MTB shoes on Road bikes

jteighty

Hi,

I want a shoe which is spd compatible which is also comfortable to walk in. This leaves me only with MTB shoes. Are MTB shoes good for long distance riding or would you recommend road shoes. Also in the winter would MTB shoes block out more wind and cold?
How good are the shimano MO series?

Thanks

JT80

P.S. would you recommend the 661 Attack 2009

jswba

If it's any help, I use 'MTB' shoes (Spesh Comps) on the road and they're fine for my purposes. I still need overshoes when it's really cold and wet.

Surf-Matt

I have run three miles (with my bike - extreme flat tyre!) in my Spesh Tahos - no problem.

Highly recommended - got XT SPDs on the MTB and M520s on the Allez so the cleats are the same.

jteighty

jswba wrote:

If it's any help, I use 'MTB' shoes (Spesh Comps) on the road and they're fine for my purposes. I still need overshoes when it's really cold and wet.

How do these compare to road shoes regarding preventing the cold and wet?

jswba

jteighty wrote:

jswba wrote:

If it's any help, I use 'MTB' shoes (Spesh Comps) on the road and they're fine for my purposes. I still need overshoes when it's really cold and wet.

How do these compare to road shoes regarding preventing the cold and wet?

I've not ridden any other shoes for some time, so I can't really make comparisons. The shoes are extremely similar to the Road Comps (the sole being the, er, sole difference as far as I can tell) so I should imagine that they're not much different in the cold/wet. I use overshoes in the depths of winter (and when it's pouring with rain). If it's cold but not utterly freezing, I'm fine in thick socks such as woolie boolies.

nferrar

Lots of people use MTB shoes on a road bike, for long distances though I'd get MTB shoes with a really stiff (e.g. carbon) sole to avoid hotspots from the smaller cleats.

fungus_the_muffin_man

I use these babies. Which I bought from Wiggle. They're nice and stiff so good on the road though maybe a bit heavier than your average road shoes. I got them for my MTB and have used them off road where they've got wet and muddy and my feet were fine. I did get a bit of a hot spot when I first used them on my road bike but after having a tinker about with my straps and cleat positioning haven't had a problem since. Plus when I get to work I have to walk a fair distance to my ward so these are fine for walking in if a little bit loud LOL!



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Surf-Matt

jteighty wrote:

jswba wrote:

If it's any help, I use 'MTB' shoes (Spesh Comps) on the road and they're fine for my purposes. I still need overshoes when it's really cold and wet.

How do these compare to road shoes regarding preventing the cold and wet?

I have sprayed my Tahos with waterproof spray. If it's really wet I wear Sealskinz socks - a revelation. Even if they do get wet (they are waterproof and breathable), they still work like a wetsuit and keep you warm.

Baytt

hey,

i use a set of specialized bg comp mtb shoes with the A520 pedels i think or A530, cant remember really,

no problems with em over 80+ miles.

use them for both my road bike and my commuter singlespeed.

MrChuck

I've got Spesh road and MTB shoes and, if anything, I'd say the MTB ones are flimsier than the road ones in terms of keeping out the cold and wet. But neither of them are weatherproof in any real sense- you'll need overshoes whichever you go for.

t4rmac

I use Tahos too, both for off road and road. No problems. Might upgrade to a stiffer & lighter set of roadie shoes at some point when the treasurer permits, but for now the Tahos fit the bill. Plus you can walk into the coffee shop without slippiing over

Can't comment on the shimano shoes.

Have a pair of endura overshoes for the winter - the neoprene ones which do get wet but stay warm. They're good for me but make sure they fit the shoe snugly.