pedals

phenian said:

I currently have some Look pedals and Nike shoes which are ok for weekend
rides but I can't commute to the station in them which I would like to. I am
doing a tour next month and am after a set of pedals and shoes which would
be good for long rides as well as commutes and would allow me to walk in
them comfortably to work (that is on trains, stairs and from the station to
my office).
If I could get away without the need to bring a separate pair of shoes with
me on my tour even better.

Any ideas / advice?

You need some SPD pedals which have the cleat recessed so you can walk in them
like normal shoes. There are plenty of trainer style shoes available that are
SPD compatible. My preference though is the Shimano SPD sandals - St John
Street Cycles and one or two other places carry them. For touring they're
ideal. Add some waterproof socks for wet weather, some black socks for
evening wear and use black socks or no socks for daytime. They don't stay wet
so you don't need an extra pair of dry shoes for the evening or have the
pleasure of putting on wet shoes the next morning. Cue usual comments about
Englishmen, sandals and socks ;-)

Tony

Tony Raven said:

My preference though is the Shimano SPD sandals - St John
Street Cycles and one or two other places carry them. For touring they're
ideal. Add some waterproof socks for wet weather, some black socks for
evening wear and use black socks or no socks for daytime. They don't stay wet
so you don't need an extra pair of dry shoes for the evening or have the
pleasure of putting on wet shoes the next morning. Cue usual comments about
Englishmen, sandals and socks ;-)

You want to be careful, Tony, you might end up on here:
<URL:http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.uk/>

I'll second your recommendation for Shimano SPD sandals, but I couldn't
possibly condone wearing them with socks :-|

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

Danny Colyer said:

You want to be careful, Tony, you might end up on here:
<URL:http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.uk/>

Tsk, not one of them dressed properly. They are all lacking these:
http://www.muldoons.com/sgarter.html

No serious sock'n sandaler would be seen without them

Tony

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Quoted message said:

I'll second your recommendation for Shimano SPD sandals, but I couldn't
possibly condone wearing them with socks :-|

If it were goodenough for the Romans...

I need to get some SPD sandles to use with my new CB Candys. And I've
got the beard already :o)>
--
..paul

If at first you don't succeed...
Skydiving is probably not the sport for you.

I said:

Quoted message said:

I'll second your recommendation for Shimano SPD sandals, but I couldn't
possibly condone wearing them with socks :-|

and paul responded:

Quoted message said:

If it were goodenough for the Romans...

And there was I thinking SPDs were a modern invention ...

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine