cyclo-cross shoes

C-S-B
C-S-B Posts: 117
edited November 2008 in The bottom bracket
Does anyone know what kind of shoes are used for cyclo-cross?

mtb shoes with spds? or do they just use normal road cleats? eg. look, time etc.?

I know I couldnt run a metre with my look cleats!

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  • eyes like marbles
    eyes like marbles Posts: 87
    mr eyes uses his mtb shoes with spds - with spikes in.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    mtb shoes definitely
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Would love to see anyone attempt cyclo cross with their carbon soled Looks on.....

    You'd never be able to run, and if you ever managed to clip in with muddy cleats - you'd have a hell of a job getting out again.

    Yeah MTB shoes are definitely the way to go. I always found Atacs to cope better with mud than SPDs did.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    or crank bros like getting mucky
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    ride_whenever wrote:
    or crank bros like getting mucky

    I can second this. I use Crank Bros Quattro road pedals with my Specialized road shoes. On my last triathlon I got a calf cramp on the cycle phase and had to dismount to stretch it out. I ended up digging my cleats into a muddy grass verge while I stretched my calf. The cleats got completely gummed up with turf, and I had absolutely no trouble at all clipping in (and later out) when I got back on the bike.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    the only thing to watch for with the crank bros is sudden and unannounced complete failure...

    that said mine are second hand and are fine so far!
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    Definitely MTB shoes - though some Swiss riders back in the late 80s/early 90s did try Look road pedals. This was before the ATAC/SPD era, mind you.
    Choose your MTB shoe carefully, though - some have quite a 'crowded' sole around the cleat area and might need trimming with a Stanley knife to achieve smooth, quick entry and exit for 'cross racing. Also, off-road shoes with removable studs (like the ones in footie boots) or spikes are handy for difficult running sections in a race.

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • 100%
    100% Posts: 236
    I hope that no-one minds me jumping on this old thread rather than starting a new one...

    Anyone got any specific examples? I'm currently using my Specialized Tahoe shoes, but they are starting to wear out. They also worked quite well when it was drier due to the rubberized sole and tred, but now are just clogging with mud. I'm using Time ATAC pedals, and I'm pretty pleased with these.

    So I'm looking for something (I think) that's not too expensive, will dry out quickly and not hold water, has a sole that's flexible enough to run with, allows the use of toe studs and will allow easy entry and exit to time ATAC pedals.

    Cheers,
    Steve

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