Hey,
I just got a pair from Dromarti in the UK. Very nice shoes.
Cheers!
James Valiensi
Northridge, CA USA
On Mar 16, 2009, at 4:34 PM, devon warner wrote:
> Dave and all,
> you can get a new pair of brown ones from Maressi if you can read
> the ita
> lian and figure out how to order them, one is called Eroica, the
> other with
> a small heel is called "Free Time."
>
> http://www.marresi.it/
>
> click on the catalog for links to the shoe you want to see. i
> dunno, you
> might have to find a dealer or lbs to order them for you, but they
> seem to
> be the real deal.
>
> devon warner
> san francisco, USA
>
> --- On Mon, 3/16/09, David Pearson <discodave39@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> From: David Pearson <discodave39@yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: [CR] Retro Cycling shoes
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 3:34 PM
>
>
> Well I have been reading all the for's and against's regarding
> 'antique' or
> vintage style shoes. I think I can categorically say that unless
> someone h
> as an attic or cellar full of shoes there just ain't going to be
> any 'prope
> r' cycling shoes anymore.
> There is an auction goping at the moment for a BIN 'Vintage English
> Leather
> Bike Touring Shoe # 230324934974 it started at $179.99 and has now
> dropped
> to $149.99. Now I remember these shoes being sold by my LBS
> (Peacocks in
> Kenton Middx, UK) way back in 1953/54. I was not able to afford
> these shoe
> s with the triangular eyelets so had to make do with round ones
> which were
>
> a pound od two cheaper. The great thing about these type of shoes
> is that y
> ou can walk in them (they have a small heel).
> Another option is http://www.vintagevelos.com with the Vittoria shoe. and
> also
>
> http://www.cycles-alex-singer.fr who does Chaussures de velo...not
> cheap,but
> nice. And of course fly the flag for England,
> http://www.reynoldsshoes.co.uk w
> ith the Innovations shoe. There is another French Company that
> makes a terr
> ific looking shoe that costs an arm and a leg...but I can't
> remember the na
> me!.
> I have been in contact with a chap n Hong Kong who thinks he may be
> able to
> source a heeled touring shoe, I am awaiting his response.
> Well thats a it more added to the debate. If anyone has a shoe like
> the one
> on e-bay but in a size 9UK (10US)43-44 Euro, I would be very
> interested.
>
> David Pearson
> Sunny Cuernavaca where its no sock weather
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