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sorahn

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:30 pm

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

My Sidi's are approaching 3 years old now, and they look it. Also my apartment seems to have eaten one of them, which is why I'm not riding tonight.

I don't really care for laces on bike shoes unless they're the kind that kind of 'zip' up and tuck away.

Suggestions?

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Alex

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:30 pm

Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 3128 Location: Roosevelt

Whatever is cheap and returned in the REI basement. I find my Sidis pretty cold at least 6 mo of the year around here, so I don't wear them that often. On the other hand they were $9 in the basement, so I don't care. If they aren't broken I don't know why you wouldn't keep riding them though. It's worth getting a backup pair for when you apartment eats your shoes.

Eric_s

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:10 am

Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 1691 Location: the dirty south

laces are dumb, but I like my chrome pro shoes much better than any other shoe with laces. that little elastic loop makes all the difference.
Otherwise, shimano pro, not the super cheap ones.

caustic meatloaf

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:28 am

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

All you lace haters are haters.

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Spealunker

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:32 am

sarge Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 308 Location: Fort Bragg NC

Its not that we hate laces its that laces love cranks so damn much.

limpyweta

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:58 am

Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 740 Location: North Beach

Laces are all I ride with and that hasn't happened for ~15000 miles, through 3 pairs of shoes. When they're kept long and stuffed right they don't go out in my case. When they did, that was the first few months of learning how to ride a bike.

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Andrew_Squirrel

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:10 pm

Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 2098 Location: Greenwood

Spealunker wrote:

Its not that we hate laces its that laces love cranks so damn much.

I personally use the high-tech solution of tucking my laces in. Super complicated and took months to perfect. 3rd grade was a difficult year.

caustic meatloaf

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:30 pm

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

I just swapped out traditional laces on my old Exustars for the SpeedLace "system".

As an aside, anyone who actually calls bungee shoelaces a lace 'system' needs to be dickpunched.

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tehschkott

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:11 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

bike shoes that don't look like bike shoes are awesome.

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lantius

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:32 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

i just ordered some new shoes for biking in. they look pretty normal to me:

clearly, i'm not a lacist.

Bo Ttorff

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:34 pm

GO SEAHAWKS!! 12 for LYFE Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: King County

tehschkott wrote:

bike shoes that don't look like bike shoes are awesome.

sorahn

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:56 pm

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

Eric_s wrote:

laces are dumb, but I like my chrome pro shoes much better than any other shoe with laces. that little elastic loop makes all the difference.
Otherwise, shimano pro, not the super cheap ones.

I actually tried a pair of the chrome kursk pro's but, they didn't fit my foot very well. On the other hand, the old Sidi's I have are actually the most comfortable pair of shoes I own.

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Andrew_Squirrel

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:57 pm

Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 2098 Location: Greenwood

sorahn wrote:

....most comfortable pair of shoes I own.

problem solved!

sorahn

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:56 am

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

Well, they're comfortable for wearing, but they're still MTBs. I don't want to wear tem around for extended periods of time while not biking.

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tehschkott

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:38 am

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

why not

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TorreyK

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:02 pm

Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: White Center/Burien

Get touring shoes! Often times they're made with the same mid layer as MTB shoes but with a better more uniform sole. I just got some of these:

http://www.mavic.com/en/product/footwear/road/footwear/Cyclo-Tour

They fit my feet unlike many other brands/styles.
tl;dr : look for touring shoes for walkability!

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ifaey

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:22 am

Joined: 10 Jun 2011 Posts: 335 Location: seattle

limpyweta wrote:

When they're kept long and stuffed right

that's what she said.

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the dreaded ben

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:46 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

FYI recycled is having a huge sale until christmas 20-50% off clothing and shoes.

aaaand, they have tons of casual spd shoes.
i just picked up a pair of the limited edition chrome midways for ~$85.

sorahn

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:00 pm

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

the dreaded ben wrote:

FYI recycled is having a huge sale until christmas 20-50% off clothing and shoes.

aaaand, they have tons of casual spd shoes.
i just picked up a pair of the limited edition chrome midways for ~$85.

Thanks, i'll go check that out!

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Sweeney

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:30 pm

Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 851 Location: English Hill, Redmond

Recently picked up a pair of these on sale at REI, they are surprisingly comfortable.

Think they'll be nice for bike camping adventures and riding this time of year...

http://www.rei.com/product/788082/pearl-izumi-x-alp-seek-wrx-bike-shoes-mens

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jimmythefly

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:27 pm

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

On sale you say? Excellent. A friend of mine toured throughout Thailand and other parts of SE Asia in those and swears by them.

Sweeney

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:52 am

Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 851 Location: English Hill, Redmond

jimmythefly wrote:

On sale you say? Excellent. A friend of mine toured throughout Thailand and other parts of SE Asia in those and swears by them.

Did you ever find these Jimmy? Then newer version (not on sale) may be a good REI dividend purchase...

On a side note, this company has some cool shit!

http://www.dzrshoes.com/chowderpony/

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the dreaded ben

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:35 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

Sweeney wrote:

jimmythefly wrote:

On sale you say? Excellent. A friend of mine toured throughout Thailand and other parts of SE Asia in those and swears by them.

Did you ever find these Jimmy? Then newer version (not on sale) may be a good REI dividend purchase...

On a side note, this company has some cool shit!

http://www.dzrshoes.com/chowderpony/

if you have tiny feet.

facists.

ripper

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:14 pm

evilmike Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 640 Location: Capitalist Hill

the dreaded ben wrote:

if you have tiny feet.

facists.

too true. Ben and I both live in "49"er land, and that makes shoe options limited. I'm thinking of trying out the Krusk Pro because it comes in F'n Huge sizeway, but I keep feeling like I'm just going to have to get a new pair of SIDIs.

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Eric the Red

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:44 pm

Joined: 02 May 2010 Posts: 150 Location: In the saddle

+1 for sidi's

Nice and stiff

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Sweeney

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:48 pm

Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 851 Location: English Hill, Redmond

ripper wrote:

the dreaded ben wrote:

if you have tiny feet.

too true. Ben and I both live in "49"er land...

You have a feet larger than size 15 US?! I think we found Bigfoot...

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