Lightweight walking boots for muni?

Six Six One Duallys....

on sale now at JensonUSA.com...they are 44 bucks. can't beat that.

i bought them last week and i love them.

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j5isalive said:

Six Six One Duallys....

on sale now at JensonUSA.com...they are 44 bucks. can't beat that.

i bought them last week and i love them.

I was thinking about some of those (although they cost twice that much
in the UK) but if I'm going to pay that much I need something that
won't fall apart in a couple of months (Dartmoor is quite a harsh
environment for stuff - very wet and gritty). Just spoken to Roger
(UDC UK) and he says they're great for riding in but he gets through
loads of them - that's what made me think more about light walking
boots, but the soles are less than ideal for riding.

Rob

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at leat my post was a little constructive, you asked a question, said
that any opinions or suggestions are welcome, i told you what i use -
and in fact dont fall to bits when they get wet either, which is the
best information i can give you.

i ask a question, in return i get a full stop. thanks

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I've had my Dually's since October last year. They're pretty much fine,
the ridges on the soles have worn down a fair bit though but I do wear
them a fair bit when I'm not unicycling. If you do get some try not to
wear them when not riding to extend their life a bit. I'm going to get
another pair soon I think and keep my current ones for dossing
about/playing hacky sack in and keep the new ones for just riding.

I think my Dually's were about £40 from chainreactioncycles.co.uk. For
8 months worth of use I'd say it ain't a bad investment.

I really like them for riding my mates Schlumpf too, the plastic ankle
cups make changing gear much easier.

My only complaint with them is that the sole isn't quite stiff enough
for my tastes but grip-wise, even in the wet they're really good and
the ankle bash protection is lovely to have...Gone is the perma-scab
that used to blight my inside ankle bones.

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Hey Rob,

have you considered shoes from Try All? Those are extremly popular in
the trial community. Here is a 'link' (http://tinyurl.com/ends3).

Those work good for me (I got the ones on the left picture). I like
that my ankles are protected, the grip is good and they are, at least
in my case, durable (I'm wearing them every day and I do not care if
they getting wet, muddy or anything). Btw. the sole has zigzag wave
texture.
There are some drawbacks though, the grip of my Entnies is a lot
better, which I sometimes really like more, and they are rather
expensive around here (90 €).

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Hi Rob
Paul and I use light wieght walking boots. generally fairly cheap Hi
Tec ones. Not waterproff so get wet feet or use sealskinz socks.
Fairly robust, proctect the ancle and Ok with pined pedals as they are
not good enough quallity to have a very solid sole.

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The old style dually is £35 at chain reaction if you've got small feet.
I ride in Hitec light hiking boots from millets. Very cheap and seem
to work. The soles are a slightly knobbly and probably grip the pedals
a bit too well. They've lasted ok but are on their way out now after a
couple of years of frequent use.

EDIT: I forgot to add that these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7867 have been
getting great reviews for MTBing

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i use dunlop volleys. they are really light wieght, really flexable and
have awesome grip. however they dont cover your ankles at all. they
don't last as long as a decent pair of shoes but they are cheap.

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iridemymuni said:

at leat my post was a little constructive, you asked a question, said
that any opinions or suggestions are welcome, i told you what i use -
and in fact dont fall to bits when they get wet either, which is the
best information i can give you.

i ask a question, in return i get a full stop. thanks

Sorry - I wasn't intending to be rude :o
I was just pointing out that I wanted something durable and with ankle
cover - neither of which really fits running shoes. Anyway, in
response to your question, I find flat soles better - spikey soles tend
to "find their own place" on pinned pedals and end up in an annoying
position.

Rob

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Thanks for the suggestions people.
nickjb: those look potentially pretty good - quite a bit like 661
duallys, but slightly stronger-looking (I wonder if they are). Still
pretty expensive though - bit of a gamble without knowing somebody
who's had some.
The '04 and '05 duallys people are selling on special offer never seem
to be available in my size - seems like everybody's got size 10 feet
and has bought them all 🙁

I'll check out the HiTech boots in Millets as well - three votes can't
be bad.

Rob

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I've been thinking about muni-specific shoes for some time.

But they have to be bought. And all the recommendations I see link to
online/mail-order retailers. Although delivered-to-your-door is highly
convenient, the opportunity to "try on for size" before you buy is
simply gone.

And "try on for size" is mandatory for me when it comes to buying
shoes. I think I'm a (UK) size 9, yet sometimes when I try shoes in the
shops the size 9's are sometimes too big so the size 8's will do, and
sometimes the size 9's are too small so the size 10's will do.

It is very easy to find online retailers of shoes. But it seems to be
virtually impossible to find retaliers online with actual shops which
you can then waltz into and try out the sizes.

Do you usually have good luck in ordering a known size shoe that fits?
Or do I have strange feet?

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gkmac said:

I've been thinking about muni-specific shoes for some time.
But it seems to be virtually impossible to find retaliers online with
actual shops which you can then waltz into and try out the sizes.

....Or do I have strange feet?

same problem for me: I cannot order shoes I haven't tried. I have
slightly short feet (size 42) but width is important and I am obliged
to try and I may be obliged to go as far as 44! so can't buy online.
edit: 42 looks like size 10?

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gkmac said:

Do you usually have good luck in ordering a known size shoe that fits?
Or do I have strange feet?

I -usually- find that size 10 or euro size 44/45 fits me, perhaps with
a slight sock-thickness adjustment. Sizes do vary a bit though, I
agree. I prefer to try shoes on before I buy them, unless I've had the
same style before, but it's not possible with stuff that nobody local
sells. The only time I've ever bought shoes completely "blind" was a
pair of pointy winklepickers that are so impractical it wouldn't really
matter if they didn't fit that well - they're actually pretty
comfortable though 🙂
Some online shoe shops will exchange for another size as long as all
you have done is tried them on.

Rob

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