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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
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i use winter walking boots in winter and tevo sandals rest of the time. if i need dress shoes at uni or placement, i use dress shoes with goretex over shoes for when it rains. simples.
i use winter walking boots in winter and tevo sandals rest of the time. if i need dress shoes at uni or placement, i use dress shoes with goretex over shoes for when it rains. simples.
BearPear
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I got toe-clips when I got my first hybrid and now find riding without to be uncomfortable. I ride in trainers.
My new road bike has nasty toe-clips, too long and way too flexible. So, I made the move to clipless, almost! Shoes are in the post and I have been checking out pedals & cleats!
My new road bike has nasty toe-clips, too long and way too flexible. So, I made the move to clipless, almost! Shoes are in the post and I have been checking out pedals & cleats!
Firestorm
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on a similar subject , i got a pair of the Lidl shoes with the intention of going clipless once I had got back used to the bike, Can anyone recommend any cheap pedals which would be compatible with my budget shoes.
Peter88
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They are SPD compatable IIRC
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Why toe clips? You might as well bite the bullet and get some clipless pedals - SPDs are probably the most versatile in that the shoes will allow you to walk a fair distance relatively easily. If they are for a road bike (new Bianchi?) Shimano PD A520s are good looking pedals, or PD A530s are double sided pedals that will allow you to use ordinary or cleated shoes.
"- don't put toe clips on your bike! Clipless pedals are easy to get used to and make a huge difference to how the bike feels."
"- don't put toe clips on your bike! Clipless pedals are easy to get used to and make a huge difference to how the bike feels."
the snail
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If you go with clips then you want lace-up shoes with fairly flat soles. Velcro straps catch on the straps. I put shimano m324 flat/spd on mine, with lidl shoes (bargain or what?) 
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Nothing wrong with clips and straps, I've been using them since 1985. At the moment I have clips and straps on my fixed and clipless on my Sunday best geared bike and the clipless gives me no advantage over the clips and straps.
I don't think there's too much difference in terms of performance - it's how it feels. Being clipped into the pedals makes it feel like I'm an integral part of the bike.
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Depends how serious you want to get. As the snail says above, if you are using toe-clips and straps, shoes with velcro closures will snag on the straps. You could wear trainers, but you will find a shoe with any raised tread pattern difficult to get in to the toe-clips with straps. Trainers tend to have flexible soles too. Shoes used with clips and straps were traditionally laced, and smooth, stiff leather-soled looking similar to touring shoe. You could use smooth-ish soled SPD shoes of course, leaving the cleat cover in place. Worth remembering that even with straps it is relatively easy to pull your foot out of the toe-clip when working hard, so we also used cleats nailed on to the sole of the shoe. Clipless is much more straightforward IMHO.
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