I have some Duegi black leather shoes with wooden soles.They are VERY stiff & surprisingly comfortable, I use them on many bikes.
>From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@home.com>
>To: <MasiGC3V@aol.com>, <stevens@veloworks.com>,
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Classic shoes?
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:49:34 -0600
>
>Clips and straps on all my bikes. Lyotard platform pedals on the PX-10 I
>ride to work so any shoe/sneaker fits fine. All other rides I have an old
>pair of Patrick's anyone remember them?) with nice wood soles. I also have
>a set of NOS Duegi's that I have in my NOS goody box - hope to someday
>build
>up a bike around a very special frame with each of the items in it -
>that'll
>be the first time I'll use those shoes.
>
>Eric Elman
>Somers, CT
>Finally stopped snowing on Friday and now they are predicting 5 straight
>days of heavy rain - uuggghhh!!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <MasiGC3V@aol.com>
>To: <stevens@veloworks.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 9:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [CR]Classic shoes?
>
>
> > In a message dated 3/29/01 9:12:44 AM Central Standard Time,
> > stevens@veloworks.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > On those rare occasions when the vintage classics that have been
>restored to
> > > all their glory get ridden ... what shoes do you ride?
> > >
> > >
> > All I'll say on the subject is that the SIDI Dominator MTB shoe is a
>classic
> > black leather shoe which, at least to the untrained eye, looks very
> > retro/authentic. Purists will declare it blasphemy, heresy and apostasy
>but
> > its one accommodation that some folks make. Keeps clips and straps fresh
>for
> > showing off. Keeps the straps from rubbing in the crankarms, as well.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Carlo Carr
> > New Orleans