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Spinning Shoes? What are they?
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Hi Folks, Guess I've been out of the mix for too many years, but I have some questions about what these shoes are, and what/how can they be used? I gather that these are basically designed for indoor training on a Cycle Machine, correct? (Like at a Bally's Gym perhaps?) What I wonder is, can shoes like these be perhaps used as an outdoor biking shoe, like the old style Track/Pista Shoes with Campy Cage Pedals? What I would like to find, is a plain old regular lightweight Bike shoe, like modern Raod Shoes, that does not have a super-slick sole, and without screw-holes for cleat attachment. In regards to an earlier thread which I also followed/read, I did see mention to the Carnac "Piste" shoe, and this appears to be basically what I'd like, but I did cringe a little when I found out thier price was about $160. So basically, my question is: "Can a Spinning shoe be used like a Pista Track Shoe?" TIA Mark I don't know about "spinning shoes", but the two gyms I go to, one has pedals that have the standard SPD mechanism on one side, and clip/strap on the other side. The other gym I go to has pedals that are SPD on one side and Look on the other, and they have a clip/strap platform that snaps into the Look side if you don't have cycling shoes at all. So, you can basically use any regular cycling shoe, either mountain or road in either gym it seems. I do have a pair of Lake shoes that were advertised as 'spinning' shoes, they are merely road shoes with some extra rubber on the sole for traction and SPD mounting holes on the bottom. Nothing particularly special about them. Regards, H. |
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Spinning Shoes? What are they?
"HardwareLust" schreef in bericht ... Mark wrote: Hi Folks, Guess I've been out of the mix for too many years, but I have some questions about what these shoes are, and what/how can they be used? I gather that these are basically designed for indoor training on a Cycle Machine, correct? (Like at a Bally's Gym perhaps?) What I wonder is, can shoes like these be perhaps used as an outdoor biking shoe, like the old style Track/Pista Shoes with Campy Cage Pedals? What I would like to find, is a plain old regular lightweight Bike shoe, like modern Raod Shoes, that does not have a super-slick sole, and without screw-holes for cleat attachment. In regards to an earlier thread which I also followed/read, I did see mention to the Carnac "Piste" shoe, and this appears to be basically what I'd like, but I did cringe a little when I found out thier price was about $160. So basically, my question is: "Can a Spinning shoe be used like a Pista Track Shoe?" TIA Mark I don't know about "spinning shoes", but the two gyms I go to, one has pedals that have the standard SPD mechanism on one side, and clip/strap on the other side. The other gym I go to has pedals that are SPD on one side and Look on the other, and they have a clip/strap platform that snaps into the Look side if you don't have cycling shoes at all. So, you can basically use any regular cycling shoe, either mountain or road in either gym it seems. I do have a pair of Lake shoes that were advertised as 'spinning' shoes, they are merely road shoes with some extra rubber on the sole for traction and SPD mounting holes on the bottom. Nothing particularly special about them. Regards, H. there is no such thing as a spinning shoe. There are people who want you to believe they manufacture them. They want to sell them to you. |
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Spinning Shoes? What are they?
"HardwareLust" schreef in bericht ... Mark wrote: Hi Folks, Guess I've been out of the mix for too many years, but I have some questions about what these shoes are, and what/how can they be used? I gather that these are basically designed for indoor training on a Cycle Machine, correct? (Like at a Bally's Gym perhaps?) What I wonder is, can shoes like these be perhaps used as an outdoor biking shoe, like the old style Track/Pista Shoes with Campy Cage Pedals? What I would like to find, is a plain old regular lightweight Bike shoe, like modern Raod Shoes, that does not have a super-slick sole, and without screw-holes for cleat attachment. In regards to an earlier thread which I also followed/read, I did see mention to the Carnac "Piste" shoe, and this appears to be basically what I'd like, but I did cringe a little when I found out thier price was about $160. So basically, my question is: "Can a Spinning shoe be used like a Pista Track Shoe?" TIA Mark I don't know about "spinning shoes", but the two gyms I go to, one has pedals that have the standard SPD mechanism on one side, and clip/strap on the other side. The other gym I go to has pedals that are SPD on one side and Look on the other, and they have a clip/strap platform that snaps into the Look side if you don't have cycling shoes at all. So, you can basically use any regular cycling shoe, either mountain or road in either gym it seems. I do have a pair of Lake shoes that were advertised as 'spinning' shoes, they are merely road shoes with some extra rubber on the sole for traction and SPD mounting holes on the bottom. Nothing particularly special about them. Regards, H. there is no such thing as a spinning shoe. There are people who want you to believe they manufacture them. They want to sell them to you. |
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