It's Shoe & Pedal Time!!!

[alpinerabbit]

I will say one thing about shoes: I'm not a triathlete, okay, but I wouldn't want tri shoes as my only shoes. You'd have to live with less support and a flimsier upper on all your road and training rides, in exchange for a few seconds in transition. Try them on at the shop, fast as you can, and you'll see that it's probably a difference of 15 seconds or less to fasten and unfasten a tri shoe vs. a ratcheting closure. Now, if tris are really important to you, that 15 seconds could be all the time in the world.

Hi,

above i advocated road shoes as well, but the ratchet thingie will definitely be a PITA in the transition area with nervous shaky fingers... 2-3 velcro straps is the way to go for me (and besides those models with ratchets are always at the top of the $$ range).
Just not tri shoes because they are too vented.