I have two pairs of Reynolds, one of them a brown pair; I asked them if they could make me a pair in brown, and they did so, at no extra cost. The brown shoes look better, in my opinion, with the brown whipcord t ouring shorts I bought from Hebden Cord Co., and they also look right wii th my 1930's bikes.
Incidentally, they charged me the same price as for the black ones.
Neil Foddering
Weymouth, Dorset, England
> From: mark.lawrence@firstreadthis.com
> To: castell5@sympatico.ca; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:43:45 +0100
> Subject: RE: [CR]Query on cycling shoes -Reynolds Shoes
> CC: letourneau.alain@gmail.com
>
> Hi Dr Paul,
>
> I bought a pair of Reynolds shoes a couple of months ago (www.reynoldssho
es
> .co.uk). I believe that they have updated the design considerably includ
in
> g padding and rubber treads.
>
> The main reason I bought them was because I wanted a pair of shoes that l
oo
> ked inconspicuous off the bike that had reasonably hard soles. The pictu
re
> on their website is unflattering, but not far off true life- they use
matt
> leather and it's not particularly fine in terms of grain.
>
> They have what they describe as double leather soles. Actually, these
are
> not true double leather (like the Tricker's shoes I normally wear for wor
k)
> , they only have a double thickness in the front area of the foot (not
heel
> and arch).
>
> The leather sole is also covered with a rubber tread which makes a good d
ea
> l of sense, since the metal of pedals eats leather soles pretty quickly
. U
> nless you are using plates, I wouldn't recommend using bare leather sol
es (
> or carbon) soles with metal pedals.
>
> They are pretty good in terms of construction - I would have preferred a
tr
> aditional welted sole (again like the Tricker's shoes I normally wear for
w
> ork) as this makes sole replacement easier. Instead the Reynolds sole is
b
> onded with adhesives (like Carnac and Sidi shoes).
>
> I have a pair of Sidi Genius in Megawidth because my feet, like many in
Nor
> thern Europe and the US, are significantly wider than Southern European
s.
> The Sidi's are clipless and unbeatable for racing. The Reynolds are good
,
> in fact they're 'double sole' design make them highly effective for touri
ng
> . The difference is that I wouldn't be seen dead walking around a church
o
> r an art gallery in Sidi's. At that point, the Reynolds shoes look jus
t li
> ke any other pair of 'casual' shoe.
>
> Mark Lawrence
> Oxford
> United Kingdom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bo
un
> ces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Paul Williams
> Sent: 05 August 2008 10:52
> To: Classic Rendezvous
> Subject: [CR]Query on cycling shoes - from iBOB list
>
> For those who don't follow the iBOB list there is an interesting
> discussion of more traditional type touring shoes for clips and straps.
> Thoought a couple of the links might be of interest on CR too:
>
> http://www.albabici.com/
>
> (maybe not intended for clips but cool retro appearance and look like
> they will take a variety of other cleats - also available in silver!!!)
>
> http://reynoldsshoes.co.uk/
>
> (we all know these old standbys - didn't know they were still in
> operation)
>
>
>
>
> Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> castell5@sympatico.ca