Those are nice. Suede finish?

Gonna get another pair, but I think I'll stay away from leather finishes this time...the straps kinda wore on them funky (ain't stopped me from usin' em tho)

One thing about the Puma slipper above...I know that the shoes we wear only offer so much protection, but those may be too light....feel like there's nothing there at all, no?

http://www.vsportgroup.com/gear/shoes/05launch.jpg

i wear these except last year's model. they mostly feel like a regular street shoe, but they've got a stiff/unbendable cycling sole, and you can break out the bottom hole to install the thingy for clipless.

http://www.vsportgroup.com/gear/shoe_launch.html

suede, yeah. they fit so perfectly into my clips it's ridiculous! and they feel so awesome on the road...so much stiffer than my stupid vans that fell apart after a month...oh, and they don't say "goodyear" down the side.

Man, I have been coveting those Adidas for quite some time now - ever since I saw them in the Adidas store in Berlin last year, to be exact. I never thought to look on ebay for a pair. Well, well...

m.

I bought a pair of those Adidas Eddy Merckx retro cycling shoes at the Adidas Originals store in NYC about two years ago. As it was mentioned they are horrible for cycling but very comfortable casual shoes.

This site has a photo of the original Adidas Eddy Merckx cycling shoes that came out in the 1970s.

http://www.rapha.cc/products/vintage...hp?unit_id=111

I would love to get a pair of the original ones!

I found these recently and like 'em. Vintage Avocet cycling shoes, from a local thrift. Do ride a lot in old Chuck Taylors, though.

I have the pumas Jamtastic just got, but they weren't stiff enough and always felt like they were about to fall off. These are quite stiff, plenty narrow, and my straps don't cut into my feet.

Update....

since my printer is not working, i never got around to sending these shoes back....and have changed back to the mks platforms, and they work just fine now...after 2 weeks of riding them, all the little aches and pains i had in my feet are gone..

very comfy, i wear them to work...going to order another pair in another color,,,,

So someone explain the cleat thing, will you? Are they the same thing as clipless pedals? Are the cleats attached to your shoe, and then locked onto a pedal, or are they parts of the pedals that the shoes clip into? Excuse my ignorance, but I'd rather suffer any smirks online than in person at the LBS!

See the red cleat with the slot in it below?
http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photo.../YS-DU5055.gif

you put your foot in the clips so that that cleat sticks on top back edge of the pedal, and then you cinch your straps down. It means that you can pull in all directions without your foot coming out. Some cleats have a front piece too that engages with the little triangular plate that holds your clips to the pedal so that your foot has no chance of moving around.

O.G.!

Those shoes are nice!

Okay, cool, got it. What about the look and campy cleat sets that are triangular in shape and that you see advertised around? Do those sets attach to the pedals or shoes? Or do you buy the shoes and pedals separate from the actual cleats? With clipless pedals, are these cleat systems disappearing from the markets?

did anyone ever have the old puma mtn bike shoes ala john tomac circa 85? i had some and they were the best shoes ever. oh to have em back....

I rock the shell toes too and have no problems with my MKS track pedals/ steel toe clips. Very comfy.

Definately don't go out and invest in new shoes if you're just going to use track pedals/ steel toe clips. Would be a major waste of money in my opinion!

Has anyone else bought a pair of $19.99 Doogees (phonetic is so much more fun) from Nashbar? I ordered the wrong size, thank you very much Dr. Metric System, but the correct ones are on the way. Clipping in with the original ones I got was... interesting. I rock SPD, Look, eggbeaters and this felt verrry engaged. I can't wait to get the right size. It's almost like going against the "spirit" of fixed. Gear, precision, all that jazz. One thing is fo' sho. Ain't NO drunken walking going on with these duegis. Scary.

anyone know where i can find info on the old puma cycling shoes? I would love it if puma started to make cycling shoes again. I use my adidas sambas, they have a fairly stiff sole but are comfy for walking.

These have "soul"

i'm guessing track shoes sole is pretty flexible for running but for some odd reason am i wrong? i just found a pretty badasss pair of addidas track shoes for a pretty good deal and they look awesome for riding with clips..i just don't know if the sole will offer any real support.

In the olden days before clipless shoes/pedals we bought leather cycling shoes that had a steel plate rivited in the sole. You want a rigid sole that allows all your power to transfer into the pedal. A softer sole allows your feet to curl more. Many of the shoes came with a bare smooth sole and the buyer had to purchase the cleats separately. The idea was to use the shoes for a while so the pedal would dig into the sole and leave wear marks. Then the cleats were carefully nailed, glued, or screwed to the sole lining up with the pedal wear marks. Some shoes like the white Ds, pictured above, came with a cleat already attached and allowed for adjustments. ... Why I use this type of old school shoes is so I can pedal the bikes while wearing different types for foot gear besides cycling shoes. Clipless pedals don't allow me to wear sneakers and still strap in my feet for stability and more use of a power stroke. Pedals that have toe clips and straps are more versitile to utilize your various footgear. This way you can ride to do errands and such and just use normal walklng shoes and still have your feet firmly attached to the pedals. Intercity cycling since 1959.