Shimano 2005 Sandals (SD60)

[Nanci]

I bought a pair of Shimano sandals last week, because one can never have too many shoes, and they look so cool and comfortable on other people's feet. I decided to get the discontinued two-strap style, figuring they will be gone soon enough, while the current three-strap style will be around for a while. You can still find them, mostly at the MSRP, not on clearance, though some places have them marked way down, but in weird sizes. MSRP is $80.

I wore them at work Thursday and Friday to break them in. (The cleats are recessed enough to not touch the ground.) On Saturday, I wore them on a 45 mile ride, and 75 miles on Sunday, both with and without socks, and for walking around afterwards. On the bike, it was like I couldn't even feel them, they are such a non-intrusive fit. Like my feet were only resting on cushy rubber platforms. My toes enjoyed the wiggling room. The soles are plenty stiff- I felt no loss of power.

Walking around they are fine, but for driving, I think I prefer my Birks with nothing around my heel that I can slip off and on.

Can't wait to test them in the rain! Can't wait to test them with warm wool socks!! I plan on wearing them on my 100 mile mountain ride next Saturday- that's how much I love them.

Nanci

[DirtDiva]

I was hoping you'd hate them so I'd be less tempted! :p

[Nanci]

So I guess you don't want to hear how the first night, they were so cute, I sat with them in my lap and petted them. And made BF pet them, too.

[DirtDiva]

ROTFLMAO! :D

ETA: Huh? Who stole all my lovely capital letters?
ETA 2: There they are! That was random.

[Lise]

Dang, Nanci, you scored! I've looked all over the 'net, and cannot find a 41/42 pair. I printed out the list of Shimano dealers in Chicago and thought I'd make some calls today, but never got a chance. I may just call LBS and ask if they can find any for me. Or cave and get the '06 ones.

Enjoy! Are Dill, Milly, or Maisie jealous of you petting them? ;)

[Nanci]

Try Penn Cycle http://tinyurl.com/pkhnl

The Touring Cyclist http://tinyurl.com/qwm5l

David's World Cycle http://tinyurl.com/nzkxd

[Lise]

I am *psyched*. I think I scored with the Touring Cyclist link. We shall see when they arrive. I like a two strap better than three in most sandals. That spot where the middle strap usually hits is where the pressure makes my toes go numb. I think. More will be revealed...I hope the arrival of the sandals will bring with it weather warm enough for sandals! Eventually.....they should be great in the hot, hot Chicago summer.

Thanks again, Nanci! L.

[annie]

Once you start wearing the sandals, you won't want to go back to shoes! :cool: The sandals are so great. I'm on my second pair, having worn out my first pair a couple years ago. My shoes, especially my road shoes, sit unused most of the time. They sure aren't going to wear out quickly! :) If it's a little chilly, I wear wool socks under the sandals. I've even gone so far as to put little plastic bags inside the wool socks for wind blocks and you can keep your feet pretty warm that way. (When its actually cold, say below 50 F, then I switch to shoes and toe/foot covers. I am not totally crazy! ;) )

Besides the comfort, the coolness, etc., what I like about the sandals is that you can go just about anywhere with them, get off the bike, and walk around. I try and run lots of errands on the bike, plus commute as much as possible. So I am in and out of various places. The sandals are SO easy to walk in. Wear a skort and a cute jersey, or other comfy top, and you don't look or feel like everyone is staring at you in your clicking bike shoes and tight lycra outfit. Now maybe that doesn't bother some of you, but I prefer to blend in a bit more. :o

I absolutely HATE the look of the new shimano three-strap sandals. :mad: Why get a sandal that looks like a shoe? So when my present ones wear out, I'll be looking around for a new brand. But that's another whole topic.

annie

[Lise]

Once you start wearing the sandals, you won't want to go back to shoes! :cool:
Annie, I'm glad to hear you feel that way about them. Since you and I seem to live in about the same weather, I am encouraged. Like you, I don't enjoy clomping around in bike shoes. I love riding clipped in, though. I have yet to find the perfect skort, but this will happen. I did find some mtb shorts that look normal, yet have a chamois, and don't seem to bunch up too much when I ride. Add the sandals, and I'll definitely blend it. :)

[LauraPaura]

Cool!!!

These shoes are the sole reason I can still wait another two weeks to get my first salary from my summerjob! I've been drooling over these for ages, or at least so it seems.
Is this the old or the new model then, 'cos this is the only thing available here I think?
816

[Robbin_G]

I already have what I call the cyclist "smudge"...I can't imagine what "smudges" sandals would bring!

Cyclist smudge: that tanned spot on my hands from cycling gloves. When seen out of the corner of my eye, I wonder what a smudged my hand against and I try to rub it off.

I must remember sunscreen!

