Leather Cycling Shoes

Bought the Northwave Areator 3 SBS's.

I usually use eu44 in bike shoes due to fat as feck feet, and bike shoes always being too narrow. This is annoying, esp if you ride a 51cm frame, as you can then get unnessersary toe overlap. Also, I often find the balls of my feet are often wider than the stiff sole, reducing comfort and power transfer when hammering the pedals.

I am now a Northwave convert, they fit perfect (come with extra insoles if you need them), and with the adjustable cleat holes you can dial in your Q-factor. I can honestly say that they have improved both my speed and enjoyment.

(Sorry about the boring post, may be of use to someone)

fnckmyoldboots,

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I've just seen these review by the washingmachinepost. Available from Mosquito;

They are made by a chap called Quoc Pham. All leather but without cleats so might be suitable for clips and straps.

I've just seen these review by the washingmachinepost. Available from Mosquito;

They are made by a chap called Quoc Pham. All leather but without cleats so might be suitable for clips and straps.

wow

they're gonna be expensive, you can just tell

retro to go: Cycle to work, but don't want to take an extra pair of shoes? Check out these newly-launched Quoc Pham cycling shoes.

British made, the shoes are designed to fit the gap between cycling footwear and casual shoes, with a tapered shape to fit inside a pedal cage, but with enough style to catch the eye when you're walking about during the day.

Made from what's described as 'the finest materials around' and in various finishes (including a patent leather), they should be available in the non-too-distant future for...well, we're not sure about the price as yet.

Reynolds remedials for the win, about £80.

Also available at Tour de Ville (see the website for info/pics of different colours etc) - £80.

Bought a pair last week - just couldn't resist!

or get the vittoria's, if you donnae like leather

I bought these shoes in #43 from a LFGSS member from Berlin.
Paid less than EUR 30.-
Almost new. The red heel protectors / anti-slip ware gone, but our local "Mr. Minit" repaired it for EUR 10.-
Not the best quality shoes, but nice style that will go fine with my bike.
I will ride it with nail-on cleats and cage-type pedals with clips and straps.

Not look cleat or shimano cleat compatible is nonsense.
When these pedal systems were introduced, there were no suitable shoes.
Together with the pedals, you got a drilling template and 3 nail-in nuts (how do you call these).
These nuts are available in M5 size at every DIY shop and most people have some drills at home.
So, if you want you can use any shoe type with lipless pedal systems.
I just hope that I can get the nails into the plastic sole of my Vittoria shoes. Leather of wood would have been better. Maybe Ihave to use rapid glue.

How about these from Vintage Velos?

Old fashioned leather cycling shoes look like the sort of thing sex offenders would wear.

Guess what I do in my spare time...

cycling??

Policing?
YouTube - Police in Amsterdam - Harry Enfield and Chums - BBC comedy

wow

they're gonna be expensive, you can just tell

Look like bowling shoes too - want ^

Bike Plus do some thing similar....

Charlotte, you wear sandals to cycle in.....

Very true, Peter.

Logic FAIL then...

However, as the photos in other threads show , you at least don't wear socks with them

One's summer shoes should be black with perforated leather uppers and preferably leather soles. I find this much cooler. Socks should be white and one's shorts should be black or a similar dull colour.

I do not believe that this clothing requires a gentleman or lady to have a CRB check performed.

There is some thing about the older leather shoes that is missing from the new composite ones, I have looked out an old pair of my racing shoes and they are so comfortable compared to the velcro clip type ones.

You can see them here :

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/girlontheway/SIDILeatherCyclingShoes#

Regards Allister

Here is a review for the Quoc Pham Fixed shoe
http://road.cc/content/review/13196-qp-fixed-shoes

they look gay

Says the man with the yellow bike!

rip-off, of the vittorias

Says the man with the yellow bike!

Its a bit fancy, isn't it...

Might rattle can it.

but they look even more like bowling shoes than the vittorias

Its a bit fancy, isn't it...

Might rattle can it.

I have a pink and blue bike (though not fir much longer) so I should be careful casting stones.

He's doing an SPD version of these shoes soon, due in March I believe.

its fucken canary anyway, andy... yellow indeed... the cheek!

I like your pink bicycle though.