Bike shoes - how many pairs do you have?

[dbnm]

I think I now have 4 pairs of shoes. I would like another pair or two.

How many do you have?

[mcfarton]

I have two pairs of road shoes and I want one more. I keep holding out and hoping for luck shoes to come out with their power meter line.


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[rePhil]

Three. All Sidi's. Pair one is for Looks Delta's. They are pretty worn so so the second pair is a replacement waiting in the wings. Pair three have Shimano blue cleats.

[Cicli]

Two.
Same shoes. One white, one black.

[Tickdoc]

Three.

An old pair of sidi in silver

An old pair of fizik from their first offering in white

And a newish pair of lakes in black.

I rarely wear the others since the lakes arrived.

[madsciencenow]

Four road and one set of MTB.

No idea why I need so many pairs for the road but they all have their place.




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[GOTHBROOKS]

sworks mtb and sworks road.

[bikeridah]

2 pairs of Rapha GTs - 1 white and 1 black. Itching for a pair of Climber shoes though

[ctcyclistbob]

3 Pair of Lake shoes in 44W:
-Boa laces w/ProFit cleats
-Velcro straps w/Delta cleats
-one pair w/Boa stashed away in closet

[kppolich]

2 pairs of shoes.
1 for road - Giro Savix White
1 for cross - Giro VR90 Grinduro Purple

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[MaraudingWalrus]

Just two pair. One set of Giro Empire SLXs for road riding, one pair of Giro Republics for gravely rides.

Both have cleats for my Ritchey Micro WCS pedals to use on the same bike, where I just swap wheels for gravel/road.



I wouldn't hate having a third pair of mtb shoes in case I go do a particularly nasty offroad riding so I don't mess up the Republics while they're still kinda nice and newish and pretty.

[R3awak3n]

I have a pair of road shoes. 1 pair of newer mtb shoes. 1 pair of older mtb shoes and my winter shoes.

[m_sasso]

8 in total all purchased second hand except for the Lakes which are over 20 years old and the Ergo III which are new unworn.

Sidi Ergo II, Indoor Track
Sidi Ergo III, Road
Giro Factor, Road
Giro Trans E70, Road
Shimano Old ?, Road rain
Giro Code VR70, Mt. Bike
Giro Privateer, Mt. Bike, Touring
Lake Old?, Mt. Bike rain

[merckx]

Can you be more specific?

Do you want to know how many pair my wife thinks I have, or what I actually own?

[dbnm]

This is fun!

If you own more than 5 pair, let's see a photo

[Louis]

I know I've posted this before, but it's appropriate:

https://youtu.be/sUZ9KbFBYdY

[ripvanrando]

10

I had to kiss a lot of frogs

[PSJoyce]

I'd like to own only one pair that fit well.

[loxx0050]

I've got 3. Two pairs of Bonts (Vaypor+ and Sub-10) and a MTB pair (Shimano M089).

[djg21]

I think I now have 4 pairs of shoes. I would like another pair or two.

How many do you have?

I just purged my closet last week. I have two sets of D2 Shoes for the road remaining. I have a pair of 1 year old powerwires that are my go-to shoes, and I have one pair of Supercrits that are 12 years old. I use these as a backup as necessary. I just threw away my older D2s that were closing in on 20 years of use, and my even older Lamson Design shoes that were from 91-92. Both sets still were rideable, but they were not being used and taking up space in my closet/Don Lamson museum

As an aside, Don looks to be closing on a house and an annexed shop facility just outside of Tuscon, and is in the process of gathering the equipment he needs to set up his new workshop and begin building new shoes. He’s on track to be building again in the next few months and I’m sure that his new shoes will be a vast improvement over his D2shoes.

[Hellgate]

Four...

