Bring 'em back, and maybe even some vintage shot putters would buy some.
Howard Darr
Clymer PA
> Check out this completed auction for a pair of Bata bikers:
>
> http://ebay.com/
> sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
>
> Or ebay # 220004591258
>
> Someone paid $92.50 for "Vintage Bata Cycling Shoes NOS Track / Fixed /
> Toeclips"
>
> I find this amusing because I regularly search ebay for Bata bikers. They
> come up fairly often and rarely sell for more than $20. But put the word
> Track in there and you reach a much larger audience and the price goes up
> 5-fold. No matter that they're touring shoes.
>
> I use mine for commuting/errands and I do get a lot of comments on them
> from
> the messenger/fixed-gear crowd here in NYC. Maybe some company should
> re-issue them.
>
> Rob Anderson
> Brooklyn, NY