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Been that guy. What's the problem? I mean I can see the problem with walking into a shop wearing rollerblades, but what is wrong with bike shoes?

mingus88 5y ago
It's incredibly uncomfortable. I don't want my cleats to score up someone's floor so I end up walking on the side-edge of my feet. And every step makes inordinate amounts of clicking so that I feel like I'm a hot girl in heels walking on tile, drawing attention to myself. And let me tell you, drawing attention to myself while I'm sweaty and wearing bike clothing is the definition of uncomfortable.
- ludston 5y ago
  Don't get me wrong, I'll just take them off and ruin my socks because walking with your toes pointed up is killer on the ankles. I didn't realise it was something worth being self-conscious over.
  - knicholes 5y ago
    I'd be more concerned about lounging around a coffee shop with spandex revealing all I've been given.
    - samatman 5y ago
      More of a ristretto-and-go kind of moment, I would think.
- aix1 5y ago
  I don't race and so having optimal power transfer isn't important to me. I do like cleats though, so I ended up standardising on SPD across all my bikes (including road). I have a pair of Vaude Sykkel shoes. They're leather, super comfy, look great (IMO) and the cleats are recessed: when I walk around the cleats don't make contact with the floor. https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Women/Shoes/Bike-Shoes/Sykkel-Bike-Shoes?number=204623840400 https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Women/Shoes/Bike-Shoes/Sykkel-Bi...
  - kbrosnan 5y ago
    Depends on the shoe. I have definitely marred wood floors with SPDs and Shimano lace up CX shoes. Looked like someone took a hammer and smacked it at an angle in random places on the floor. I thought much like you that SPDs were recessed enough not to make contact. I was wrong.
    - aix1 5y ago
      > Depends on the shoe. That's definitely true and something to bear in mind. I generally don't wear outdoor shoes (of any kind) in my own or other people's homes, which is where this sort of situation is most likely to arise. Commercial establishments (shops, hotels, pubs, offices) tend to have sufficiently hardwearing floors for this to not be a concern. I'm usually more worried about bringing in mud than about damage to floors.
- stevesimmons 5y ago
  Then get mountainbike shoes, which have the cleats recessed into a proper sole. You can walk normally without any clicking...

mingus88 5y ago

It's incredibly uncomfortable. I don't want my cleats to score up someone's floor so I end up walking on the side-edge of my feet. And every step makes inordinate amounts of clicking so that I feel like I'm a hot girl in heels walking on tile, drawing attention to myself. And let me tell you, drawing attention to myself while I'm sweaty and wearing bike clothing is the definition of uncomfortable.

ludston 5y ago
Don't get me wrong, I'll just take them off and ruin my socks because walking with your toes pointed up is killer on the ankles. I didn't realise it was something worth being self-conscious over.
- knicholes 5y ago
  I'd be more concerned about lounging around a coffee shop with spandex revealing all I've been given.
  - samatman 5y ago
    More of a ristretto-and-go kind of moment, I would think.
aix1 5y ago
I don't race and so having optimal power transfer isn't important to me. I do like cleats though, so I ended up standardising on SPD across all my bikes (including road). I have a pair of Vaude Sykkel shoes. They're leather, super comfy, look great (IMO) and the cleats are recessed: when I walk around the cleats don't make contact with the floor. https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Women/Shoes/Bike-Shoes/Sykkel-Bike-Shoes?number=204623840400 https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Women/Shoes/Bike-Shoes/Sykkel-Bi...
- kbrosnan 5y ago
  Depends on the shoe. I have definitely marred wood floors with SPDs and Shimano lace up CX shoes. Looked like someone took a hammer and smacked it at an angle in random places on the floor. I thought much like you that SPDs were recessed enough not to make contact. I was wrong.
  - aix1 5y ago
    > Depends on the shoe. That's definitely true and something to bear in mind. I generally don't wear outdoor shoes (of any kind) in my own or other people's homes, which is where this sort of situation is most likely to arise. Commercial establishments (shops, hotels, pubs, offices) tend to have sufficiently hardwearing floors for this to not be a concern. I'm usually more worried about bringing in mud than about damage to floors.
stevesimmons 5y ago
Then get mountainbike shoes, which have the cleats recessed into a proper sole. You can walk normally without any clicking...