1) Sidi Genius 6 or 7 or so, daily shoes.
2) Sidi Carbon Dragon, CX & Indoor bike shoes
3) S-Works 6, nice, dry day climbing shoes
4) Sidi lace ups, PX10 retro day shoes

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[VoyTirando]

Three SIDI Mtb pairs, all with Atac cleats, all for road/gravel:
1) an awesome pair of blue doninators from the 90s, rubber on soles gone but otherwise cool, and have pretty flexy soles, need to lose them
2) dominators from 8(?) years ago, thrashed looking but going very strong
3) new 'eagle' (doms with better ventilation) a gift from my thoughtful wife

The new ones are a half size larger and are SO MUCH more comfortable. What was I thinking......

[joev]

Two...one road and one mountain.

For road, Fizik R1 in charcoal black. The kangaroo leather now supple from many miles of pounding the pedals. Under the tongue, green...white...red. The parachute cloth straps still have strong purchase to the velcro mesh. The carbon soles have held up well with nary a scratch...

For mountain, older Specialized Sport. Beaten...but not broken. Three strap velcro. Never had the spikes added and the screw holders are all but unrecognizable. Most of the flourishes are long gone from brushes and scrapes with rock and cactus. These shoes have nearly seen it all..snow to heat. Dust to mud. Lost count on the number of replacement cleats. These will be tough to let go.

[MagicHour]

3 pairs:
Shimano R171/speedplay zero - mostly trainer use,getting a bit long in the tooth
Giro empire/speedplay zero - for the Road
Shimano RT82/SPD A520 - road, light gravel, sight seeing etc

[enr1co]

Was wearing Sidi Wire closure shoes but refreshed the rotation with Gaernes after finding them a better fit for me, lighter and loving the BOA fastening ease of use.
Recently picked up a pair of Fizik R1s that also fit nicely and will put these into service before heading to the French alps in SEP.

Road:
3 Gaerne Stilo G. Boa
1 Fizik R1 Boa
1 DMT Radial (rain shoes)

MT:
1 Sidi Eagle (not pictured)

[beeatnik]

I've retired 2 pair in the last 5 years. Both had those heel thingies wear out.

Currently got 4 road. 1 with gold tips, 1 yellow, 1 black and 1 that looks like a golf shoe (kangaroo leather or something unethical).

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1 mtb plastic shoe.

There's a local cat who's purchased 35-40 pair in the last couple of years. He was recently fitted and subsequently he showed up to his LBS with all his shoes so the cleats could be installed/re-positioned. That's how you save the local bike shop.

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[doomridesout]

A pair of Lake CX237s and a pair of Lake MX237s. That's it. The road shoes are getting kinda haggard but I'll ride 'em til they die.

[rustychisel]

I downsized to 3 pairs, all road, none less than 8 years old

Adidas Adistar
Pearl Izumi junk
Sidi something old & carbon

[azrider]

Too many [emoji15]

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[marciero]

Six that get used including four pairs added last year to replace Sidi dominator.

Giro Alpendura for cold; (ie, Sep-June in Maine). Is like a hiking boot.
Giro Terra dura. All-purpose, rough gravel, camping, touring. durable, walkable A bit heavy.
Lake MX 331 mtb version . Stiffer, lighter. Slightly less walkable. Less durable
Lake MX 331 cross version. Stiff, minimal, lightest, very comfy. Least durable.
45 North for extreme cold.
Bontrager. 10 years old. My only pair of road. Used very infrequently

Debated selling one pair of the Lakes. Ended up with two pairs due to sizing. But they are quite are different.

[Davist]

3 total

Sidi Kaos road daily use
Sidi dominator 5 old road in closet
PI all road spin class/mtb use 3 or 4x a year

not too exciting..

[oldpotatoe]

I think I now have 4 pairs of shoes. I would like another pair or two.

How many do you have?

One...

[El Chaba]

The old Carnac Legends are perfect for my feet...It's as if they made them from impressions taken without my knowledge. They are LONG out of production now, but fortunately, they last a long time. I scan Ebay and bike shops from time to time, and keep an eye out for them in my size and NOS. I found a pair a couple of years ago and went to put them in my storage cabinet. When I did, I noticed that there were five other pairs there in boxes, as I hadn't been keeping track. My oldest pair functions as my rain shoes and are pretty rough, but still serviceable...and 26 years old... I think I am sufficiently supplied for the near future...

