My first real cycling shoes were Vittorias and they came in the same box as the pair on ebay that Lynne was looking at.
I so loved cycling then, that i could just sit and stare at the box lid, whilst polishing the shoes. Complete bliss. When ever I think of cyclist climbing that is the picture in my mind.
The shoes i had were wooden soled witha cork insert. I once rode into the back of a parked car during a race. i snapped the sole of that wooden shoe clean in half and it must have been half an inch thick. hate to think what would have happened to my foot without the shoe.
I glued it back together. i think i still have them some where.
Martin Coopland, Scotland, BatesBicycles.com