I wonder if those sandals would fit Bebop cleats.....

[Nanci]

Those are the 2005's.

I should probably sell my road shoes. They are nice Sidi's, worn like twice. I just don't like the slick soles- never will. They got ignored when I got the MTB Sidi's, now with the sandals, they'll just never get worn.

I'm thinking, this Saturday, I'm going to start out with sandals with wool socks, since it's going to be in the 50's and 50% chance of rain, and fast descents, but carry a dry pair of socks to change into.

[KnottedYet]

Darn it all! I'm a total sandal freak. I have more sandals than shoes. But I just read the "incompatible" shoe list for my Frogs, and sandals are verbotten!

(the reason given is that the toe box hits the crank arm and you can't unclip)

Now, I gotta wonder if smaller sized sandals, like those which would fit a woman's, feet are ok?

Anyone using sandals and frogs, let me know!

[Aint Doody]

What about the Lakes on TE's website? They have 2 straps and 2 different models. I've been looking at them. Anybody have any feedback??

[mtbdarby]

If you wear a 37-38 there's a pair on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-SH-SD60-Cycling-Sandal-SPD-Size-37-38-NEW_W0QQitemZ7238424486QQcategoryZ36127QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dang it Nanci, I just said I was done buying biking gear! Now I have to check my budget out tonight....;)

[mtbdarby]

And if you have big feet, here's a steal at $56! :

http://www.piermontbike.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=SH-SD60!SHI&csurl=/istar.asp?a%3D3%26dept%3DCLOSEO%26class%3DSHOES%26sortby%3DPRICE%26numperpage%3D20%26pos%3D0


I'm spending too much time shopping again...

[Nanci]

I wore my new sandals on their first century (third ride ever!) Saturday: 3-State 3-Mountain. Since it was in the 50's when I started, and I knew there was going to be a fast descent in the first 20 miles, I wanted to wear my Calientoes toe warmers, but they wouldn't fit over the sandals. I improvised, and wore them over my socks inside the sandals, and they worked just fine.

This is the first Century where I wasn't dying to take off my shoes and walk around barefoot starting at 60 miles. No hot spots, barely any intermittent tingling...It's going to be hard to go back to shoes ever! My feet felt great for the entire ride.

Nanci

[Barb]

Oh great, now I gotta get some! I wonder if I return all the bottles and cash in my change............

[Nanci]

They are _so_ worth it. I would recommend them to BF, who is always in bike shoe agony, but if he can't figure out that when they say you need "stiff" shoes, it means the soles, not the uppers (hence his disdain for the Sidi Genius I bought him, and returned!!) then he for sure isn't going to go for sandals...

Relatively speaking, anyway, the sandals are cheap, too!!

Nanci

[Lise]

I got my sandals! You should've seen my face when I figured out that I needed to put cleats in them...and then when I remembered that I have a spare pair of cleats! :D Tonight I managed to pry off the rubber cover (harder than it looks), and put on the cleats. Unfortunately, it's 41 degrees and raining here, so I won't be wearing them on the bike just yet. They feel good just walking around the house though. Thanks again for your help, Nanci.

L.

[Nanci]

That was lucky you had cleats! I had a spare set too that I found when I found all the stuff when I was searching for my shock pump. Found a brand new set of cleats, a brand new pair of gel gloves, and a brand new set of XT skewers (that I can really use on my spare MTB, since one of its skewer's springs got killed, and it has crap skewers, anyway).

It _is_ hard to get the rubber off the sandals, I was sure I was going to stab myself. Usually it's not that bad.

I'm wearing mine on a sunny/85F 200k tomorrow. Maybe I'll even get to take my socks off! It's supposed to be 60 when I start!

[Lise]

It _is_ hard to get the rubber off the sandals, I was sure I was going to stab myself. Usually it's not that bad.

I'm wearing mine on a sunny/85F 200k tomorrow. Maybe I'll even get to take my socks off! It's supposed to be 60 when I start!
I know, I am famous for stabbing or cutting my own hands while doing simple tasks around the house. Since I USE my hands to deliver babies and do pap smears and stuff, and wash them about 5,000 times a day, this is a bit of a problem! :rolleyes: So I was very, very careful, and managed to injure neither myself nor the sandals.

Have a great time on the ride. It is so cold and gross here, you can't even believe it. And I've lived here, or further north, all my life. ARGH! L.

[LauraPaura]

YEEEHAAA!!!
i'm finally getting my pair on Friday! The downside is that it's now below 10 degrees celcius here and it will rain as well on Friday..

Oh well, I'll just wear them inside then :D

[Nanci]

Someone told me to make sure to put sunscreen on my feet, even though all I ever wear is sandals or barefoot. Boy, I should have listened...

Nanci