Those look very nice and if I were in the market for another SPD pair for road use I'd consider them. As it is, I have put a few hundred miles on the half-that-price Exustar touring shoe (I got mine from VO that no longer carries them, but here you go:
http://www.wabicycles.com/exustar_spd_shoes.html) and those are nice shoes: perhaps (to judge as far as one can just from the Vittoria's photos) a bit more rugged but still leather, SPD compatible and modest in their aesthetics. I wish I'd bought 45s instead of 44s, but the leather has stretched a bit and doubtless will continue to as long as the top of my left big toe continues mildly to complain. And of course there are Dromarti and Quoc Pham. I agree with the observation, "carbon disasters." I was interested to note that the Exustar Touring Shoe above does not weigh all that much more than some of Exustar's SR 243 cycling shoe at $230, carbon fiber soles and 578 grams versus the tourer's 655 grams and $100 cost. (But doubtless the 243 is more laterally stiff and vertically compliant and, truth be told, it doesn't look all *that* bad.) Now these interest me, for the Keo Maxes on my Riv fixie gofast: http://www.wabicycles.com/exustar_track_shoes.html Speaking of the Wabi website en haute: is that our very own Harth Huffman of Wabi Woolens, or is someone sharing the name? On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Kris <kkjellqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any opinions on these shoes? I have no desire to give up clipless > pedals, but I am also finding cycling shoes more and more obnoxious. > They are either a $350 carbon disaster or a massive "touring" shoe > that seems more suited for hiking. > > I love the look of these Vittoria shoes and the SPD compatibility. > The price seems excessive. > > http://publicbikes.com/p/Vittoria-1976-Mens-Cycling-Shoe > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
