Hullo, I have a pair of the Nalini shoes. Mine came with carbon fiber soles, and it looks like they reduced the cost of making them without a price reduction; sad. The shoe are very shinny; they look like patend leather. mine came with cleats for toe clips that use the look bolt pattern. It is nice to have laces, but I find the Sidi shoes more comfortable. Cheers! James Valiensi Northridge CA USA
On Tuesday, August 05, 2008, at 03:01AM, "Dr. Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>For those who don't follow the iBOB list there is an interesting
>discussion of more traditional type touring shoes for clips and straps.
>Thoought a couple of the links might be of interest on CR too:
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>http://www.albabici.com/nalini/08-shoes/road/vintage-700-black-mp.htm
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>(maybe not intended for clips but cool retro appearance and look like
>they will take a variety of other cleats - also available in silver!!!)
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>http://reynoldsshoes.co.uk/
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>(we all know these old standbys - didn't know they were still in
>operation)
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>Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD
>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>castell5@sympatico.ca