Tri or Road Shoes
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Hi all
I'm looking at getting a pair of shoes for my new bike (got to treat her right ) and couldn't make up my mind between tri shoes or road shoes.
I'm doing my first tri in May and hoping to get several mor in before the end of the season.
I've got about £100 to £150 to spend and have narrowed it down to these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sidi_ ... 360045634/
or these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/North ... 360045872/
for tri shoes and these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/North ... 360039465/
or these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sidi_ ... 360045637/
for road shoes.
As I'm new to road cycling I'm not 100% sure on what I'm looking for.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
I'm looking at getting a pair of shoes for my new bike (got to treat her right ) and couldn't make up my mind between tri shoes or road shoes.
I'm doing my first tri in May and hoping to get several mor in before the end of the season.
I've got about £100 to £150 to spend and have narrowed it down to these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sidi_ ... 360045634/
or these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/North ... 360045872/
for tri shoes and these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/North ... 360039465/
or these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sidi_ ... 360045637/
for road shoes.
As I'm new to road cycling I'm not 100% sure on what I'm looking for.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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With road shoes, then it's shoes on it T1 and run in them to the mount line and mount the bike. Running in cleats isn't ideal, but you can get non-slip one for Look pedals.
At some Tri's, Cotswold for example, theires abotu a 200m run over gravel from Transition tot he mount line, doing this in bare foot was a definate no no, so it was shoes on and run.
Tri shoes are well vented, to allow and water to drain out. But this also means that yoru feet will get cold, and therefore they areonly any use in warmer weather. If you're looking to buy one pair of cycling shoes and use them all year, then road shoes are the way forward. Once your into Tri, and looking to shave a few seconds here andthere, then Tri shoes are the next step.
I've taken your advice and gone for the SIDI road shoes. If I feel that I can justify a pair of tri shoes later on I'll just beg a bit to the WAT officer and see what I can get away with (or try and hide them)
Ta
During the summer, they were ace. Nicely vented and my feet were nice and cool.... in the winter well they get bloody freezing. However, you can still opt for the tri shoe and get some overshoes to go over the shoe. This will keep your feel warm and they have a tri specific shoe with the single strap and rear loophole etc.
It much depends on what you want. I personally I'll stick with the tri shoes and at some point I shall remember to buy overshoes.....
Also running in those Look cleats are crap... although they have grippers, they don't last long
I have ordered the road shoes but I'm now having second thoughts.
My head says road shoes but my heart says tri shoes
HELP!!!!!!!!!
Thats probably the way I'll go.
For just now at least
Yip. Pay day today and I've just spent all day at work sending all of my hard earned cash straight to wiggle.
I love it
Yip. Pay day today and I've just spent all day at work sending all of my hard earned cash straight to wiggle.
I love it [/quote:1oxeel68]
You mean your salary isn't just paid direct to wiggle??? so much to learn.
I think if you are only getting one pair, go for road shoes. I find that even on days that aren't too cold my feet freeze in tri shoes - they large open bit at the top is probably to blame, or the holes in the sole, or the webbed material around the sides...well you get the point. Tri shoes can save you quite a bit of time in T2 and T1 if you practise getting onto the bike with them clipped on, and getting off with the shoes still attached I spent ages practising jumpin on only to cock up on my first (and 2nd and 3rd) attempt - it was much harder with a slightly dizzy feeling after a hard swim. Getting off was quite easy and if the pedals are tight then the shoes shouldn't come off.