I’m very tempted to bypass my fave SPDs and try the wonderful XC Pros I have had stashed away for a couple of years. I’d use these pedals with clips and semi-tight (just loose enough to allow shoe entry without loosening the straps, and to allow panic pull-outs ditto, but tight enough to allow pulling up while pedaling; this worked well for me before with RX-1s).
But I need some good lace-up shoes. I’d like to get a pair of laceup shoes that look normal for civilian street wear, allow comfortable short-distance walking, and that will readily slip into semitight straps. Right now, I have my usuall boat shoe and loafer slip-ons for casual riding, and I’ve got a very nice pair of Duegis for full-on retro slotted cleat riding, but those aside, only hi-zoot Allen Edmonds and J&M dress shoes with leather soles, and penny loafers and boat shoes. The boat shoes are great for casual riding, but I’ve yanked my feet out of boat shoes when torquing fixed gears up hills. I want sturdy but semi-dress lace-ups. Can anyone recommend a laceup Friday-casual dress shoe with the following features: LEATHER! Leather lining or none; no cloth. Replaceable sole and heel. Smooth but durable rubber sole and heel —no lugs, which would interfere with entry and exit. Comfortable for 2-3 mile walks on smoothish dirt or gravel. Don’t look like hiking kit; look good with casual dress pressed khakis — ankle boot fine if meets other criteria. Lacing that let you control fit with some precision. Overall, I’m looking for a street shoe and not a hiking shoe, and one that is not molded and glued out of plastic. I have a pair of molded and glued plastic hiking shoes and they're very nice for walking in, but I want a street shoe good for walking and cycling. Prefer brown; accept black. In case relevant, I wear medium weight wool socks. In case it matters, I wear sizes 10 to 11 depending on shoe. Thanks. -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu0xHFmhLp8oVjYSsWWZh3%2B3RL6bbAbXxOLzAiH%2Bs%3DHkA%40mail.gmail.com.
