Shoes ????? Help Required Please.

[Daz]

Hello to All
Would anybody have any recomendations for road shoes and pedals, at the
moment i am using some basic all terrain type spd shoes with double sided
pedals, the sort you can easily walk in but i now feel its time to progress
to proper road shoes and pedals. As well as weekend riding i will need to
wear them for my daily commute and i dont want to spend any more than £70 if
poss for the shoes and between £50 to £80 for the pedals. The choices are
mind boggling and i was wondering if any particular brand or type stand out
above the rest.
I know this sort of thing is a very personal chioce but any guideance or
suggestions would be very helpful.
I want to go shopping this weekend.

Many Thanks

Daz

 

[DSK]

Can't comment on shoes, but if you need any advice on pedals, the Shimano SPD-SL range seem to be quite highly recommened from my experience. Its what I am hoping to get within a couple of weeks.

 

[Pete Biggs]

Daz wrote:
> Hello to All
> Would anybody have any recomendations for road shoes and pedals, at
> the moment i am using some basic all terrain type spd shoes with
> double sided pedals, the sort you can easily walk in but i now feel
> its time to progress to proper road shoes and pedals. As well as
> weekend riding i will need to wear them for my daily commute and i
> dont want to spend any more than £70 if poss for the shoes and
> between £50 to £80 for the pedals. The choices are mind boggling and
> i was wondering if any particular brand or type stand out above the
> rest.
> I know this sort of thing is a very personal chioce but any guideance
> or suggestions would be very helpful.
> I want to go shopping this weekend.

Look PP357 pedals are excellent value, IMO, are suitable for all road
riding and have more float than ShimaNOs. They're at the lower end of
your pedal budget* which means you can spend more on the shoes.

* from www.xpedia.co.uk

~PB

 

[Peter Clinch]

Daz wrote:

> Would anybody have any recommendations for road shoes

> I know this sort of thing is a very personal choice but any guidance or
> suggestions would be very helpful.
> I want to go shopping this weekend.

Try on everything you can find that basically fits the spec and you can
afford, buy the most comfortable ones. That'll make a difference every
time the crank goes round.
Different makes use different lasts and you want one where the last
happens to be similar to your foot, and the way to find that out is
trying them on. There isn't a substitute, unfortunately.

Pete.
--
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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[JBB]

"Daz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello to All
> Would anybody have any recomendations for road shoes and pedals, at the
> moment i am using some basic all terrain type spd shoes with double sided
> pedals, the sort you can easily walk in but i now feel its time to
progress
> to proper road shoes and pedals. As well as weekend riding i will need to
> wear them for my daily commute and i dont want to spend any more than £70
if
> poss for the shoes and between £50 to £80 for the pedals. The choices are
> mind boggling and i was wondering if any particular brand or type stand
out
> above the rest.
> I know this sort of thing is a very personal chioce but any guideance or
> suggestions would be very helpful.
> I want to go shopping this weekend.
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Daz
>
>
Time cyclo might be worth a look. You still get the convenience of a shoe
you can walk in plus single sided pedals with a decent sized platform. As
regards shoe sizes whatever fits - for me it's Nike,

Julia

 

[Temp3st]

"DSK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Can't comment on shoes, but if you need any advice on pedals, the
> Shimano SPD-SL range seem to be quite highly recommened from my
> experience. Its what I am hoping to get within a couple of weeks.
>
>
> --
> DSK
>
>
Got some and they are awesome!!!