Best cheap road shoes

solstice21
solstice21 Posts: 321
edited August 2009 in Road beginners
After clocking up about 6 months worth of use on a race bike I got from a freind for pence (m-trax 600r) I've got the bug and gone and ugraded to a Cube Aerial which should be here tomorrow!!! :D

This has presented a small dilema though. The bike comes with no pedals so I decided to try some clipless for the first time (ordered Keo Easy). Now have to get shoes too! Anyone know where to get decent and v cheap shoes or have any size 12's for sale? I have no intention of paying top end Sidi etc money

I intend to fit clipless set-up to old bike for a week or so as I don't want to drop new wheels so all newbie tips welcome too.

Cheers

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  • Singlespeed Seb
    Singlespeed Seb Posts: 23
    i have the dhb ones from wiggle, they are great, and i also have the same bike and pedals as you :D back to the shoes, they are comfy, £45 and if anything like the mountainbike ones they ;last a long time( i have had mine a year and they are still almost perfect)
    , i think they do the a size 12 as well, even though all the sizing is europian.
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  • neil_sheehan2000
    neil_sheehan2000 Posts: 529
    edited August 2009
    Chainreactioncycles.co.uk are doing some very cheap shoes at the moment. In my (limited) experience road shoes are always a size smaller than they say they are, so I would recommend getting a size 13 (EDIT: Euro 49?) to try on first. They seem to have quite a few left in that size, actually.

    As for what ones are good, I couldn't really say; but I tend to think that anything that's being sold for half its RRP probably has something going for it!
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  • Takis61
    Takis61 Posts: 239
    +1 on the DHB1s, got mine reduced in the winter sale :P
    My knees hurt !
  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    I just got these:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=9497

    Amazing for £50, much better than these ones I had

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=25914

    There are lots of Shimano ones for £30-£40 that are 50% off, good value for money!
  • neil_sheehan2000
    neil_sheehan2000 Posts: 529
    Damn, I just bought those Diadora ones!! Still, only paid £35 quid- is that a good price or are they not even worth that?
    Meta
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    I've found the entry level Specialized shoes to be pretty good.
  • pompeypoppy
    pompeypoppy Posts: 182
    Have a look round some loocal bike shops. I bought a brand new pair of Shimanos for £30, size 13 having shopped around a bit.
  • chrisf70
    chrisf70 Posts: 28
    acorn_user wrote:
    I've found the entry level Specialized shoes to be pretty good.

    I'll second that, I've got them too and in size 12. They don't give you any hotspots after long rides, are comfy and you get good airflow through them.

    If anyone was thinking of getting them without trying them, I'm actually a size 11 in shoes/trainers, but found my toes really pushing against the end of a Specialized size 11, tried 11.5 still too small had to go for 12.
  • solstice21
    solstice21 Posts: 321
    cheers for feedback all.

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