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Ole skool shoes
on: September 07, 2006, 20:39:37 PM
I used to have a pair of these, but they dont have them in my size. :cry: NOS going for $30  :rage: Perhaps the 47 with paper in the toes? :lol: Id gladly go back to clips and straps with the right shoes.



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Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 05:39:13 AM
pedally wedally!!!


i would love to make something out of cake. maybe a cake.
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Reply #2 on: September 08, 2006, 11:40:37 AM
I know a lot of those shoes are doing the rounds.....








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Reply #3 on: September 08, 2006, 13:43:40 PM
Quote from: maximusotter
Id gladly go back to clips and straps with the right shoes.


why in gods name would you want to do that?
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Reply #4 on: September 08, 2006, 15:59:11 PM
Slot cleats have a distinct positive and secure feel that no clipless system can match. Big cleats like Look come close, but no cigar. Match them with a later model 105 or Ultegra platform pedal, and its as comfortable as youll ever get. Clipless is certainly always better off the road, but on road, slot cleats still rock--when properly set up. The whole "numb toes" and other strap issues are mostly bogus. I always used Christophe leather straps with just enough looseness to pull out when needed, but kept me in on all but the most insane mashing. Only time Id snug down is if I was doing some sprinting intervals.

Cycling has only become a little easier to wrap your brain around in the last 15 years with most of the voodoo washed away. I dont miss natural chamois shorts, for example, but I currently ride a 25 y/0 plastic shelled leather saddle thats far superior to any of these wacky new designs.
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Reply #5 on: September 08, 2006, 17:26:27 PM
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Slot cleats have a distinct positive and secure feel that no clipless system can match. Big cleats like Look come close, but no cigar. Match them with a later model 105 or Ultegra platform pedal, and its as comfortable as youll ever get. Clipless is certainly always better off the road, but on road, slot cleats still rock--when properly set up. The whole "numb toes" and other strap issues are mostly bogus. I always used Christophe leather straps with just enough looseness to pull out when needed, but kept me in on all but the most insane mashing. Only time Id snug down is if I was doing some sprinting intervals.

Cycling has only become a little easier to wrap your brain around in the last 15 years with most of the voodoo washed away. I dont miss natural chamois shorts, for example, but I currently ride a 25 y/0 plastic shelled leather saddle thats far superior to any of these wacky new designs.


straps, for me were a nightmare, OK for track, in fact brilliant for track, but for road racing and triathlon, you can get bent! NO SIR! this forumista is not for turning....  :shock:

Look/SPD-R pedals are good - ive got a pair on my roadie, again great for track, but a nightmare on road - i struggle sometimes to find the pedal with the cleat...
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Reply #6 on: September 08, 2006, 17:43:38 PM
I ride bog standard Wellgo 800s right now on the road bike, as with the springs tugged tight and stiff Lake shoes with the velcro flap cut off, leaving me traditional laces. Easy as hell to rebuild yearly, easy to step into, no noise with a drop of lube before you ride, and never a pullout. Its funny, I get asked by roadies all the time at the local wetlands path which pedals to get as X pedal is driving them nuts. Almost always a $100+ pedal. I just tell to try a $50 Shimano M535 or $35 Wellgo 800. Yeah, theyre mtb pedals, but who gives a crap. :P

Road pedals are mostly bogus, the only thing I might want at some point is a pedal where I can lock out float, as it can feel a bit ponderous when doing poop-your-pants intervals. :lol: I do sorta like the Looks feel, but theyre annoyingly noisy, the cleats are damnation to walk on, and wear out fast. Gimme cheap and cheerful spd any day.
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Reply #7 on: September 09, 2006, 12:52:54 PM
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I do sorta like the Looks feel, but theyre annoyingly noisy, the cleats are damnation to walk on, and wear out fast. Gimme cheap and cheerful spd any day.


After nearly a thousand miles on the f**kers, i can say with some certainty they are bloody lethal at traffic lights when you have clipped out, if you dont find the pedal when trying to clip back in you can slip, which results in you "cracking your tea and sugar on the crossbar" - they really are quite dangerous to be honest in that respect. They are also a b*stard to walk in, as you say...

i have these on my on-one SSer and they rock:


they dont clog with mud due to their design and theyre light and very durable... cheap too, £20-25 quid off EBAY.
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Reply #8 on: September 09, 2006, 22:43:48 PM
I prefer plain old style pedals due to that, you can use either side without the problem, straps are useful to keep your feet on the pedals but I have never found them absoloutely necessary.
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Reply #9 on: September 10, 2006, 09:53:52 AM
Dont think anything will be getting me to change out of my SPDs for a long time, I find myself using them even for 1 minute trips to the shops now :D
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Reply #10 on: September 14, 2006, 13:56:00 PM
What about some Egg Beaters/Candy/Smarties?
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Reply #11 on: September 14, 2006, 14:12:04 PM
I heard nasty stories, not being able to unclip in time etc.  The play in SPDs compared to looks etc doesnt bother me as Im not after any medals and theyre easy as pie to get spares for cheaply.
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Reply #12 on: September 16, 2006, 20:56:54 PM
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What about some Egg Beaters/Candy/Smarties?


crank bros = mucho wedgio.
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Reply #13 on: September 17, 2006, 20:54:00 PM
i dont see whats wrong with normal pedals and trainers they work just as good
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Reply #14 on: September 17, 2006, 22:14:27 PM
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i dont see whats wrong with normal pedals and trainers they work just as good


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