Thinking of trying lace up road shoes

[junkfood]

I have some Specialized sub 6 and really like them. They have a little piece on the tongue to tuck the laces into. I personally have no issues with feeling like I need to adjust them mid-ride.

-Jake

[grateful]

These are the bomb

[Hank Scorpio]

I had two pairs of Giro empire SLX. The first pair ripped through at one of the eyelets. Comp Cyclist warrantied them. When I got the new pair I popped brass eyelets in before ever lacing them. Have held up great since but I favor my pair of Bonts over the Giros.

[robertbb]

Originally Posted by tbike4

I tried the Giro Empire shoes with laces only. Not my cup of tea. I do have the Giro Factor Techlace so it has laces and Boa combo.

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/g...waAq-bEALw_wcB

This may be akin to a saddle as it is a personal fit item and what may work for some will not for others. Giro shoes fit my feet very well and I like to adjust the fit during a ride and get a little tighter fit. I just stop pedaling for 5 seconds, reach down and turn the Boa.

Endorsed on every level.

[TomP]

Thanks everyone. I just purchased some Lake CX-1 leather. I'll post how they work out.

[RKW]

Originally Posted by TomP

Thanks everyone. I just purchased some Lake CX-1 leather. I'll post how they work out.

I've had a tab open on my browser for the better part of a week waiting to pull the trigger on those. LMK what you think.

[Hawker]

Sorry but I was chuckling to myself over this retro move a week ago. When I first got into serious cycling, the best shoes you could buy still had wood soles and Velcro had not been invented yet. Laces were a pain in the butt. For the manufacturers today to find a new way to promote cycling shoes with laces....requires a bit of chutzpah and some good marketing.

I'm hoping downtube shifters and toe clips with straps aren't next.

[sparky33]

Quoc

Their gravel shoe is super comfortable. The lace ends tuck into a loop on the tough. Not ultra stiff, which some like and some don't.
They only make half sizes 42.5, 43.5, etc not 42.0, 43.0,...

[sw3759]

like some of the others the first set of real road cycling shoes I purchased had laces,i guess they all had laces then,probably 1988,Specialized.i was a bit curious when they brought them back cause I was glad when they went to Velcro and buckles or anything that had more upper support and stiffness.laces never had near enough for me.

[Ronsonic]

I've got the Giro Empires and like them.

Didn't see anyone mention this, they have a small elastic loop on the tongue to tuck the loose laces into to prevent catastrophe.

[robertbb]

Giro factor techlace.... the techlace really is excellent and just like laces.

The implementation of Boa up towards the top of the shoe is excellent and allows easy adjustment in-ride.

[TomP]

Originally Posted by grateful

These are the bomb

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attac...1&d=1574106456

I also picked up a pair of these on eBay for cheap. I've just not found a shoe that fits comfortably. I am hoping I can adjust the lace pattern to accommodate my very wide fore foot and narrow mid foot and back. I got the Lake with standard sole for like $95 new from Lake, and the Adidas for $38.00. I'll report on fit and performance once I use them. Thanks all!

[ridethecliche]

Going to bump this thread so as to not start a new one.

I'm going to grab some new shoes and found a good deal on the specialized Sub6. I know my sizing for them, but I'm not totally soled (hehe) on the laces. I'm coming from old school nike poggios which had 3 velcro straps. I always found myself setting them up a bit loose during the warmup and then cinching them down when I *actually* started riding. I feel like my feet expand a bit when riding and it's nice to be able to tighten/loosen things.

At the same time, I went to laces for snowboarding shoes after having all sorts of instep issues on the boa and speedlace variants I tried. Once the shoes broke in, I can basically set them up so I tie them for the walk to the lodge then retie them before riding and I'm good for the day.

I wonder if I could get to that point with lace up shoes. Otherwise... I was thinking of getting a set of shoes with double boas. LBS sells specialized and can get the SWork 7's.

Anyone make the switch recently and love it or hate it? Open ears here

Edit:

I saw this too: https://tempo.sg/2017/09/04/long-ter...ks-sub6-shoes/
-A bit out there, but it would allow for some adjustability on the bike. Could also lock lace into a couple of zones to adjust things.

[smead]

I picked up the Giro Empire SLX from the classifieds here a while back and at first I was after a weight weenie shoe. And while crazy light, I was blown away at how comfortable they are. So much better than my old Sidis.

[dbnm]

Don't do it! Next you'll be buying a bike with rim brakes.