TheLondonCyclist
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Brand new, I have never rode clipless, so I'm looking forward to it 
Show us Your Sidi Road Shoes :D
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Basil.B
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Here are mine, when they were nice and new! 
Richard A Thackeray
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Still wearing a pair of mid-90's Genius 2 (or possibly 3???) when I'm out on the Ridley
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TheLondonCyclist
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Nice.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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Gah Sidi! Buckle bonanza!
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TheLondonCyclist
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You like Sidi shoes?
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
No I do not, they are awful!
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TheLondonCyclist
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Why so?
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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Just personal preference tbh, I really do not like the aesthetics, they are ugly IMO. On top of the aesthetic element, Sidi's tendency to include lots of bulky buckles and mechanisms etc which not only look bad, are likely to be poor aerodynamically (I will have to refer to Coggan's study to confirm) even when wearing shoe covers due to the bulges from the buckles.
There are so many cleaner looking shoes out there from Specialized, Bont, Giro. Fizik etc.
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TheLondonCyclist
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I can respect you preference, but I doubt the little buckle on the side is going to slow you down and if it did, it would probably take off .50 of a second. Do you have any links to tests that could show that it effects speed? also, some of the top pros wear Sidi shoes.
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Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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The buckle will slow you down, as has been proven in multiple studies, one of which you can find here: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-010-0037-0/fulltext.html
The differences are likely to be in the order of seconds. Which in a race is something well worth considering, given that you are going to buy shoes anyway, buying some that do not come with a built in aero penalty is essentially a free gain!
Might not concern you, or most CC users, but it would certainly be something I'd consider!
The differences are likely to be in the order of seconds. Which in a race is something well worth considering, given that you are going to buy shoes anyway, buying some that do not come with a built in aero penalty is essentially a free gain!
Might not concern you, or most CC users, but it would certainly be something I'd consider!
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Very like my Chain Sports apparently they are a break away from Sidi.Here are mine, when they were nice and new!
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TheLondonCyclist
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They look like clones of Sidis.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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I've got these, but i'm about to retire them, worn away over the years and become bloody uncomfortable.
