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Went for a pair of Giro road shoes, a nice combination of snug heel and broad toe box suit me perfectly. Materials much nicer and softer than the shimano shoes I also looked at.
Dura Ace pedals are a work of art. Glad I went for the longer axles as I like my cleats set slightly heel in and I've lots of clearance. Cleats are huge with lots of support, and much more stable to walk in than the old style look cleats I've tried before. Release tension is really stiff though even on minimum setting, I suppose they'll loosen up a bit as the cleat wears.
Only had a short ride this evening but could tell the difference over MTB shoes. You all were right, the stiff frame needs proper shoes. Had that proper dancing on the pedals feeling when out of the saddle. This could get addictive.
SR-71 by steven.clubb, on Flickr
Went for a pair of Giro road shoes, a nice combination of snug heel and broad toe box suit me perfectly. Materials much nicer and softer than the shimano shoes I also looked at.
Dura Ace pedals are a work of art. Glad I went for the longer axles as I like my cleats set slightly heel in and I've lots of clearance. Cleats are huge with lots of support, and much more stable to walk in than the old style look cleats I've tried before. Release tension is really stiff though even on minimum setting, I suppose they'll loosen up a bit as the cleat wears.
Only had a short ride this evening but could tell the difference over MTB shoes. You all were right, the stiff frame needs proper shoes. Had that proper dancing on the pedals feeling when out of the saddle. This could get addictive.
SR-71 by steven.clubb, on Flickr
how do you find the white bartape? easy to keep clean?