[David Tollefson]

Three for me:
* An old pair of Pearl Izumi road shoes.
* A relatively new (only 2 years old) pair of Shimano MTB shoes.
* A pair of Shimano winter shoes.

I'm on SPDs for both road and MTB, and finding 2-bolt road shoes that actually fit has been an issue. Thus the PI road shoes that are probably 10 years old. I dread the day they fall apart.

[Bob Ross]

I have ...um... :::goes to check the closet:::

Four pairs:
- a 12-year-old pair of Specialized that I keep for riding when it's wet out
- an 8-year old pair of Specialized that I leave at my parents' house for when I go visit them in AZ (I also started leaving a bike there about a year ago)
- a 7-year old pair of Gaernes that are my main everyday shoe
- an 8-year-old pair of Answer winter cycling boots that are, duh, my winter boots

Been semi-tempted to get a new pair of the shoes just because it seems like all my cycling shoes are kinda old...but they just won't die, so it's hard to justify.

[PaMtbRider]

Some for road, some for off road, warm weather, cold weather...


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[weisan]

Specialized, Bontrager, Giro, LG. Some slightly bigger to accommodate thicker socks during cold weather riding.

Used to have shimano and Nike, retired from use.

[Big Dan]

more than one.....

[C40_guy]

One pair.

Duegi 101.

Perfect for any occasion - road, MTB, cyclocross... The 1/2" wood sole makes mounting any cleat easy!

Just watch for termites. :)

[andeww]

One.
Vr90 used for road, cx, mtb

im a simple man

[yakstone]

I barely missed DBNM's photo requirement:

I have 5 pair ALL Sidis.
2 Road pair - Speed-play Wires
2 MTB for SPDs - 1 pair Dominators and 1 pair Carbon Tigers,
1 Gravel / Cross pair for Time Attack - Carbon Dragons

Donated my excess shoes last year.

[nalax]

Two pairs of Sidi MTB shoes that I alternate with on both dirt and pavement. They're lasting a long time and the buckle/clamps have been replaced. A couple of older Shimano MTB shoes down in the basement somewhere, still usable. Haven't had road shoes since the toe clip and cleat days. Thanks Yakstone for the donating idea.

[paredown]

Weirdly, I have three pair--but really only wear one:

newish Specialized--first choice

Specialized carbon sole--saving for good:confused:--my lovely wife insisted on buying them for me while in the store;

oldish Specialized--I save these for really crappy days, but something happened to the fit--they went into storage (hence the replacement pair) and came out not fitting the same. Could they have got that hot in non=climate controlled storage???

Maybe this year I'll try the carbon sole ones to see if they make me faster...

[RC.]

I have one pair. Am I supposed to have more than one?

[Clydesdale]

6 pairs I think (but two are spares of ones I really like I found on close-out)
3 Road
1 Winter boots
2 cross/MTB

[C40_guy]

I have one pair. Am I supposed to have more than one?

For heaven's sake, try to keep up. :)

How many bicycles do you have? If you don't have to mutter the actual number under your breath so that family members cannot hear, please visit the following site and report back after you have read and internalized each rule. #12 covers N+1 explicitly.

The Rules (http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/)

Hope this helps...

:)

[shorelocal]

4 pairs .... 3 mtn bike pairs (2 clipless, 1 flats) and 1 road pair. That's the minimum required ... I could always use more.

[thermalattorney]

2x Giro Code (1 normal use, 1 backup)
Shimano winter boots
DZR Dice
DZR Marco

[veggieburger]

I have too many pairs...only because I have awful chilblains in my toes. Anyone else? At the end of the winter (beginning of season) I have to be in a totally different size because of the swelling. A month in, I'm back down to my old 44.5.

[regularguy412]

3 that I still use:
Bontrager XXX Lite
Shimano R231
Shimano 126 (?)

