Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Bicycle Touring Shoes... Message-ID: <8464@watarts.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-May-85 11:47:48 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.8464 Posted: Thu May 23 11:47:48 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 24-May-85 02:55:43 EDT References: <3010002@acf4.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 31 Summary: In article <3010002@acf4.UUCP> mancello@acf4.UUCP (Dominic Mancello) writes: > >Does anyone have any experiences they would like to discuss with regard to >bicycle touring shoes such as the Cannondale, Avocets, the new Nike Velo, etc.? I have been using the Avocet 20's for about two months now... They are touring shoes with a steel shank from ball to heel, an eternal nut integrated heel strap, ridges on ball to catch pedal, a raised upper to walk on, and a sturdy toe peice to resist wear from the traps The shoes work reasonably well, they allow about eight degrees of freedom which is enough to keep you from banging parts of the anatomy against the bike. This still aloows some toe in toe out preference.. There is no internal arch support so for walking it isn't the bee's knees and i get a little tender on the outside of the foot sometimes, the shoes don't wrap the foot, but they do breathe well.. The price ($60 CDN was a little high, but in the states it probably isn't too bad... They don't have half sizes past 9 or so ( I take 10 & 1/2 EE ) which means some lack of flexibility for what is meant to be a tight fit.. Since they don't offer width fittings I had to take an 11 which means I don't go to the fron of the shoe I have never tried cleats so i can't offer a comparison, but I am in general happy.... -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)