Are white shoes still the thing in 2023?
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I'm feeling that soon to be BOA vs straps vs laces thread coming on! I'll be on the lookout.
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or gold
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waiting for these to pop up on eBay in my size & wide version
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I have white shoes. But that was mainly because after wanting a more high-end pair of shoes, and trying on about a dozen different shoes, the one that was by far the best happened to be available only in white.
Now after having used them, I do get a bit paranoid about them getting dirty, but that hasn't been an issue so far (except some parts, mostly along seams, seems to be turning a little yellow), and the overall look of them is actually pretty cool I find.
Now after having used them, I do get a bit paranoid about them getting dirty, but that hasn't been an issue so far (except some parts, mostly along seams, seems to be turning a little yellow), and the overall look of them is actually pretty cool I find.
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I think today’s Giro answered that. I was struck by the uniformity of white shoes and socks. There were a few rebels but not many that I saw. I’m a black shoes and socks guy. When you’re as slow as me you can’t wear white shoes!
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Yesterday I wore my white shoes with orange socks, because I was wearing an orange jersey. Call me an iconoclast.
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Ran in to a buddy who commented at how matched I was. Made my day
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I wear clothes for practical reasons, not for participating in the fashionable and trendy. Light colored clothing is better in the hot sun, dark clothing helps when it is sunny but cold.
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don't like white. Just got these:
To replace these:
(perfectly good functionally, but nasty looking as they got dirty and faded. these are about 3 years / 15000 miles old.)
To replace these:
(perfectly good functionally, but nasty looking as they got dirty and faded. these are about 3 years / 15000 miles old.)
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You're not going to when in those new shoes. Wrong color. The best you can place is the 3rd spot.
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I wear both white and black pairs of rc9s, and have matching white and black helmets. Just depends on the kit I wear. Some kits look better with white, others with black. White to me looks the most pro in general. Always match your socks to your shoes and you’re good. If you wear multi color socks, white shoes are best typically.
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I have about a year on these Bontrager XXX and find them excellent. Easy to keep clean with one of these magic eraser sponges.