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From: kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Biking Shoes - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 8-May-84 13:14:55 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  8 13:14:55 1984
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I've been using Duegi touring shoes (flat soles, no cleats) for the
last couple of years and am very pleased.  The soles are very
stiff, but walking is no problem, as long as you don't try hiking.
I've put a few thousand miles on them and they look like they could
stand a few thousand more (I had a pair of Bata bikers before
these, and they only lasted one biking season).

I've never tried cleats, but am considering getting a pair of
cleated shoes.  With the flat soles on touring shoes, your feet
slip around a little (mostly rotating side to side, rather than
sliding forward and back).  Cleats would remove that problem.
Cleats would also give you more pulling power on the upstroke.
I have heard only complaints about slotted soles on touring shoes,
because the slots are never in the right place.

By the way, I have heard speculation that toe clips add about 20 to
25% efficiency and that cleats add another 20 or 25%.  Does anyone
concur?

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Kenton Lee, Bell Labs - WB
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