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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 (inclu
by 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 agoDepends 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.