I know what I'm getting for my birthday!

[alecstilleyedye]

pay no attention to them dellz, just sprint up ditchling beacon in them, or blame the adjustment in them if you can't

 

[Yellow Fang]

Maybe you could get a nice pair of cycling sandals for your Brompton.

http://www.amazon.com/Nashbar-Ragster-II-Cycling-Sandal/dp/B001B12WS0/ref=pd_sbs_shoe_2

 

[Wigsie]

Ah, a jealous child speaks, he's got the skills to do those shoes justice but hasn't got the dosh. But an old codger like Dell has the dosh and clearly can't cycle for toffee...........life's so unfair

Its the way of the world!

 

[Radius]

Well whatever the deal with the straps Joe, I'm sure the power transfer and overall comfort will be far improved, and not to mention the aesthetics which definitely plays a part in overall enjoyment...

 

[Joe24]

Well whatever the deal with the straps Joe, I'm sure the power transfer and overall comfort will be far improved, and not to mention the aesthetics which definitely plays a part in overall enjoyment...

Doubt it.
Enjoyment will be the only factor i think.
If you enjoy fettling with the straps on your shoes that is, and not riding along normally.

 

[Radius]

Oh really? Because more expensive shoes are no better than the cheap ones...of course not.

 

[Joe24]

Oh really? Because more expensive shoes are no better than the cheap ones...of course not.

No, i dont mean that
Get carbon shoes without the fancy straps, with just normal straps.
How much are you losing between those and the ones with the extra straps?
I doubt you lose any, infact, the extra straps will add on weight. Plus the time spent poncing around with them.........

 

[bonj2]

No, i dont mean that
Get carbon shoes without the fancy straps, with just normal straps.
How much are you losing between those and the ones with the extra straps?
I doubt you lose any, infact, the extra straps will add on weight. Plus the time spent poncing around with them.........

WHAT?! carbon shoes when riding a fixed? never.
Not for me anyway. It's widely known that the stiffer shoes e.g. carbon soled ones exhibit less of what's known as something like the reverse tensile arc rebound effect. If you want to understand the physics of it, think of a tennis racket - looser strings = more power. it flexes more when the ball slams into it, and therefore more tension to push the ball forward again - acceleration in the opposite direction isn't just due to the collision, it's due to deformation.

Technically steel soled shoes would be the best for riding a fixed but they would be a bit heavy

 

[dellzeqq]

the truth is that if I'm going up a hill then a quick reach down to take the strap in a couple of clicks does help. Faffing about with velcro isn't as clever. However...I've got a pair of Shimano shoes which cost iirc £39.99 and they are every bit as good as some (not all) of the Sidis I've owned. But not as nice to look at. And the Babe does appreciate nice shoes. Which is where we came in.....

(I wonder if she'd see the charm in a Superleggera saddle...?)

 

[Joe24]

WHAT?! carbon shoes when riding a fixed? never.
Not for me anyway. It's widely known that the stiffer shoes e.g. carbon soled ones exhibit less of what's known as something like the reverse tensile arc rebound effect. If you want to understand the physics of it, think of a tennis racket - looser strings = more power. it flexes more when the ball slams into it, and therefore more tension to push the ball forward again - acceleration in the opposite direction isn't just due to the collision, it's due to deformation.

Technically steel soled shoes would be the best for riding a fixed but they would be a bit heavy

Im too poor to be able to afford carbon shoes!!!
I do have a carbon fork and spacers on my fixed though.

 

[Landslide]

...white Sidis with yellow flashes on the side...

Hmm... I do hope they're not going to clash with your superblinging chain...

 

[Fnaar]

It's widely known that the stiffer shoes e.g. carbon soled ones exhibit less of what's known as something like the reverse tensile arc rebound effect. If you want to understand the physics of it, think of a tennis racket - looser strings = more power. it flexes more when the ball slams into it, and therefore more tension to push the ball forward again - acceleration in the opposite direction isn't just due to the collision, it's due to deformation.

Like this?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

all this means i now have to ride my fixed with my carbon soled shoes (as opposed to my other ones which flex very slightly) just to see if dellz's point is a valid one…

 

[bonj2]

WHAT?! carbon shoes when riding a fixed? never.
Not for me anyway. It's widely known that the stiffer shoes e.g. carbon soled ones exhibit less of what's known as something like the reverse tensile arc rebound effect. If you want to understand the physics of it, think of a tennis racket - looser strings = more power. it flexes more when the ball slams into it, and therefore more tension to push the ball forward again - acceleration in the opposite direction isn't just due to the collision, it's due to deformation.

Technically steel soled shoes would be the best for riding a fixed but they would be a bit heavy

Like this?

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the bit in bold is the bit that's true!
even if the bit about it applying to bikes may possibly be taken with a pinch of salt

 

[GrahamG]

I got myself some pimpy shoes too - mine will be derided for being Chinese and MTB though (Spesh S-Works).