And all the others that are either worn out or really not usable:
S-Works
Shimano 123 (?) (leather with carbon soles, velcro straps)
Shimano Carbon (first pair of 'carbon' shoes I ever saw, they had a small 2" x 2" patch of carbon in the center of the sole with 3 studs sticking OUT of the sole and used cap nuts to secure the cleats -- had to keep'em just cuz)

Mike in AR

[fignon's barber]

2 road (white bont vaypor S, red fizik infinito r1)
2 mtb/cross ( black fizik m3b, fluo northwave something)

[Seramount]

4 pair...

ancient Nikes that I use for the backup / rollers bike.

two pairs of roached Lakes...one had a sole de-laminate, the other is just worn out....

a nice pair of new Giro Empires for the main ride.

[zlin]

1. Giro privateer.

[makoti]

Two. Sidi & Rapha Climbers. I see I'm slacking pretty bad.

[eBAUMANN]

4 - 2 empire slx (white and orange), 2 vr90 (both black)

good to have 2 pairs of shoes for cx ive found...on the road its just about matching (or not matching so much it matches) kit ;)

[crankles]

7:
Road and MTB at work (shimano/SIDI).
Road and MTB at Home (Shimano/SIDI + SIDI winter mtb).
2x MTB in trunk of car (SIDI/MAVIC)

1 gifted pair of old SIDI for eroica. God help me.

I don't really count the 8th pair of mult-colored SIDI MTB w/o cleats that I keep in a gym bag for the almost-never-occuring spin class.

[pitonpat]

Too many [emoji15]

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Jeez, how can ya store pairs of shoes in a container with 5 rows of 3 cubbie holes? This is killing my OCD... Those flourescent shoes aren't even next to one another! And all but the one pair on the bottom are heels out. What's up with that? Sorry...just kiddin' you. At least you have a dedicated storage unit...my shoes hang on hooks in the cellar stairway!

I have 2 pair; 1 road, 1 MTB.

[rustychisel]

Jeez, how can ya store pairs of shoes in a container with 5 rows of 3 cubbie holes? This is killing my OCD...

I knew that picture would play havoc with the OCD crowd...

[OperaLover]

6 pairs.

Sidi Genius 5 (LOOK delta)
Sidi Genius 7 (LOOK Keo)
Vittoria 1976 (NIB, but have cleats for standard pedals; for when (if) I do Eroicia)
Sidi Dominator 5 (SPD)
Sidi Dominator (SPD; original; fluorescent blue; can't bear to toss them!)
Chrome Kursk (hipster wear for the fixie; no cleat)

Shoe for every application. . .

[old fat man]

Dirt:
Giro Code
Giro Terraduro
Giro V90 x2
Mavic Chasm x2
Lake winter shoes

Road:
Giro Factor x2
Mavic Xellium
Pearl Izumi something

I can't believe I have more "something" than ebaumann!

[BlueFly]

For heaven's sake, try to keep up. :)

How many bicycles do you have? If you don't have to mutter the :banana:actual number under your breath so that family members cannot hear, please visit the following site and report back after you have read and internalized each rule. #12 covers N+1 explicitly.

Hope this helps...

:)

Thank you for clearing that rule up for me as I took rule #12 literally! Looks like i can start looking for N+1 = 2 pair:banana::banana:

[azrider]

Jeez, how can ya store pairs of shoes in a container with 5 rows of 3 cubbie holes? This is killing my OCD... Those flourescent shoes aren't even next to one another! And all but the one pair on the bottom are heels out. What's up with that? Sorry...just kiddin' you. At least you have a dedicated storage unit...my shoes hang on hooks in the cellar stairway!

I have 2 pair; 1 road, 1 MTB.

HA....love it. My OCD was cured by little thing(s) called kids......I finally gave in and learned to embrace the chaos/disorderly :p;)

[tylercheung]

Timely thread (or at least timely that I noticed it...)

The little ratchet on my old Shimano's are going so I might need to either find new shoes or maybe install a boa. That being said, I figure the Internet is useless for this sort of thing, and I ought to go to the LBS and try on a few pairs.

