How many pairs of cycling shoes do you have?

drhaggis
drhaggis Posts: 1,150
in Commuting general
As per topic: once you start riding your bike close to daily, for the commute plus weekend leisure rides, maybe having a single pair isn't the best idea. So how many pairs of cycling shoes do you have?

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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    edited October 2022
    4 but not a fashionista - 2 for riding (one pair white , one pair dark grey, just choose whatever doesn't matter on type of ride or weather - they are just shoes), 1 pair for turbo (utter bargain at £9.99 from Planet X), 1 just sitting there that I won't get rid of but really can't see myself using.

    Tbh I had one pair for everything for years and its no dramas at all.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,702
    4 but also not a fashionista. Road, MTB clips, MTB flats, winter boots.
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Road, road trainer, road winter, SPD summer, SPD winter.

    Just remembered the road winter boots that means I've got another set of cleats to replace having changed pedal systems. However, based on last winter, it was either SPD winter boots or indoor training, so maybe not.
  • joeyhalloran
    joeyhalloran Posts: 1,073
    MattFalle said:

    4 but not a fashionista - 2 for riding (one pair white , one pair dark grey, just choose whatever doesn't matter on type of ride or weather - they are just shoes), 1 pair for turbo (utter bargain at £9.99 from Planet X), 1 just sitting there that I won't get rid of but really can't see myself using.

    Tbh I had one pair for everything for years and its no dramas at all.

    Why ones for the turbo? Why not just wear your normal riding ones?

    I have 4. 2 road, 2 off-road. It's not a fashion thing, it's a slow transition and ensure I always have shoes and cleats that fit me when one set dies. They were all bought 2nd hand.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    2 pairs one summer, one winter. However I tend to just wear the summer pair all year round. Unless they get wet then I will wear the other pair.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,776
    One pair on common fit pedals. Don't need any more.
    Spare Boas though.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    Normal white ones and winter boots for the commute when it's cold or wet. They've been out once this year already.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    joeyhalloran said:

    MattFalle said:

    4 but not a fashionista - 2 for riding (one pair white , one pair dark grey, just choose whatever doesn't matter on type of ride or weather - they are just shoes), 1 pair for turbo (utter bargain at £9.99 from Planet X), 1 just sitting there that I won't get rid of but really can't see myself using.

    Tbh I had one pair for everything for years and its no dramas at all.

    Why ones for the turbo? Why not just wear your normal riding ones?

    I have 4. 2 road, 2 off-road. It's not a fashion thing, it's a slow transition and ensure I always have shoes and cleats that fit me when one set dies. They were all bought 2nd hand.
    because I run Look pedals on the road bikes and Shimano on the turbo because I got the pedals and cleats for nothing and the shoes were cheaper than buying new pedals.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • johngti
    johngti Posts: 2,508
    Three. One nice pair for summer, one pair I’ve blocked the vents on for winter, and some mtb ones for the odd occasion I stick spd pedals on the bike.

    Of course, they’ve just been sitting around for months due to my inability to get myarse in gear to actually ride my bike…
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Three.
    1 pair of Specialised Tahoe, now 12 years old and used for commuting.
    1 pair of Shimano I used for MTBing but which were just a fraction of a tight fit, kept as spares.
    1 pair of Shimano I use for MTBing.
    With very wide feet I am limited in choice as to which brands make shoes that actually fit.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,417
    Just one. This reminds me I was going to get some winter boots for my commute. What's recommended for SPD boots? Want something that works.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    edited October 2022
    Really old (2006) pair of Shimano shoes used on dry commutes or light rain outside of winter, with a replacement pair of DHB Dorika MTBs waiting in the spares box, which I expected to use this summer but the Shimanos have just about survived another year.

    Pair of PX Das Boots for winter and torrential spring-summer forecast commutes.

