Shoes / Cleats

Strex said:

Looking to buy a secondhand pair of shoes with cleats to suit MTB .. I am a size 8.5-9 Aus... Will
any shoe do? I guess so ... I want to spend no more than $40 max. Wanna try it out see if I should
by new ones

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I've never known anybody to try out clipless and not be happy with the change.

The main thing you need to look for is a shoe that's comfy (obviously) but one that also has a very
stiff sole.

Soft soles will conentrate the pressure from the cleat to a smaller area which is more likely to
cause pain and discomfort.

The trade-off is that stiffer soles make walking harder than softer soles do, so it depends a bit on
what sort of riding you do.

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Looking to buy a secondhand pair of shoes with cleats to suit MTB .. I am

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size 8.5-9 Aus... Will any shoe do? I guess so ... I want to spend no more than $40 max. Wanna try
it out see if I should by new ones

Most moutain bike shoes are also suitable for walking, but not all. If you want to park your bike
somewhere and walk around you will want this style of shoe.

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I've never known anybody to try out clipless and not be happy with the change.

<aa voice> Hi, I'm hippy and I ride with flat pedals! </aa voice>

:-)

I used SPDs for a while but never got comfortable with them so have used flats since. Maybe I could
give them another try..?

hippy "spuds are duds" ;-)

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I've never known anybody to try out clipless and not be happy with the change.

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<aa voice> Hi, I'm hippy and I ride with flat pedals! </aa voice>

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:-)

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I used SPDs for a while but never got comfortable with them so have used flats since. Maybe I
could give them another try..?

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hippy "spuds are duds" ;-)

Fair enuff. You're number one then 🙂

But you wouldn't ride your road bike(s) without clipless would you?

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hippy "spuds are duds" ;-)

Fair enuff. You're number one then 🙂

I'll copy that line and use it all the time now... May not necessarily maintain the original context
though :-)

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But you wouldn't ride your road bike(s) without clipless would you?

Clipless on the road, rules, no doubt!

Sometimes for short distances I just ride with sneakers on the SPD pedals, but that is well dodgy!

My "shop" bike (basically been replaced with my SS mtb) has bmx "bear trap" pedals, minus the
sharp cages...

hippy

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hippy "spuds are duds" ;-)

Fair enuff. You're number one then 🙂

I'll copy that line and use it all the time now... May not necessarily maintain the original
context though :-)

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But you wouldn't ride your road bike(s) without clipless would you?

Clipless on the road, rules, no doubt!

Not sure if it's been mentioned in the thread already, but Shimano do have 1/2 - 1/2 pedals, which
have clips one side, and are flat (for use with normal shoes) on the other. I've never used them,
but the idea is a good one...

Dale

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Not sure if it's been mentioned in the thread already, but Shimano do have 1/2 - 1/2 pedals, which
have clips one side, and are flat (for use with normal shoes) on the other. I've never used them,
but the idea is a good one...

I have a pair. They came with the GT I bought used. They are ok but really the cage-side isn't sharp
enough for real grip and the SPD side has a tendency to shed vital parts - the screws holding the
clip shake loose over time.

Riding clipless on-road and flats off-road means that I just use pedals that suit whichever terrain
I'm riding, rather than compromise with these. If I only had one bike, however, that was used for
long rides AND riding to the shops, these half-half pedals would be awesome!

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Not sure if it's been mentioned in the thread already, but Shimano do have 1/2 - 1/2 pedals,
which have clips one side, and are flat (for use with normal shoes) on the other. I've never
used them, but the idea is a good one...

I have a pair. They came with the GT I bought used. They are ok but really the cage-side isn't
sharp enough for real grip and the SPD side has a tendency to shed vital parts - the screws
holding the clip shake loose over time.

Riding clipless on-road and flats off-road means that I just use pedals that suit whichever
terrain I'm riding, rather than compromise with these. If I only had one bike, however, that was
used for long rides AND riding to the shops, these half-half pedals would be awesome!

hippy

Never had a problem with my half and half falling apart but did find they had a grip problem as you
stated. (although not currently attached to a bike but I did use them a lot for a while). Found I
was never riding with the cage often enough to warrent it so replaced them.

Just one other thing. I would be a bit wary of buying second hand shoes. Ill fitting shoes will give
you a lot of grief later. (take it from someone who has done this).