shoes

[Jon0]

do mountain bike shoes and road bike shoes make a diffrence when riding road,league???

should i swop 2 road shoes for the road or stay till the shoes r worn....?????

[spano]

you might get some "style aware" roadies who would look down on you if you wear mtb shoes on a road race...

but then when you kick their butts, it feels alot better!

[Weekend_Warrior]

MTB shoes look crap on a road bike but other than that if the soles are as stiff on your mtb shoes as the road shoes that you want to buy then i dont think there is any difference

[SwissVan]

 

MTB shoes are fine and at least you wont look like Daffy Duck while walking in them

 

 

[Jon0]

true....

my feet r a size 11 now...should i swop cause i dnt think they gna grow more???

change or not???

[spano]

I rode with mtb shoes on a roadbike and really there is nothing wrong with doing it,, in the end it does the same thing.

but I must also add...

 

I bought road shoes when I bought my "new" roadbike and I personally feel that the road shoes are more comfortable on the roadbike than the

mtb shoes,,

 

but I think your pedals and everything plays a role here?

 

if you have the money, get some road shoes, you dont have to spend 1000's of $$$ on them either..

 

[Jon0]

does the weight of shoes n pedals make a diffrent??

[Bike Mob]

Shoes and pedals will be heavier than road, but if you want to go unnoticed - just get some shoe covers and no-one will know!

[Jon0]

hahaha thanks....

[jungleplaya]

Only if you a weight-weenie, then yes. Otherwise its all about comfort  

[spano]

depends on the level you're riding on..

 

heavier pedals will obviously make the bike heavier,, but if you're not seriously into racing you wont know the difference.

 

just check on the road pedals, they have different "settings" that keep your foot 'locked' into position (like tightening your mtb pedals alot)

 

and the clips that you put on your shoes, also allow different amounts of play.. the guy at your lbs should be able to help you with this.

 

some people get knee pain if their feet are locked into position, and dont have a small amount of movement.

 

as for the shoes,, you can go all out and get a pair with carbon soles and the works, but if you are not pushing for seconds of you're time you wont notice it.. just ensure that the soles are nice and stiff and dont flex too much.

[Jon0]

so if im 55kg i should probably get???

my mnt shoes r bottom of the range. but very stiff...heavy n da pedals r well.... big....

[Skye]

 

so if im 55kg i should probably get???

my mnt shoes r bottom of the range. but very stiff...heavy n da pedals r well.... big....

 

Best put our request in with Santa for a new pair of ROAD SHOES

 

[Jon0]

haha...na...i will have 2 wait a while for that one...