Which decent casual SPD shoes? Dzr, Chrome, Quoc Pham, etc

Are they comfy to wear on and off bike ? I love the look, planning on buying some one day

i had to get them to replace mine after the heel separated on my hardcourt lows within a year.

the second pair did it again after only a few months (partially because i was being lazy and slipping them off without untying but putting other foot on heel for leverage) but I used some Gorilla Glue to reattach and it's absolutely rock solid now.

the stuff is so useful for £6 or whatever it costs i recommend keeping some knocking around so it's there if you need it. you may even be able to salvage the old ones if you still have them for non-best.

The shank broke by the clear hole so they were in need of replacing. Will get some gorilla glue have some old sidi’s where the glues denatured and the rubber sole has come away. If I can reattach there’s plenty of life left in them.

The hardcourt boots were pretty comfortable, wore them all day constantly.. they had more padding around the ankle, which the urbanite boot doesn’t have, but I’m hoping for the same levels of comfort.

I have three pairs of QP:s. The Hardcourts are from 2016 and well used. The Urbanite lows are from 2017, and the Urbanite highs are almost new. No problems as of yet (knocks on wood).

I'd say that they are decent enough as cycling shoes, but good as walking shoes due to relatively flexible soles and recessed cleats. Use them in work also, I guess that only a few people notice that I wear cycling shoes in customer service :D

Too bad that size 10,5 Hardcourt mids are be sold out at QP's webshop, would probably have bought another pair for the future.

Not sure where's best to ask this. I have a pair of Fizik mtb shoes I quite like. They've been good for the last year or so, so still have a bit of life left.

I tried putting in some new cleats in last week but because they're the same ones that have been in their for the last year, the cleat bolts had kinda fused with the cleat plates in the shoes and stripped the threads on the way out.

I've been trying to work out if Fizik have their own cleat plates before trying to cut them open and search for something that matches. Anyone solved this problem before?

No, but new cleats often come with the actual plate for the inside of the shoe, and the shoe's sole will be perforated inside to help with removal & installation.

Just brought a pair of these fizik terra ergo lace, saw them a while back but was put off by the £120 price tag. On sale at triuk so took a punt.
Will report back once they’ve arrived and I’ve taken them out on the bike..

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If they arrive. The bargains thread is full of people having their triuk bargain orders cancelled, unfortunately.

Fingers crossed.

Haven’t heard anything about dispatch yet, giving them the full 14 days before I start chasing. Order has been confirmed so we’ll see.
Was hoping to use them on the new dad bike..

Almost a month after ordering got a dispatch confirmed email today..
Sent two emails over the last week chasing, not sure if they had an effect or not..

Adidas have just released a samba version that does spds. Definitely getting a pair, my five 10s are ugly and the heels are falling apart. Hopefully the cleat is properly recessed. Now to decide between yellow and navy

https://www.adidas.co.uk/the-velosamba-cycling-shoes/FW4459.html

Although sad that these haven't come through for you. But I received these in blue last week and are super comfortable (not from the same place, wiggle)

I forgot to update, I did get them through in the end, I've worn them a few times, and I'm not convinced as yet, the laces keep working loose over the time I'm the bike, and the cleat recess isn't deep enough so there's a bit of clicking whilst you walk.

It's been a bit too cold for them, and I didn't do much riding at all last year, so will see what this spring/summer will bring.

In the meantime I brought a pair of DZR H2O's , off ebay, that I've been hankering after for a while, after reviewing them years ago. Will use them to alternate with the quoc pham's I've got for everyday riding.

Interesting. I may get a pair of these to replace my Superstar SPDs. I think I'll hang on and see if they appear on sale at some point though. Adidas seem to have plenty of sales.

I've gotta say, the all black versions of the new Fizik Versor and Tensor clipped shoes look like very good candidates to replace my no longer available Five Ten district clips!

They look nice, not sure if they're £174 nice though.

Like this colourway

Yeah Fizik shoes are always pricey, but I don't mind paying if the quality is there.
The Quoc Phams cost a fortune and all 3 pairs of mine snapped within a couple of months.😂

Fizik come up quite narrow, right?

been looking at more photo's and comparing them to the fizik terra ergolace I've got that I've worn a couple of times and haven't quite got on with just yet.
Issue I've got with the ergolace is the cleat sits a bit proud, so when walking it touches pavement constantly, annoying more than anything else, but having worn casual clipless shoes which have a deeper cleat recess so you don't hear or feel any clickety clack when walking it makes a big difference.
Fingers crossed when lockdown loosens, I may head into a shop and try them on, and see what the haps is with them..

That would be a big no for me if they contact from new. That's one of the best things about my Five Ten... They save me a fortune on ATAC cleats thanks to the deep cleat recess.

Not sure if it's new cleat issue, (might clear up once cleat is worn down through use) but it is noticeable in the terra ergolace. DZR's and Quoc Pham's I have , the recess is deep enough for cleat to not tap.

One of the reason's I'd like to see them in person before purchasing. Not sure when that'll happen though.

Anyone seen Stomplox in real life? I'm quite curious about them!
https://www.instagram.com/stomplox/

never heard of them before, you may have to be the trendsetter with them.
I'm doubting they have any stockists over here..
If you know someone in japan they may be able to bring over a pair once people start travelling again, or post them to you, if you want to avoid the duty..

don't mind these

But these can get in the sea!