Submitted by
Flash
a Weekend Warrior
from Kinnelon, NJ Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Ringwood
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$39.00
Purchased At:
Performance
Strengths:
Great fit/comfy Better support that low-cut bike shoes Seem easier to clip in and out than bike shoes Better traction Look better than low-cut bike shoes
Weaknesses:
Heavier than bike shoes
Bike Setup:
Sugar 3+ eggbeaters Panaracer Fire XCs
Bottom Line:
Comfort and support can't be beat for the price. If you are not racing, these are the shoes for you - the offer better support and traction than regular bike shoes and look alot better. They are also alot better than bike shoes if you have any climbing or hiking to do.
I have found exit and entry into my eggbeaters to be easier as well since I have switched to the Addidas.
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Submitted by
Richard McDonald
a Weekend Warrior
from Seville, OHio USoA Date Reviewed: September 26, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Vultures Knob
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At:
MC Sports
Strengths:
everything
Weaknesses:
nothing
Similar Products Used:
000
Bike Setup:
Trek
Bottom Line:
They are great, and i KNOW you cant go wrong with 8 bucks! and they're brand new. Get them
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Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Dubuque, IA. USA Date Reviewed: August 29, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Nashbar
Strengths:
Nice fit, stiff, comfortable, ankle support, ankle protection, price, price, price and they look great.
Weaknesses:
Velcro lace strap really dosen't do much at all.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano casual bikeing shoe, AXO Vertigo
Bottom Line:
For $40.00 i don't see how you can go wrong. I'm using the Shimano M646 pedals and they work great with them. These are not race shoes so do not compare the two but for weekend warrior's, trail riders and freeriders i think these shoes would be great.
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Submitted by
Kenny KUm
a Racer
from NY,NY (Da WooDs) Date Reviewed: August 2, 2002
Favorite Trail:
These Polluted City Streets
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
NashBar
Strengths:
Man, I purchased these HOT sneaks just cause of there style. I meant they just look mean, and are unique, the fact that they are SPD compatible only made the purchase more of a sure shot. That guy who wrote the first review is a bonehead, what do you expect for a pair of what truely are sneakers for your bike that attach to special pedals, and for the 40 bux I paid for them how could you ever note any weakness. CLown that guy.
Weaknesses:
Please reread the product strengths!!!!
Similar Products Used:
Don't Know Many.
Bike Setup:
I'm am very proud to ride my Clyde, which is an awesome city bike with the 4 speed internal shimano gears in the rear hub. At the 4 bills I paid for it before tax, I feel that it was worth every bang for every buck. It's swift and the handling is crisp down to the bone, I wish it was a little lighter, but hey, I still love it. I even dream at nite about making love to it. I have dipped on so many city clowns on this bike.
Bottom Line:
Cop this sneakers at nashbar for the price they have 'em on sale for, they look sleek and are good on your bike. Peace, LoVe and cannibis grease.ONE. EASY.
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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from San Fransisco, CA Date Reviewed: August 1, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Performance
Strengths:
Inexpensive, gusseted tongue, good outsole traction, lace keeper
Weaknesses:
Wide internally and externally, spd mounting plate too flexible
Similar Products Used:
Sidi Dominator, Sidi Titan, Nike Mid Top MTB
Bike Setup:
Single speed road bike commuter
Bottom Line:
This shoe is okay, but if you have ever had on a fine pair of Italian cycling togs you will be very disappointed. The spd cleat mounts to a sole plate that is not sufficiently stiff. This is especially vexing when doing snap pedal exits as the plate deflects slightly and slows pedal exit.
The shoe itself is not especially comfortable for something designed for hike a bike, and it is wide. The lacing system is not advanced and does not distribute pressure evenly through the tongue. The upper cuff of the shoes is not very supportive unless you have cankles and if you have cankles you don't need the support of the cuff.
The outsole is fine and the shoe looks pretty good, but I was very dissappointed with it from a performance aspect, and I am sending them back. They're entry level shoes, and perform as such. I was looking for a shoe that would let me only have to take one pair of shoes for my ride to work and subsequent workday. They were not very good in either phase with the exception that they don't look like cycling geek shoes, but I guess for $50 close outs from Performance I should not have expected much.
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Submitted by
Ian
a Cross Country Rider
from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: June 12, 2001
Favorite Trail:
downtown Toronto
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Sports Ccheck
Strengths:
stiff sole, great fit, great price-$79 CDN. when you wear them you don't look like a road geek
Weaknesses:
I didn't find any
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
trek 4500
Bottom Line:
I look around for shoes and for the value these are tops
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Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Chicoutimi, Qc, Canada Date Reviewed: January 31, 2001
Favorite Trail:
ressourcerie chic-nord
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Nice Look. Comfy. smooth walk. good grip to the ground.
Weaknesses:
hard to clean when they are full of mud, but hey, all shoes are like that.
Bottom Line:
Great shoe for the price, comfy and stiff enough for a beginner/intermediate cross-country rider.
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Submitted by
Emiel
a
from The Netherlands Date Reviewed: April 13, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Cool design, comfy
Weaknesses:
NONE
Similar Products Used:
Scott 360
Bike Setup:
Scott Boulder '91 with mag21
Bottom Line:
Very good shoes, cool design and stiff. I didn't knew it was possible for that price.
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Submitted by
Michael Fisher
a Weekend Warrior
from Brentwood, ENGLAND Date Reviewed: July 2, 1999
Favorite Trail:
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Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Very comfortable good style mostly waterproof very grippy not too pricy.
Weaknesses:
weaknesses?????
Similar Products Used:
others
Bike Setup:
GT Backwoods, rock shox jett xc
Bottom Line:
These are really nice shoes, they keep out the wet, have plenty of grip, look great,and dont cost a fortune. I'm givin' them FIVE HOT CHILLIES for being so good!
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Submitted by
Zoltan
a Weekend Warrior
from Slovakia Date Reviewed: June 10, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
weight very comfortable
Bottom Line:
shoes with nice design, and also very comfortable you can use it also as normal shoes - because of good design
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