Sixsixone shoes

walkernomore
walkernomore Posts: 45
edited January 2009 in Workshop
Hi

I have been looking for some shoes to wear with toe-clips and straps. I don't need cleats but want a flattish sole, just a bit of grip and no complicated superstructure to get caught in the clips. Some of the sixsixone (MTB?) shoes seem to fit the bill but I have difficult feet so need to try them on. Does anyone know of a real-life shop in London (south ideally) which stocks them or something similar? Recommendations for alternatives also gratefully received. (But not clipless or spd or whatever they are called, devil's spawn).

Thanks for any help.

Mark

Comments

  • I *think* Moose cycles in Colliers Wood stock them.

    Most of the "flat specific" models are a little flexier than normal so that your foot can wrap round big spiky bmx style pedals better. They do some trainer style SPD compatible ones which are OK though. - just have a stiffer sole and a tear off bit in th etread to expose the SPD slots.

    Or what about Carnac? I think they do an old-skool styled touring shoe - black leather lace up. Try Condor. Or Shimano do a whole range of shoes that come pretty close to what you're after.

    (Oh, and SPDs/clipless do beat the living sh!te out of clips and straps! - IMO of course!)
  • Cheers Jon, I'll try Moose.

    I know loads of people swear by them and I did try clipless but hated the feeling of being locked in when doing very low speed manouvering/almost but not quite trackstanding (of which there is quite a lot on my commute).

    I find that if I don't tighten up the straps I still get lots of security from toeclips but so long as I don't wear something with too much tread, can slip my foot out almost as quickly as I could off a flat pedal. And I can just wear street shoes to go down to the pub.
  • but hated the feeling of being locked in when doing very low speed manouvering/almost but not quite trackstanding

    You get used to it.

    Keeling over sideways at the lights in front of a bus stop full of schoolgirls is part of the fun of learning SPDs

    From a mix of my experience and that of my SO. If you're used to toe clips and taking your feet out backwards, its harder to get used to SPDs than if you've never used any form of foot retention, at which point you just naturally roll your foot off sideways. I fell over loads (ex clips and straps), she never fell off at all.

    Back the tension right off, and spend a bit of time riding around in the tightest circles you can manage would be my tip.