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New Urban Cycling Sneakers -- SPD possible
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 |
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Oh those are cool!
I'm kinda in the market for SPD-compatible shoes that look like sneakers. What are other options? |
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https://www.giro.com/p/rumble-vr-mou...QaAikOEALw_wcB |
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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.
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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. |
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Another vote against the velosamba, very narrow, even sizing up.
Sucks the transits only go to size 45.5 |
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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. |
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What is the actual use case for casual spd compatible shoes? How are y’all using them?
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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.
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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). |
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5.10s look pretty good, IMO. Bought a pair for casual wear. Actually not so comfy, though
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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. |
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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. |
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I've been riding pedals with plastic clips for years in philly and though fiddly they work well with dress shoes too.
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