On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 1:34:12 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 8:23:56 AM UTC+2, James wrote:
I have three generations of shoes at the moment. I just bought a new
pair because the pair I was using have started to fall apart. I'm
slowly ripping the upper from the sole.

All three pairs are Shimano. The oldest, that I will now throw away,
have a fibreglass sole, and weigh 826g (with cleats).

The pair I am replacing has a CFRP sole, and weighs 675g (with cleats).

Incidentally, they are predominantly white. I seem to recall Lou
somewhat scoffing my choice of colour, saying they wont stay white for
long, or some such. Nonsense. They don't look very dirty, and I don't
clean them. I might hose them off after a wet ride, if they're lucky.

The new pair weigh 630g (with cleats).

The new pair are black. They look and feel ok to me. Shimano RP501 in
size 46 EU.

Marginal gains.

--
JS

My situation changed:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WiETzciuYHzYSi2NA

I still prefer black ones but I had to have two different colors because they differ half a size; one for thick socks for early season and one for thin socks for mid season (white ones). The white one aready look ehhh, not so white anymore. I can live with that.
Shimano shoes are relative heavy as my Sidis are, in my opinion unnecessary. Friend of mine has Mavic shoes which are really light. My wide foots unfortunately don't go along with the Mavic's.

Lou

What insoles are you using?

-- Jay Beattie.