New shoes

[Chrisz]

Just bought these http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp?wci=product&wce=SHONW08TY01&desc=NORTHWAVE+TYPHOON+SBS+ROAD+SHOE

Anyone got any experience with them? I know it's possibly a bit late but................. I just couldn't resist them.

My current shoes are a set of Gaerne that I bought 9 years ago so I figured I needed some new ones to match my Knog love/hate mitts

 

[yenrod]

Ive NW Aerlites - real nice.

Carbon soles are the dogs bollox !!!

You'll luv 'em !

 

[Chrisz]

Ive NW Aerlites - real nice.

Carbon soles are the dogs bollox !!!

You'll luv 'em !

They arrived today - I only ordered them yesterday morning

Unfortunately they are the wrong size (too big) and the wrong colour (all white not white with red like in the picture) so I've had to send them back

Looked like a very nice bit of kit though

 

[yenrod]

NW's are nice as they cater for the wide of foot unlike 'sidis.

 

[Chrisz]

They arrived today - look very spangly

I'll be wearing them tomorrow for a first ride.

 

[yenrod]

They arrived today - look very spangly

I'll be wearing them tomorrow for a first ride.

You should do a review of them Chris

 

[Chrisz]

You should do a review of them Chris

Not a bad idea

Part 1. I can't fault Geoffrey Butler Cycles (www.gbcycles.co.uk) for their service etc. The shoes cost me $92 post-free, I ordered them on Thursday morning and they arrived on Friday!

OK, so they were the wrong design and too big (my fault) but one quick phone call sorted it out. I returned them on Friday afternoon and my replacements arrived today (Tuesday).

Initial impressions - They fit very nicely - a little roomier than my 9 year old Gaernes which are as loose as possible without actually coming undone. They also feel stiffer just walking around the house/setting them up on the bike. I don't like the cleat screws they come with as I prefer Allen key fitment. Love the twin velcro straps and the ratchet strap over the instep - lift the handle to tighten them, press the yellow button to loosten on the fly and press the red button to loosten them completely - sounds complicated but actually seems to work very well. The grills over the toes look "interesting" - not too sure what they'll be like in cold weather but I will probably need to invest in some new overshoes soon (old ones are very old). Generally a well thought out design and the silver carbon sole looks the mutts nutts


T.B.C.

 

[a_n_t]

i got these in blue/white http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp...08AL5R01&desc=NORTHWAVE+AERLITE+SBS+ROAD+SHOE

not tried them yet, waiting for summer!

£99 from evans btw BARGAIN!!

 

[yenrod]

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17715&highlight=vertigo

 

[fossyant]

Nice - carbon road shoes are awesome..... very bling those. I've got subdued Spesh Pro Carbons.....

 

[yenrod]

Either way Foss, its the carbon - whatever the graphix

 

[Tynan]

yes yes yes

but how much faster do they make you go ffs?

 

[Chrisz]

yes yes yes

but how much faster do they make you go ffs?

Too busy looking goooood to go fast


As it is - mine are definitely a size too small I wore them once (yesterday) for my 40mile round-trip to work and back and they hurt - just hoping GB Cycles will still exchange them for me (lots of grovelling coming up)