Re: MUni Shoes!

probably too stiff to get *that* much grip. wouldn't be comfortable to
walk in. probably pretty pricey. other than that it looks good. try a
high top or mid skate type shoe. you'll probably have better luck and
spend less cash. also there's the 661 high top shoe that people seem to
like retail is around $80 but can often be found for less.

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ColDawG said:

*I've been looking around for an awesome MUni shoe, and this one looks
like it fits the bill: The '05 Sawpit (Specialized)
Stiff sole, designed to grip pedals for extreme mountain bikers. It
also has ankle protection, and although it's for clipless pedals, you
can just cover the cleat.
Tell me what you think or if you have it how you like it

http://tinyurl.com/5zqu8 *

I haven't seen this shoe in person, so it is hard to say. My experience
of looking at MTB shoes is that their soles are too chunky; they would
grip the pedal but wouldn't be easy to adjust your foot position, but
I'd really have to look at the tread bottom to get an idea.

Oh, and where in the Bay Area are you if you're looking for MUni
buddies? We've got a sizable group that rides out of Oakland/Berkeley.

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Any MTB shoe that fit the clipless pedal cleats is going to be way too
stiff to grip the pedals. Even the BMX style shoes that fit a clipless
pedal cleat are too stiff. The shoe sole will not get good grip even on
a pinned platform pedal. Your feet will skate around on the pedals and
every time you hit a bump your shoe will move on the pedals. Not a good
type of shoe for muni. There are, however, some people who like the
real stiff bike shoes for Coker riding.

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I have a pair of Intense Downhill shoes that I dont believe are made
anymore but are basically light boots with 5.10 flat bottom soles. They
both provide ankle protection and support and have a good amount of grip
(much better than your average boots) I have had mine for about a year
now and they are holding up well. If you are looking for Muni specific
boots you should deffenatlly check them out.

These five ten shoes look to be the closest thing in production to the
ones I have...

http://www.fiveten.com/product/impacthi.htm

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the Sawpit (Specialized) costs $150, to much for what they are anyway.

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Checkernuts said:

*I have a pair of Intense Downhill shoes that I dont believe are made
anymore but are basically light boots with 5.10 flat bottom soles.
They both provide ankle protection and support and have a good amount
of grip (much better than your average boots) I have had mine for
about a year now and they are holding up well. If you are looking for
Muni specific boots you should deffenatlly check them out.

*

You beat me to it... the intese shoes are the BEST shoes for flat
pedals... period.
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The problem is they arent currently in production.- though I have heard
they will start maikng them again soon. Check the net and search
pinkbike.com to see when they will be in production again.
Dont buy SPD shoes for flat peals. They are too stiff and the soles
arent that grippy. Check out the 661 line too.

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thanks for the advice guys
i'll check out the 661 and 5-10s

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Monty makes nice ones for trials and there cool blue

[image:
http://www.dressler.cz/obchod/images/accessories/shoes/monty_shoe.jpg]

Koxx makes some to

[image: http://www.tsbike.com/koxx/parts/try%20all%20shoes.jpg]

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Checkernuts said:

*http://www.fiveten.com/product/impacthi.htm

[image: http://www.fiveten.com/product/large/impacthi.jpg] *

The 'Downhill Zone' (http://www.downhillzone.net/) (A Seattle DH bike
shop) has those shoes in stock. They used to carry the Intense shoes
that had the same sole.

The Five Ten shoes do look good. I may give them a try. They're just a
tad expensive at about $90. At least if I get them at the Downhill Zone
I'll be able to try them on before buying them.

I find my current combination of Vans and 661 Ankle Biters to work well.
The 661 Dually also works well if you add in a Dr. Scholl's Advantage
Sport insole. The Five Ten shoe looks to be better constructed than the
661 Dually so could be a better value in the long run.

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I think those shoes with the velcro straps over the laces are a good
thing. Nothing worse than getting your laces caught in the axle/crank
when you're pedalling fast :eek: .

