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::: rdclark <
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::::: Roger Zoul wrote:
:::::: I'm in search of a good pair of road shoes...they need to have a
:::::: firm sole and obviously a recessed cleat for walkability. I'd
:::::: like the velcro straps too.
:::::
::::: I may be wrong, but I think that's an oxymoron: a road shoe by
::::: definition does not have a recessed cleat.
:::
::: You may be right, as most of what I've been finding seems to agree
::: with you.
:::
:::::
::::: Recently looking for something more like a touring shoe, SPD
::::: compatible
::::: but comfortable for extended walking, I got a pair of these (on
::::: sale for $45):
:::::
:::
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=17273&subcategory_ID=2120#
:::::
::::: Very comfortable and sort of normal-looking, and the cleat-plate
::::: cover
::::: bolts on (rather than being a cutout, as on many MTB shoes) so you
::::: can
::::: remove the cleats and restore the sole easily if you want to.
:::::
:::
::: Yeah....I found these touring shoes:
:::
:::
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?sku=16767#
:::
::: but I'm concerned about how stiff the sole is. I have problems with
::: "hot-foot" in summer once the distances start getting up there. My
::: current shoes are a cross between these and the ones you have, in a
::: sense, as they are lace up but have flat soles. They are just a
::: little too flexible and hence don't protect those nerves well near
::: the ball of feet. I don't want to go to bigger platform pedals.
:::
::: How firm do you judge the sole of your shoes to be?
:::
::
:: I have the Shimanos and I wouldn't want to walk very far in them.
:: The cleat is very recessed so that's not a problem, but they're a
:: very "roadie" shoe. Toes up and all that.
How does "toes up" play into it? I didn't realize that roadie shoes had that
feature. Does that make them uncorfortable? Those Shimanos are not unlike
the ones I have, which is why i'm afraid to try them - I might end up with
the same issues.
It's a great shoe, and one
:: of the few touring shoes on the market. All the touring shoes I've
:: seen lately have been pretty much road shoes with a grippier sole.
:: Have you looked at Cannondale's MTB shoes? They look pretty much
:: like off road running shoes.
No, but I'm going to try some MTB shoes. I just want something that I can
walk a ways in that has a stiffer sole than the ones I have now. It may be
that I'll end up having to go to a wider platform pedal as RichC suggested,
though.