Road shoes + spd type cleats: why
06-13-08, 11:05 AM
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I find that road shoes also tend to be lighter and have more mesh. I want my mtn bike shoes to be a bit sturdier in the upper and have a big rubber bumper around the sole. This also tends to make the shoe hotter and heavier, besides for the extra tread on the sole.
Oh yeah, and I also have egg beaters on my mtn bike, so being able to ride either bike with either shoes in a pinch is nice, too. It also lets me wear my SPD-drilled sandals on either bike if I want to ride down to the grocery store or lunch or something.
Oh yeah, and I also have egg beaters on my mtn bike, so being able to ride either bike with either shoes in a pinch is nice, too. It also lets me wear my SPD-drilled sandals on either bike if I want to ride down to the grocery store or lunch or something.
Someone else suggested maybe they already had the pedals. That could also be true, especially with the young ones I saw.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised if they were (a) using pedals that were already laying around the house or (b) were just doing the sensible thing and investing the big money in shoes and going inexpensive on the pedals and cleats. Or (c) maybe any of the factors mentioned above.
Actually, I was really happy to see these young road cyclists having fun riding and stopping for a break like that on a summer evening. Foot wear just made me think as they were clomping around in that funny roadie way.
06-13-08, 11:19 AM
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I have a set of road shoes with quattro (eggbeater pedals) on my bike and I have a pair of mtb shoes that I use in SPIN class. They are pretty much the same quality...not top of the line but decent Shimanos. I've been riding my bike more so I haven't been to SPIN class in a while. I have no foot problems when riding my bike with the road shoes, no hot spots...no tingling...nothing. I did a SPIN class for the first time in over a month yesterday. About 20 minutes into the class, my feet were hurting so bad that I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to finish the ride. My upper foot and toes were cramping worse than I've ever had to deal with. Now I am considering getting a pair of road shoes for SPIN class.
I guess its each person's preferance, but yesterday showed me that I am OK with looking like an idiot when I walk in road shoes (although with the quattro cleats, its really not that bad) if it keeps my feet from cramping up like that. At least in SPIN class, I could have gotten off and left. 50 miles into a 100 mile ride there is really nowhere for me to go except back!
I guess its each person's preferance, but yesterday showed me that I am OK with looking like an idiot when I walk in road shoes (although with the quattro cleats, its really not that bad) if it keeps my feet from cramping up like that. At least in SPIN class, I could have gotten off and left. 50 miles into a 100 mile ride there is really nowhere for me to go except back!
06-13-08, 12:30 PM
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they're not the most comfortable thing to walk around in, but they're okay. i'm a college student, and i want something that i can clip out of and walk for about 100 feet into a classroom, and for that, MTB shoes are awesome. i wouldn't clip out and then walk around town with my girlfriend while wearing them though. that's what an extra set of shoes in the messenger bag is for.
