New Urban Cycling Sneakers -- SPD possible

[paredown]

My lovely wife spotted these and thought they looked cool.

Designed by an ex-Adidas guy and Dave Millar...

Not cheap--asking $235/pair

https://chpt3.com/en-int/products/tr...ling-shoe?s=03

[StressStrain]

Oh those are cool!

I'm kinda in the market for SPD-compatible shoes that look like sneakers. What are other options?

[kytyree]

https://www.adidas.com/us/velosamba

Adidas Velosamba

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by StressStrain

Oh those are cool!

I'm kinda in the market for SPD-compatible shoes that look like sneakers. What are other options?

I have a pair of these, they're nice.

https://www.giro.com/p/rumble-vr-mou...QaAikOEALw_wcB

[marsh]

I found the Velo Sambas to be pretty uncomfortable. The Giros are very nice, they run kind of narrow if you have wide feet. Specialized has a sale going now on their lace-up spd shoes.

[RonW87]

I found the velosamba to run quite small. Might want to go up a full size.

Shameless plug: my barely used size 12s are for sale.

[pdonk]

Another vote against the velosamba, very narrow, even sizing up.
Sucks the transits only go to size 45.5

[d_douglas]

I am not into shoes with white soles. I live in a wet (and often muddy, gritty) climate, so white soles become dirty messy brown and grey toned very quickly.

I occasionally use my Ride Concepts shoes to commute in - theyre not as giant as the Five Ten SPD shoes, but theyre still a bit bulky.

The Giros look good.

[Dude]

What is the actual use case for casual spd compatible shoes? How are y’all using them?

[Turkle]

Originally Posted by Dude

What is the actual use case for casual spd compatible shoes? How are y’all using them?

I used my Adidas Velosambas fairly often when I would ride my bike around NYC on shopping trips and such. They were quite convenient for that, it was easy to walk around a grocery store or bar or whatever. Now that I live in RVA I don't use them any more.

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by Dude

What is the actual use case for casual spd compatible shoes? How are y’all using them?

Riding to work, casual errand rides, and a few trips where we are on/off the bike a lot.

I suppose flats would work just as well for most of this but I dont always love those (although the shimano flats with the rubber padding are great).

[tellyho]

5.10s look pretty good, IMO. Bought a pair for casual wear. Actually not so comfy, though

[Turkle]

Originally Posted by .RJ

I suppose flats would work just as well for most of this but I dont always love those (although the shimano flats with the rubber padding are great).

I stopped riding flats in NYC after one truly terrifying experience of my foot slipping off a flat pedal in an unexpected rain shower while in traffic.

I switched to SPDs right after that, and the Velosambas were very helpful in that regard.

I'm back on flat pedals on my errand bike now though.

[Smitty2k1]

I really like my Specialized 2FO Roost SPDs. They look like skate shoes, so a different style from these.

The inexpensive Shimano CT5 were pretty nice too.

Both shoes fit my wide feet well.

[ridethecliche]

I've been riding pedals with plastic clips for years in philly and though fiddly they work well with dress shoes too.