Are there SPD shoes that...
02-27-08 | 12:42 AM
#1
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This town needs an enema.
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From: Huntington Beach, Ca.
Bikes: Bridgestone 400
Are there SPD shoes that...
...look like something you'd wear when not on you bike?
Seems like everything I have tried look like I should be hiking in the mountains or, thanks to my size 12 feet, crammed into a VW bug with a dozen or so other clowns.
I am used to wearing skate shoes so the style of most SPD shoes has me disappointed so far.
Seems like everything I have tried look like I should be hiking in the mountains or, thanks to my size 12 feet, crammed into a VW bug with a dozen or so other clowns.
I am used to wearing skate shoes so the style of most SPD shoes has me disappointed so far.
02-27-08 | 12:45 AM
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MattFashion
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: lancaster, pa
Bikes: 70's le Tour with brazed track drops
i use(d) the shimano fn01's,
they're pretty nice minus the big reflective stripe side. super comfy though.
i'm pretty sure Lake released their new spin shoe, which looks pretty normal.
shoes are the downside of clipless.
you could always buy bmx clipless shoes. they look like clunky skate shoes.
they're pretty nice minus the big reflective stripe side. super comfy though.
i'm pretty sure Lake released their new spin shoe, which looks pretty normal.
shoes are the downside of clipless.
you could always buy bmx clipless shoes. they look like clunky skate shoes.
02-27-08 | 06:12 AM
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On the cheap side, the Sette Rival II shoes from PricePoint don't look too bad when you're off the bike. Just like a pair of nondescript black sneakers. Also, they're really cheap. On the downside, I would not use them for rides of more than 15 miles or so. They are not as comfortable as Shimano/Sidi models.
I usually use the Shimano SPD sandals through the warm months - to my mind, they're the most comfortable option. I bought the Sette Rival shoes for my winter commute and they have worked really well.
BTW. Sette is the Pricepoint store brand.
I usually use the Shimano SPD sandals through the warm months - to my mind, they're the most comfortable option. I bought the Sette Rival shoes for my winter commute and they have worked really well.
BTW. Sette is the Pricepoint store brand.
02-27-08 | 08:14 AM
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left treadle forward
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: east kensington, phila.
Bikes: <strikethrough>BFSSFG IRO</strikethrough>, 197X Raleigh Record Ltd conversion, Java SS
agreed, the Sette Rivals are super cheap and probably quite inferior in quality to all of the aforementioned brands. the soles aren't the stiffest, but they actually are very very comfortable for riding and walking. plus they look less like laser shoes than even the 661s
02-27-08 | 08:47 AM
#12
I've been using the Adidas Minrett. Found mine at the LBS, although Nashbar has then for $60. Black, lace up, with recessed cleat area, so you can wear them in the store/restaurant/whatever and not look like a total goof. They make a couple of other "mountain" (code for recessed cleat) shoes that might work too.
02-27-08 | 02:05 PM
#19
Not bad. I could do without the lil Schwinn emblem.
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02-27-08 | 02:50 PM
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snorlax
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From: chicago, il
Bikes: iro, ross hoss, raleigh, schwinn, gitane, fugi
spd shoes that are supposed to look like normal shoes just make you look like you shop at kohls. shiny shoes with velcro that make noise when you walk let everyone know you're a kool kid.
02-27-08 | 02:57 PM
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