Mountain bike shoes

[Aedon]

When you buy a new pair of MTB shoes they normally have studs,  like rugby boot studs,  that can be fitted to the front of the shoe.

When do you fit them and what are they for?

[AndreZA]

When it is VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY muddy and then you still have to think twice about it. Chuck them and tighten the other screws.

[Tumbleweed]

i thought they be good for cyclocross.

 

they can also be used to damage the doors of cars that cut you off.

[dirtrider]

They would be good for Cyclecross , if we had cyclecross ! Like mampara say just chuck them far away .

[SwissVan]

 

You chukkas clearly have not had to walk crawl up a steep muddy track that is to slippery / steep to ride up...

 

 

 

[Hog_]

They're for climbing over the wannabee-mtbr roadies that fall in front of you at races! 

 

 

[_BBi]

Take them out. I used to ride with them for years (thinking that it would save the MTB shoe sole). They are just a pain in rocky conditions (when you walk) and also, they do not in reality save the sole of the shoe.

[Tumbleweed]

They would be good for Cyclecross ' date=' if we had cyclecross ! [/quote']

?which you occasionally have to do to avoid accidents on the road?

[Aedon]

Thanks,

The reason I asked is because I saw that most of the front finishers at this years Epic all had them.

In fact it looked like Kevin and David and some of the overseas guys rode the whole race with them in.

[AndreZA]

Thanks' date='

The reason I asked is because I saw that most of the front finishers at this years Epic all had them.

In fact it looked like Kevin and David and some of the overseas guys rode the whole race with them in.

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It does not make any difference to your riding. It's when you have to walk when they play or do not play a part. How often do you walk in the mud? And how deep is the mud you're planning to walk in? You can only use their grip when you dig through all the muc and get to the harder ground underneath. Maybe it will work with grassy embankments.

 

 

 

 

[deanbean]

They work great for discouraging dogs from biting me LOL. I find that they help on the really steep wild coast hills. But on the stony tracks in the WC, they don't help much.