Nike Cycling Shoes?
 

I got a pair of Nike Alpin III's with carbon soles, etc etc the other day for about 1/3 of new cost because it's the off-season, etc etc...

...now I'm reading reviews on the internet and hearing that they are possibly known for cracking easily, etc. Not what I wanted to hear, even if I got a good deal.

I started looking around and thinking about it and realized that I don't think I've ever really seen someone riding with Nike cycling shoes -- this might be a result of the fact that I know a lot of looks-oriented and/or politically-minded people who wouldn't be caught dead wearing them...

...but is there anything inherently inferior about these shoes? Should I take them back?

Thanks in advance! (And apologies if this is the wrong forum.)

Can't speak for the Alpins, but I use a pair of Nike Gregarios that I got for $12 on sale at a Supergo store before they changed into a Performance. I've been very happy with the shoes. especially for the price. I'm not sure why Nike shoes aren't seen more often.

I have a pair of the Lance IIs, and they are amazing shoes. I got them for $60 and it was a great deal. Mine have carbon soles and are not cracked at all, and I have used the hell out of them. I think you made a fine purchase.

My understanding was that Nike ended their deal with Trek because they only wanted to sell high end cycling equipment. I believe they will still make shoes at least. If you noticed the Disco guys wore white Nike shoes that are not on the market yet. I gathered that Nike was saving those for a separate product line.

I have Nike Poggios but I don't wear them because they are too narrow for me.

Nike's out of the bike shoe biz.

Nike does not make their own shoes.

Nike does not feel that there is enough of a market to keep going. That's why there are kickbutt deals on Nikes...everyone wants to get rid of them.

Simply put.

My LBS said, Nike will be out of the bike shoe business in 2008.

my mountain shoes are nike. i like them

I had a pair of the 10//2 carbons. I got them free with a big Nike kit I got for a coaching gig. They retailed for $300 and were identical to those that Lance wore in his last Tour, other than the 10//2 branding.

I did NOT like them. I loved the carbon sole, but the rest of the shoe sucked. The buckle has a lower TPI than Sidi and it doesn't have the double/half ratchet. The piece that goes over the top is a big plastic sheet that doesn't conform to your foot at all. The insole had a higher density patch over the cleat area, which developed a high-spot when you wore it, which quickly turned into a hot spot. The heel cups are really wide and poorly formed, and they scratched up my crank.

I honestly can't see how Lance could deal with them year after year. I wore them for about 8 months because I couldn't let go of the carbon soles (previously rode Genius 2s). Finally, the right deal on some carbon Sidis hit Craigslist. I bought the Sidis for $50 and sold the Nikes for $75 ;)

Now I have it all: world-class upper, and carbon over my cleat (not a full CF sole -- but stiff where it needs to be).

I had a set of nike cycling shoes in the early nineties. They were floppy, but cheap!

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That is a Nike swoosh on the strap...