I've been using similar shoes to these for MUni for about three years-
The Salomon lace free system works great:
http://tinyurl.com/4pm8s

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unicyclepa said:

*Monty makes nice ones for trials and there cool blue

[image:
http://www.dressler.cz/obchod/images/accessories/shoes/monty_shoe.jpg]

*

Those are impossible to find (the monties).

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john_childs said:

The Five Ten shoes do look good. I may give them a try. They're just a
tad expensive at about $90. At least if I get them at the Downhill Zone
I'll be able to try them on before buying them.

I like the ankle protection on those Five Ten shoes. Any rock climber
can tell you that the soles are very sticky - a property I just
confirmed in a test ride down the bike path on my cruiser with old
beartrap pedals. Just be aware that the dots on the sole limit the
positions and angles that you can use to grip the pedals, just like
lug soled hiking boots or trail shoes will.

Ken

john_childs said:

The Five Ten shoes do look good. I may give them a try. They're just a
tad expensive at about $90. At least if I get them at the Downhill Zone
I'll be able to try them on before buying them.

I like the ankle protection on those Five Ten shoes. Any rock climber
can tell you that the soles are very sticky - a property I just
confirmed in a test ride down the bike path on my cruiser with old
beartrap pedals. Just be aware that the dots on the sole limit the
positions and angles that you can use to grip the pedals, just like
lug soled hiking boots or trail shoes will.

Ken

I've been using the Five Ten "High Impact" shoes for almost 8 months now
and I love 'em! Fantastic fit and durability, but after 8 months of
almost *daily* Muni and contact with my Drillium pedals (:eek🙂 I'm
ready for another pair! Many websites sell them for over $100, but I
found a place locally that sells them for only $79.98! So I'm picking
them up tomorrow and save shipping. These are flat out the best, most
comfortable shoes I've ever owned!😄

'http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/145...pact-Shoes.htm'
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I've been using Five-Ten Impacts for about 18 months and I'm very
impressed as well - mine have hardly any pedal spike damage from my DMR
V8s, so perhaps Terry's pedals are sharper (and his riding is probably
more aggressive than mine!). The soles on the previous pair of boots I
used were ripped to shreds in the same time. Some people find them too
grippy, but I like the secure feeling and it's easy enough to move your
foot by "tilt and swivel".

They're expensive here, about £60 (or at least they were when I bought
mine - haven't checked the latest prices) - although I suppose that's
cheap compared with chav's trainers.

The only bad point for me is that when they get wet (which is a lot
round here) they take forever to dry, even stuffed with paper - they
seem to soak up a ridiculous amount of water. There was a discussion
about them in the reviews forum some time ago and most people seemed to
disagree with me on that one, so perhaps you have different water in
the USA :p

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rob.northcott said:

The only bad point for me is that when they get wet (which is a lot
round here) they take forever to dry, even stuffed with paper - they
seem to soak up a ridiculous amount of water. There was a discussion
about them in the reviews forum some time ago and most people seemed to
disagree with me on that one,

I agree that if they do get wet, they do soak up water like a sponge and
take forever to dry out.

What's strange is that despite the above, I've only had to dry mine out
on two occasions, unlike the ordinary trainers I was wearing before.
I've had a few mid-puddle UPDs both with the ordinary trainers and then
the Five-Tens, yet the trainers were a lot more likely to get wet.

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Go to the five ten site (Fiveten.com) and check out the Sam Hill low
tops. Expensive (120 bucks), but the hottest thing going for DH bikers
and munieers. Not only do they work fantastic but you can get them
resoled for 30 bucks.

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5-10's are the way to go. They are very comfy for riding, not so much
for walking. After several months of use I am starting to see signs of
damage from the pins. After getting used to riding with them it feels
squirrelly to ride with anything else.

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vivalargo said:

Go to the five ten site (Fiveten.com) and check out the Sam Hill low
tops. Expensive (120 bucks), but the hottest thing going for DH bikers
and munieers. Not only do they work fantastic but you can get them
resoled for 30 bucks.

JL

Nah, I'll stick with the Mids; they provide much more ankle
protection...well, the Sam Hill has nada.

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