Road Shoes ( SPD Compatiable)

[Jdratcliffe]

Looking for a new pair of cycle shoes as my last pair which cheapy (wiggles sale) DHB Road shoes have finaly started to give up after a 2years commuting. would like to keep the budget low ( last pair were £40 but could spend a bit more possible up to £80ish if were epc £100 need to match my CAAD8 in black red and white

 

[black'n'yellow]

There are some road shoes which will take SPD cleats, like Specialized and Northwave, but it's not a good combination, as the road shoe offers no 'cover' for the cleat, which on it's own is quite small and difficult to walk on - not to mention the damage it could do to some surfaces. If you are on SPD pedals, then MTB shoes would make more sense...

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

Why not another pair of the DHB? Two years for £40 sounds like outstanding value to me.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

yea look at either
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-r10-road-cycling-shoe/

or th MTB version

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-m10-mountain-bike-cycling-shoe/

wouldnt the MTB be "softer" ? so less power transfer not bothered re the cleat as used to walking on my old/current ones not worn a set of cleats out yet ( joy of metal SPD) if there is no differnce execpt the grips then i think i will go MTB and save having two sets of shoes.

 

[deanbmx]

I've got a pair of shimano ro87s with spd cleats, I can't fault them. The only shoe I could find that were a wide enough fit.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

I would think that, generally, MTB shoes are not as stiff as road shoes, but whether most riders would notice the difference is another question.

If you are concerned about such things then why aren't you using a road set-up? Using MTB cleats on road shoes compromises the advantages of both systems.

 

[Globalti]

My cycling buddy has just bought a pair of Shimano SPD road shoes and he's very happy indeed with them:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rt32-spd-touring-shoes/