    Pair of DHB Dorika Carbons for the road bike, three year old now, great besides the heel mini platforms are quite badly worn.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 14,630
    4. One 20 year old paur down south so I can fly with hand luggage only. Mtb pair, two road pairs for here.

    One set have always pinched so soon to be three road pairs, one relegated to turbo duty, one every day, one for assaults on major climbs in the height of summer.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    2 - One winter / communting, one summer / good weather.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    photonic69 said:

    Just one. This reminds me I was going to get some winter boots for my commute. What's recommended for SPD boots? Want something that works.

    If you mean road shoes with SPD-SL, I've got a pair of Northwave Flash GTX, which I think is now the Celsius GTX. Pretty happy with them, down to about zero degrees, and particularly good in the cold and wet.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    webboo said:

    2 pairs one summer, one winter. However I tend to just wear the summer pair all year round. Unless they get wet then I will wear the other pair.

    Compared to some my 2 pairs seems miserly. However I do have 5 pairs of rock climbing shoes and will be getting a sixth pair in the near future.
  • Munsford0
    Munsford0 Posts: 608
    Two SPD-SL. White, carbon soled DHB jobbies for summer, and black basic Spesh pair for winter. (Actually the white ones are now pretty grey; I should really give them a clean and mothball them now autumn's upon us).

    Thinking about getting some basic MTB shoes for commuting / shopping / touring where being able to walk off the bike suddenly becomes more important; anybody have any experience of the Carnac ones PX are selling suspiciously cheap?
  • rwoofer
    rwoofer Posts: 222
    8 pairs. Covering commuting, summer, winter variants of SPD and SPD-SL, touring, flat plus an extra one for mid foot cleats.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,324
    I suddenly feel inadequate
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,616
    Come on Daniel B. How many? We gots to know!
  • vincesummerskRoxcBTr
    vincesummerskRoxcBTr Posts: 510
    3 - one general use, one tour type and nice clean ones on the indoor turbo.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Do they have to fit to count?

    Asking because i've got 6 pairs of shoes, but only use 1 because the others don't actually fit.

    I used to buy a pair to see if they'd fit, forget to try them on, then be unable to return them as the return period had expired.

    Really ought to sell them ; probably over £250 when new in shoes sat in a cupboard!
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    I'm up to six, having recently bought a pair of Fizik Aria R3s. I went to replace my trainer shoes and found a bargain that fit nicely although they hammered the original budget. Another bargain pair of R5s didn't fit as well and had to be returned, otherwise I'd be up to seven!
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    Oh dear. 1 Look Keo (for the velodrome); 3 SPDs (commuting, white, gym); 4 Speedplay (commuting, white, turbo, spare). That seems like ... a lot?
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  • pep.fermi
    pep.fermi Posts: 338
    edited November 2022
    Three
    One for summer (for both: commuting, and sport/leisure)
    One for winter (again for both: commuting, and sport/leisure)
    One (summer) at my Mum's place in Riva del Garda, for when I visit.

    In the options given it seems weekend = sunny, and commute = winter.
    Why???? :o
    After all not every weekend is sunny. Neither we commute only in winter.

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,702
    One white pair one black for sun/rain
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  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2022
    pep.fermi said:


    In the options given it seems weekend = sunny, and commute = winter.
    Why???? :o

    You may look at it as the nice shoes vs the workhorse shoes. For example, I wouldn't commute through the deep winter with uncovered white or fancy knit shoes.
    After all not every weekend is sunny. Neither we commute only in winter.
    We do in Scotland. /s
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,776
    One pair of shoes for nice weather days.
    Same shoes and overshoes on bad weather days. Simple.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • davebradswmb
    davebradswmb Posts: 464
    Best road shoes for the best bike
    Cheap MTB shoes for commuting on the commuter/winter bike
    MTB shoes for the gravel bike and winter rides on the commuter/winter bike
    Old road shoes for the track bike - different cleats from the best bike
    "Nice" MTB shoes for shopping so I don't look too much like a cyclist!

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