thehammerdog

my newest shoes came in today on sale pearl izumis

road tour..black with laces seem nice.
​this makes maybe 6 -7 pairs.
mtb, road 3 bolt 2 bolt all colors....got 3 pedal types
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look
speedplay

specific shoes for each....5 bikes..fun times.

Steve B.

Using SPD on all 4 bikes.

Shimano XC7 wide shoes for most seasons, except really cold, then switch to Lake 303 winter boots.

thehammerdog

i never got the winter boots..
always feared the cost..are they better than good socks and covers?

chaadster

Yeah, mine are piling up, too:

Favero Assioma pedals, Shimano A600, Mavic Racelight Ti, Xpedo CXR

2 pair Bont A3 (road, MTB), Bont A1, Bont Riot+, Mavic Cosmic Ultimate MTB, Diadora MTB for the studio, Northwave Celsius Arctic GTX.

Different colors, different seasons…I’d say four pairs is the ideal for all-season roadies out here.

50PlusCycling

I used to use Look on my road bikes, and SPD on my mountain and folding bikes. Now I use SPDs on all the bikes, as I got tired of having to either choose shoes to match a particular bike, or change pedals to match a particular shoe.

Shimagnolo

I wear the same thin wool socks year round.
The winter shoes are water proof and insulated, so there is no need for bothering with heavy socks or covers
The wear I put on my winter shoes is wear I am not putting on the summer shoes, so in the long run,
it does not cost me any more, (assuming similar prices for both).

Steve B.

I've been disappointed with the Lakes, not as warm as I wished they were, I would not buy again and they were expensive. I've recently tried an overboot on the Lakes, as well as my alternative, which is my Shimano summer shoes with wool socks and Performance neoprene booties. In both cases a pair of Bicyxle Planet wind proof over shoes in an XXL size helps trap in heat and keeps out the wind. Last 2 rides with either shoe setup saw my feet comfortable at 20 degrees F.

cjenrick

Avocet, of course, what else?

with the 8 dollar toe warmers that someone on the forum was so kind to mention and has been a life changing experience due to the lack of frostbite in the lower toe area.

And of course the Suntour SP-100 pedals what were you thinking? XPD? Kiss it.

Rolla

A pair of FiveTen Freerider Pros for my platform-pedal bikes, and an old pair of Specialized mountain bike shoes for the one clipless bike. I try to keep things uncomplicated.

Branko D

All my clipless bikes use Look cleats and I've got a pair of Lake CX301 which are just super comfortable and ridiculously light. Also got a pair of cheap Decathlon road shoes with velcro and fiberglass soles which are relegated to trainer duty mostly although they work fine and have done many miles.

On the gravel bike I use flat pedals with Specialized Skitch flat pedal shoes which look reasonable enough to wear, but if I'm commuting or doing a short ride, ordinary shoes are perfectly fine.




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walnutz

Pared down (pun intended) to one set of SPDs shoes and use them on each bike. Never looked back. So much easier.

Kapusta

Road/Gravel bike: flat pedals (Diety Deftrap).

Fat bike: flat pedals (Deity TMAC)

FS MTB: switch between TIME XC clipless and one of the above flat pedals.

Flat pedals in warm weather: Ride Concept Hellions

Flat pedals in colder or wet weather: gortex Teva hiking shoes.

Flat pedals in really cold weather: Columbia Bugaboots.

Clipless shoes: old pair of mavic XC MTB shoes, new pair od some Bontrager lace ups.

ofajen

Mostly I ride in old Nike Fly running shoes with black knit fabric. This time of year I have glamorous black duct tape across the toes to block wind, but you can’t really tell anything about my shoes because they are always covered in trail dust and splatter.

Sometimes if it’s below 40 F I will wear my low cut hiking boots that are Vasque Juxt. They are slightly warmer but a bit more squirrelly on platform pins because they have tread.

Platform pedals: VP-538 on the MTB and MKS RMX on the road frame.

Otto

botty kayer

Here's my current riding footwear stable. I like vintage bikes so also like vintage shoes to match.

