Re: Five Ten Lows vs Mids

I think iRide Bikes in the city have some mids in stock, or they did the
last time I was there.

http://www.iridebikes.com.au/

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I was quite disappointed when my new FiveTens arrived and just had plain
old shoelaces on them. This did not match the pictures on their web
site, which imply that there is something other than a knot required to
lace them. At some point I'll find some non-tying laces for
replacements. For the moment I'm double-knotting the [censored] out of
them...

As for "ankle protection" it must be remembered that this applies to
scrapes/abrasions, not to twistage/breakage. High-tops don't do a thing
to protect your ankle joint.

In my case, I never had much problem with banging up my ankles after my
early years of unicycling, so I got the Lows. I was never into
high-tops. But if you prefer the coverage, go ahead and get the Mids.
If you want real ankle protection, look into Active Ankles or some
other product that will protect the ankle joint.

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I think the best thing about the five tens is the fact that their soles
are rediculously sticky and really strong.

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johnfoss said:

I was quite disappointed when my new FiveTens arrived and just had plain
old shoelaces on them. This did not match the pictures on their web
site, which imply that there is something other than a knot required to
lace them. At some point I'll find some non-tying laces for
replacements. For the moment I'm double-knotting the [censored] out of
them...

Have you tried 'Yankz!' (http://yankz.com/) shoelaces? Lots of
triathletes use them for their running shoes to make transitions faster
so it has to work reasonably well at keeping your foot secure, and no
loose laces or adjustment needed after initial fitting.

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agentQ said:

Don't quote me on that.

Jkohse said:

ill never go back to 20 again, 24 for life!

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ntappin said:

I think the best thing about the five tens is the fact that their soles
are rediculously sticky and really strong.

+1. The grip is amazing. I had to remove pins from my pedals just so I
had a chance of adjusting my foot position! And the soles are stiff
enough to help with pedaling, but not so stiff that they're hard to
hike in when needed.

I like the ankle protection of the mids, but if there were a big price
advantage to using lows, I'd be just as happy with them.

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