But things to look at - I am gathering Sidi's, Giro, Fizik, and who knows what else...(or Shimano's)

[monkeytusmc]

Just one set of road shoes for me. I have big feet and it’s difficult to find my size. I wear a size 14 US. [emoji853]


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[eBAUMANN]

Dirt:
Giro Code
Giro Terraduro
Giro V90 x2
Mavic Chasm x2
Lake winter shoes

Road:
Giro Factor x2
Mavic Xellium
Pearl Izumi something

I can't believe I have more "something" than ebaumann!

HA.
I actually realized i actually have 2 more pairs...both NIB "backups" for the existing 4, another pair of white SLX's and some VR90's in "vermillion" ;)

[tylercheung]

For shoes, I can't see owning more than one pair.

I'm looking at buckles for my beat up Shimanos from 2007 or so, and I guess I can repair them. But the toe box is often too tight. So maybe something newer would work...The problem is that shoe reviews seem so subjective.

I've tried on the S-works 6 (discounted from last year). The heel and upper just seem uncomfortable

Fizik R1 and R3 - nice style, comfy, but expensive

Bont Vaypor S (or riot?) - expensive, but also I can't find a place to try them on...

Shimanos: Sphyre RC9 seem nice. However, the SH-RC7 seem really comfy and the best deal out of all of them...except I'm seeing reports that the uppers aren't that durable and people have poked holes in them...

Quoc Night shoe - I can't find any to try on...

[Mzilliox]

I have 4
Old fizik road SHOE and a new set this season for those fresh days.
Lake winter shoes because it makes a massive difference
Lake MTn shoes for those dirty gravel days where i may be walking out

[joosttx]

I have three. One road, one MTB/gravel, one winter boot for MTB/gravel.

For the last 15 years I only used Sidi. I think I have had a total of five pairs of sidi shoes (including the current ones) in that time period.

[colker]

I had sidis and one day I just put old suntour pedals to ride w/ normal shoes. I liked it so much i didn´t even care when both sidis, road and off road, cracked everywhere from sole to plastic cups. Sidi shoes are very expensive and don´t last. I forgot how many pairs i had already.
Good high end flat pedals give me the right traction on soft sole shoes, my knees are not stressed anymore from only one position and bike is lighter.

[oldpotatoe]

usmc[/B];2346900]Just one set of road shoes for me. I have big feet and it’s difficult to find my size. I wear a size 14 US. [emoji853]


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Thanks for your service...:)oooo-rah

[monkeytusmc]

Thanks for your service...:)oooo-rah



Thanks for your support! Semper Fi from Oki.


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[eippo1]

Have 3 pairs. Had more but sold them because just use these. Siri Ergo 2 because they are so effing comfy, Sidi Wires, and then Specialized pros for MTN bike shoes. For whatever reason, don't like how Sidis feel on rough terrain.

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[Avispa]

I was once called the Imelda Marcos of bike shoes! LOL
Now I have only 3, not 3,000.

I think it is wise to rotate your shoes every couple of days to keep them clean, fresh and they will simply last longer. I normally get good cash for used shoes I sell on eBay.

All my shoes are Sidi Wire.

[teleguy57]

I'll play:

New this winter: Lake cx237. Comfy toe box, good fit overall.
These have replaced: Fizik R1 v2, which in turn were warranty replacements for the first version. I'll keep them for spares/wet day shoes. Somehow the changes Fizik made to the v3s made them a no go for my feet. Also tried the new R3s and just couldn't fel good about them.

Also looked at Bontrager Velocis which I really wanted to like; tried Shimano Sphyre, Giro SLX, Bont something... picky feet!

Old Bontrager MTB shoes (not sure of the model)
Northwave GTX winter boots.

So four total; one (current road) gets the lion's share of the rides

[EDS]

What do you folks do with your old shoes? Shoes that cosmetically are shot and while not perfect from a functioning standpoint, still do the job?

Toss, donate, try to sell or just ride until they fall apart?

[ripvanrando]

Surprising results to me. Most members seem to have 3 times as many bikes as shoes.

[David Tollefson]

What do you folks do with your old shoes? Shoes that cosmetically are shot and while not perfect from a functioning standpoint, still do the job?

Toss, donate, try to sell or just ride until they fall apart?

Ride til they fall apart. Usually on the trainer.