Re: [CR]shoes/cleats

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:40:09 -0400
From: "Eric Goforth" <ewgoforth@earthlink.net>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]shoes/cleats
References: <BAY118-DAV121B6D809960DE83525838C4690@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To:


wbnash@msn.com wrote:
> I purchased a set of the Yoshida cleats to use with some vintage bikes I
> am restoring to ride. I wanted to use more modern shoes with the older
> toe clips and straps. Several List members cautioned me that the velcro
> over the top straps on many modern shoes would interfere with the strap
> on the toeclip. This is what I have encountered with my Carnac shoes.
>
> Any suggestions as to any good modern shoes that do not have the straps
> that will work in this application? Alternatively, any sources for
> older shoes and cleats?
>
> Walter Nash
> Tucson, Baja AZ
> USA
>
> _______________________________________________
>

The Adidas Adistar Classic shoes look sort of Vintage. Marressi makes a shoe that's very vintage. I'd think that pretty much any triathlon shoe will probably work, since they generally have a single strap.

-ERic

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Eric Goforth
Raleigh, NC USA