No. of cycling shoes: obsessed?

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Originally Posted by Mr. SR500

Yes and no, I bought some last year. They are much nicer and easier then booties, but I found my feet still getting cold on colder days and longer rides. The real answer are these:

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L11570065.jpg

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Oh I swear by those! I have the privilege of routinely wearing steel-toe boots in January for work ;)

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

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Originally Posted by shootingstar

How many prs. of cycling shoes do you have? I have 3 now. Maybe I'm abit obsessed:

pair 1- is nearly worn down at heel. But I keep it for days where it's light rain or rainy forecast. (Tossed out the truly worn-out, distorted pr. 4 months ago. I wore them for over 4 yrs.)

pair 2- wearing them for past 2 months. But I bought them 2 yrs. ago. because I liked them so much for all the features I needed. Same style as pair 1.

pair 3- bought today. Same style as pair 2(and1), but different colour combinations.

Maybe am paranoid/obsessed but as mentioned elsewhere today, I bought myself another pair of cycling shoes. am darn picky since I also ride with toeclips. Hence, I don't want cycling shoes that are chunky in style (besides chunky ones do look ..ugly on a small person like me), have a sole that is a stiff but not too stiff so that I can get off bike and walk around for shopping or light hiking/walking for several kms. Shoes must also accommodate my customized orthotic supports. I do wear them in cycling shoes. It makes a difference for me on bike and off when I walk around.

It took me a super long time to find a style that had all the features I wanted. Last time it was....a 2 year search. Another time, it was also another 2 year search. :mad: I need to try shoes in person, I will not order online since I wear customized orthotics inside cycling shoes..

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If I were you, I should buy another pair just to make sure. :D

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Originally Posted by tulip

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

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Imelda had thousands of shoes, and not one pair of cycling shoes. :mad:

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Originally Posted by papaver

Imelda had thousands of shoes, and not one pair of cycling shoes. :mad:

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that woman had serious issues.

How could she not have cycling shoes?

I would just like to say that the most expensive shoes I own are my Sidis. No Manolos for me.

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Originally Posted by tulip

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

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What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario.:rolleyes: Now I'm thinking like Imelda! :D

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Originally Posted by redrhodie

What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario.:rolleyes: Now I'm thinking like Imelda! :D

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I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

The occassional times that I ride in rain, I stuff my shoes with newspaper, change the newspaper after several hours, and that seems to do the trick enough to ride in the next day.

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Originally Posted by tulip

I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

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Sissy. :D

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out! :p

I have 3 pairs. My new red Sidis with Speedplays for road riding that I wear most of the time, my old light blue Sidis, which I kept, in case my red ones get wet, and my Sidis that are mountain bike shoes, with spd cleats. I wear those when I ride my Jamis hybrid, my mountain bike (hasn't happened yet this year), or go to spin (which won't happen this year, since i bagged my gym membership).
I have 3 pairs of booties, one for my mtb shoes and the others for my road shoes. I got one pair of Gore booties last winter and they fit very awkwardly. I can't explain it, but it's like they don't go over my shoe correctly and I can barely get the velcro snapped to the other side. They are the right size, so not sure what's wrong.
I do resort to the chemical warmers, especially when I commuted and it was 45 or below in the AM. I know it's wasteful, but I have a huge box which I purchased for x country skiing, so they will last me awhile.

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Originally Posted by ny biker

I would just like to say that the most expensive shoes I own are my Sidis. No Manolos for me.

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Sidis are the Monolos of cycling shoes :)

The only reason I have two pair of shoes and one pair of sandals is because of buying used

I have 3 pairs of cycling shoes -

1 pair of Northwave Velvet SBS road shoes with Time RXS cleats - this is the pair I use the most.

2 pairs of Specialized MTB shoes with SPD cleats. One is an older Men's model, and the other is the women's Riata model, which is the shoe I use for spinning classes at the gym.

I would love to have a pair of carbon-soled shoes, but haven't found one yet that works with my finicky feet. I need a wide toe-box and a narrower heel, so the search continues for a carbon shoe that suits my needs.

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out! :p

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When it's 25F out, I'm skiing, not biking :)

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Originally Posted by nscrbug

I would love to have a pair of carbon-soled shoes, but haven't found one yet that works with my finicky feet. I need a wide toe-box and a narrower heel, so the search continues for a carbon shoe that suits my needs.

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Have you tried Specialized's women's shoes? I'm not sure if I have a narrow heel or not, but my toes love the wider toe box (and the fact that their carbon sole shoes go small enough)