Doug, I you can find them, I suggest Sidi touring shoes. Black leather uppers and no cleats. Great for a CR ride. Every now and then, you find them on Ebay or some store has a few pairs. Rivendell carried them as well however I don't know what their stock is.
Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
=> From: "Douglas Morrell" <dmorrell@nomise.com> => Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:09:32 -0500
OK, it may seem like a mundane question. My Avocet touring shoes are almost as old as my bike. I think this will be the last season for them. I've been to some of the better shops locally and they all quickly dismiss the idea of riding with toe clips and straps and instead try to push me into clip-less. I'm really just looking for a decent touring shoe that fits nicely within my Campy pedals and Brooks clips (I don't use cleats). New shoes seem to have wide and thick rubber soles that either rub the crank arm or get hung up on the quill. My feet are D-width.
Surely you're not all riding with 30 year old shoes. So have you all gone OT with SPD pedals? Or is there a shoe out there that works with the good stuff?
Doug Morrell
St. Louis MO