pair on Ebay handmade in Serbia at 115.00 U.S. plus shipping. Surprised that shipping the Aturo shoes would cost 43 Pounds, just a bit steep! All have real leather uppers with an appropriatly stiff sole for riding - in my case I use a MKS Sylvan Touring pedal with no toe clips so grip is important. It appears the Strada might just fit the bill with what appears to be free shipping from Belgium where they are based.
I am aware of other shoes such as REW Reynolds, Quoc Pham and Dromarti but are more than I want or will pay - budget and all that.
Here is a link to the Magliamo site:
https://www.magliamo.be/boutique/cyc...-cycling-shoe/
Anyone else have difficulty finding an appropriate shoe - especially when riding in knickers and wanting to look somewhat stylish?
I recently came up with the amazing(!?) idea of looking on Ebay for used cycling shoes, and was pleasantly surprised at the selection. It seems like the selection of used shoes is in some ways superior to what you see being sold new, and the prices are almost never above $100. It's a good place to find a lot of discontinued brands and styles, which are often better than what you can get new.
Cycling shoes rarely get a lot of use anyway, unless the person races, and a lot of the fancier brands were originally bought by poseurs (who paid a fortune retail) and who only used them a few times, if ever at all.