i've got a pair of hiking shoes that lace like that. the end of the string tucks into a little pocket on the tongue. very convenient, actually. and quick on/off.. they get my vote.

I had a pair of those for about two months and the zippers got messed up.

[edit]I just wanted to clarify. the zipper on my pair was plastic. It just kind of disintegrated seemingly from just zipping and unzipping.

I'm on your team

Another similar option without the lacy/pully/tab thingy...

Adidas Adistar XC Race MTB Shoe
http://www.performancebike.com/produ...00/20_2576.jpg
On sale $109 at Perfromance.com
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...&SRCCODE=2847#

you should try to justify the use of a flash...well actually i think you just did

alright so i went around and got to try a few shoes on, and i ended up getting the adidas el moro, one because of the price, two because they are a little more like regular shoes(see comment about ur feet freezing when riding in the cold), and three i couldnt find the damn hammers anywhere to try on, and i cant get myself to buy a shoe off the internet that i've never worn before..but thanks for all the responses
oh yeah and i freaking love the el moro's so far, but i only got to ride them around on a bike in front of the store, my pedals are still in the mail dammit

Weird, I thought performance used UPS to ship ... All I see one their site is FedEx.

Anyone know if FedEx has any obnoxious international fees like UPS?