KJ43

If you get the body geometry foot beds with tax you are around $500.

I know I got a pair. My only grip is that the BG foot bed should come with the shoe. Other than that they are amazing. Super stiff but super comfortable over many hours and miles. I don't even feel the need to immediately pull them off when I get back from a long ride. Totally worth the cost.

rosefarts

I just sort of figured that heavy MTB shoes are the price you pay for a gravel bike.

I wouldn't be opposed to my Carbon Look Keo's and my correspondingly light Bontrager Classique's on gravel rides if I knew I'd never have to stop.

The run of the mill Shimano MTB with carbon soles work for me. I think they're fairly expensive new but can frequently be found in a Co-op or eBay with one single scratch for under $35. I've gotten two pairs this way.

I won't ride a shoe with discernable flex. I don't pay attention to stiffness rating but carbon seems like the best way.

I also ride single sided Exustar. They're basically SPD but lighter.

Motorazr

I only Googled weight and price for the current shoe (version 2) which stated 550g and a list price of $499. Sometimes weights are quoted per shoe, sometimes per pair and it’s often not clear which is the case. Given the many bolt-on features of Sidi’s Drako 2 SRS, I assumed that - rather than being one of the lightest cycling shoes available, road or MTB - the quoted weight was per shoe. I may have gotten that wrong - sorry. I didn’t Google the original version of the shoe in 2013 ($450 at the time) nor know what discounted price Performance had four years ago before their bankruptcy.

You got an awesome deal on what I’m sure is an awesome pair of cycling shoes. Like many of us, I wish Performance brick-and-mortar stores were still around!

My fault for not being clear in my original post; I didn’t myself weigh any of the shoes I tried. I was only quoting claimed weights (which are usually for a size 42). The Giro Ranger shoes I tried on definitely felt much heavier than 630g for the pair.

In starting a thread about shoes, I had only wanted to share information and have a conversation. I didn’t intend to flame anyone else’s choice of shoes. I certainly don’t think the budget shoes I chose for myself (Scott MTB Comp Boa) are somehow better than shoes costing four times as much. They’re just what I chose as being the best overall choice for me personally where comfort, cost, and a Boa fastener were more important than weight and stiffness.

I’ll admit; my social skills could be better and I need to re-think how best to interact with other forum members so as not to offend anyone.

kar

Shimano RX8. Quite light. Very satisfied.

Fentuz

I rode with shimano shoes for years and they were OK, I got a set of SIDI defender which are good in summer but cold in winter. and my last one, my favorite: Mavic Crossmax elite CM. just great, confortable warm but not hot, waterproof. I can spend the day wearing them even walk about... (I don't bother swapping shoes @ work when wearing these mavic)