The first road bike I built up had SPD-SL pedals, that is the Sidi's in the middle on the back row. My second bike was a single speed which I got the brown Maresi shoes 2nd on the left on the back row for, they look battered and worn and have done over 25,000 miles but on the inside are fully sculpted to my foot and seem indestructible. They are SPD's. My third bike was a vintage Eddy Merckx and I wanted white pedals with blue highlights to match the build, and so after scouring eBay I got some Look Delta pedals that matched perfectly. My fourth bike was my multi coloured Simoncini, and again I wanted some matchy pedals and again the best looking ones I found were Look Delta pedals.

At this point Look Delta pedals had established dominance in my stable, so I thought I'd try and stick to one type of pedals for any future bikes so I didn't have to have separate sets of shoes for different cleats....cos I sure as hell can't be bothered to change cleats each time I want to ride a certain bike.

Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock, and the bike accumulation continued and I now have 7 bikes with Look Delta pedals, 1 bike with SPD-SL pedals, 1 bike with SPD pedals and 1 bike with old style clips and straps. I would change the Shimano SPD-SL's on my Denti to Look pedals, as all my geared bikes run Campagnolo so I am kind of irked that it has Shimano pedals, but they've been in there so long now they've totally seized in the carbon cranks and I can't budge them, so for now I'm still running just one pair of shoes with the SPD-SL's.

However I have still managed to keep acquiring new shoes so I think I'm doing it wrong., but there's some nice vintage ones in there. The Stephen Roche Vittoria's on the back left, some Tony Martin world champ stripes Sidi's 2nd from right on the back row, the Duegi's on the front row in the middle are lovely soft leather and fit so well, and my most recent purchase was the vintage Adidas Vuelta's on the front left. Unless I manage to forget my eBay password I'm sure I'll manage to add to this pile. And obviously I'll be crying if I can no longer get Look Delta cleats or pedals and may eventually have to change pedals and cleats on my fleet at some point in the future, but for now I've come this far down the Look Delta rabbit hole that I might as well stick with it for now.

Jumpski

Speedplay has been my go to pedal for years.

GhostRider62

3 pairs of Sidi 6.6 Mega

1 Pair Sidi Dragon Mega

Frogs and Syzr pedals

bikecrate

Trainer style sneakers (forgot the brand) and Shimano flat pedals. I tried clipless for a number of years, but never liked them.

10 Wheels

Half Clips worked for me.

BobbyG

Commuter...
4 Platform Pedals
3 with Toe Clips
2 pairs of water resistant stiff-soled sneakers...
1 of which lights up for after dark



Plastic bags over the socks when it's snowy or wet.
Wool socks over regular socks when it's cold. (Good down to 5F)

Desert Ryder

For flat pedals - Specialized 2FO Flat 2.0 MTB shoes.

For SPD - Giro Chamber II's

cyccommute 

I find them to be better. I have Lake 303 for really cold conditions and Lake MX145 for cool weather riding. I rode with covers for decades but find the boots to be better. If nothing else, I can walk in the boots on ice far better than the covers. I did replace the insoles of both boots with an aerogel insole like these.

JohnDThompson 

Slotted cleats for my fixed gear bikes; Look clipless for my road bikes.

79pmooney

Likewise. I do have one bike set up with SPD as a gravel bike and have the 45North Fasterkatt boots for it. SPDs are a compromise for my knees; they far prefer no-float. (I use the black cleats for the LOOKs.)

Too many shoes. I struggled with foot issues for years. Now it's back to laces. (Why did I ever leave? Oh yeah, for a couple of decades I couldn't find any to buy.)

AlgarveCycling

Shimano RC9 S-Phyre with G8 Performance insoles for road - both bikes have Speedplay Titanium pedals.
I also have a pair of Sidi Wire 2's but don't use them anymore.

For MTB, I have Sidi Drako 2's and Shimano XTR SPD pedals.

I wear Santini and Castelli Merino Wool socks for Winter and have Santini H20 and Vega overshoes.

The Chemist

Two pairs, both with SPD cleats. A Chinese brand casual style shoe for summer riding, and a pair of 45N Ragnaroks for winter riding.