Spinning Shoes? What are they?

[Mark]

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

[Hardwarelust]

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.

[Bert L.Am]

"HardwareLust" <noone@nowhere.com> schreef in bericht
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> 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.

[Andres Muro]

apoman60612@yahoo.com (Mark) wrote in message news:<68236fb6.0407102036.22a799f1@posting.google.com>...
> 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

Mark: Essentially spinning shoes are road shoes drilled for
spd pedals with some extra rubber so that you can walk
around the gym. They are nothing like track shoes, and
because of the extra rubber they may not fit well in a
caged pedal.

Andres

[Mark]

> Mark: Essentially spinning shoes are road shoes drilled
> for spd pedals with some extra rubber so that you can walk
> around the gym. They are nothing like track shoes, and
> because of the extra rubber they may not fit well in a
> caged pedal.
>
> Andres

Many thanks Andres, This info was exactly what I needed to
know, Mark