Affordable SPD shoes

father_jack
father_jack Posts: 3,509
edited April 2016 in Commuting chat
Require new paid of SPD shoes, tried the Halfords HBH size 11 but it's still too small. Good price too :-(
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nort ... prod113210

    too rich?
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Father Jack wrote:
    Require new paid of SPD shoes, tried the Halfords HBH size 11 but it's still too small. Good price too :-(
    https://www.aldi.co.uk/mountain-biking- ... 3025193200 £19.99?
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Come on, if you want us to do your online shopping for you, we need an idea of your budget! And do you mean SPD as in 2 hole MTB type cleats?

    Do you want MTB type footwear with chunky tread? Happy with the trainer look-alike touring shoes? Prefer a touring shoe so it takes a 2 bolt cleat but looks more roadie? Is a stiff sole essential? etc etc.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    2 hole
    With walkable tread
    Not velco for all the straps (ok with first two velco but final want buckle strap)
    or laces
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Shimano M088 are good.
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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Trid the Aldi ones. Very flexible sole, and loose around the ankle
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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Don't want velcro.

    Might have to go for these

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... prod127710
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Yeah, those are the ones I meant, not the MO88. Two fittings mind, wide and normal on CRC.
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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    oxoman wrote:
    Shimano RT 32 or 33 spd road touring shoes. Stiff and comfortable and able to walk in properly. Good quality wish I'd found them before I got some HBH ones for my first pair, you learn by your mistakes.

    What's wrong with those HBH shoes?

    http://www.halfords.com/cycling/cycling ... es-46-uk11
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  • TonyJams
    TonyJams Posts: 214
    keef66 wrote:
    Come on, if you want us to do your online shopping for you, we need an idea of your budget! And do you mean SPD as in 2 hole MTB type cleats?

    Do you want MTB type footwear with chunky tread? Happy with the trainer look-alike touring shoes? Prefer a touring shoe so it takes a 2 bolt cleat but looks more roadie? Is a stiff sole essential? etc etc.

    Or you can take a look at a big chunk of the discount shoe market in one go :D
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Since I can't go and have a try on with those shoes I've put my SPL-SL pedals from the road bike on the work bike, and I'll just use the SPL-SL Shimano shoes till they are worn out- then look for new regular SPD and SPL-SL shoes.
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  • fatsmoker
    fatsmoker Posts: 585
    I've had my Shimano touring shoes RT33 for 3+ years now, still going strong with every day use. Less than £40. Well worth it. Easy to walk in, don't stink when they've got wet.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    oxoman wrote:
    I found that once the HBH shoes had been wet a few times even though they dried out ok they stunk like cat pee. Seems after posting on here that a few different shoes get the same problem. Had no similar problems with my shimano ones or lake ones even though they get the same treatment as the HBH ones. Couldn't fault them other than the smell problem. What's wrong with Velcro.

    Velco wears out as I'll be upto four times everyday. My Shimano SPL-SL have velco but only the two lower ones, the upper is ratchet so I don't need to undo the velco to put them on/off.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    After living with a ratchet for a year I'm inclined to go back to velcro, the ratchet is a PITA, and I worry about breaking it.

    BOA is where it's at, then velcro, then ratchet. I've got some specialized MTB shoes I've had for 7 or 8 years that are velcro and still going strong.
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  • PBNinja
    PBNinja Posts: 44
    I have these and they're great :)

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... prod115133
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    My Nike touring shoes must be 10 years old and the 3 velcro straps still work perfectly. I'm not so confident a plastic ratchet would've lasted as long...

    No experience with Boas

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