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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 6:05:00 PM UTC+2, jbeattie wrote:
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. The ones that came with the shoes. Lou |
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jbeattie writes:
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. What insoles are you using? Ha ha ha And what colors are they?! -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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Ha ha ha And what colors are they?!
Sorry, that was unpleasant. I actually agree that colors are important. As Comrade Liebermann said on this forum, you don't ride a bike, you wear it. And if the shoes are attached to the bike, they could be considered part of it, right? -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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As Comrade Liebermann said on this forum, you don't
ride a bike, you wear it. And if the shoes are attached to the bike, they could be considered part of it, right? Perhaps we should login to forum where they discuss shoes! Then we could tell them, hey, listen up girls, shoes are actually quite important! Why? You wear them -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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I use flat-top rubber-block pedals (VP191) and cycle in street shoes with thick rubber soles, because the brain of a great engineer must be protected against the inequalities of the road.
But what I really regret, is that it is inadvisable to cycle in clogs, either wooden or leather ones (Joseph Seibel of Berlin makes good leather clogs). There are no more comfortable shoes than clogs, and being unable to cycle in them is a tragedy. Andre Jute Footloose |
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On 7/19/2018 10:30 AM, Andre Jute wrote:
I use flat-top rubber-block pedals (VP191) and cycle in street shoes with thick rubber soles, because the brain of a great engineer must be protected against the inequalities of the road. But what I really regret, is that it is inadvisable to cycle in clogs, either wooden or leather ones (Joseph Seibel of Berlin makes good leather clogs). There are no more comfortable shoes than clogs, and being unable to cycle in them is a tragedy. Andre Jute Footloose I don't know from clogs but some riders like these sandals: http://www.cyclingabout.com/wp-conte...013-412-pm.jpg Custom being always an option: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2787/4...fb7c126e_b.jpg sort of 'proof of concept' for your SPD clog project. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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