"TRADITIONAL" Cycling shoes.

[LANDSURFER74]

I would love a pair of traditional leather cycling shoes to ride with on my toeclips and straps hybrid.
Looked at Dromarti and and a few others..absolutley beautifull .... but £173 for a pair of shoes**%%%!! ..well beyond my income...i'm not in financial services , im an engineer.... are there any alternatives at a sensible price ... or do i just need to "get with the programe" ... and cough up the cash????

[tooley92]

What about these and not cut the cleat cover out?

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... 0s154p1656

[diapason0]

I like the look of those - they have been highly rated by CJ if I'm not mistaken.

[tooley92]

I like the look of those - they have been highly rated by CJ if I'm not mistaken.

Yep, I think that it was the older chunky sole version that CJ raved about (I have a pair and I agree they are great shoes).

[Scruff]

How about these:
http://www.quocpham.com/products/index.html
Around £99

[wallace68]

hi,dromarti is very expensive.i recently bought a pair of exustar 707 leather traditional look shoes for £75 and free postage from bike+ ,look on their website,they do have a facility for wearing cleats,but i use the cover provided and use these shoes with my toe clips/straps and they slide in and out of pedals really well.

[HPFlashman]

These came up on another forum:



http://www.williamlennon.co.uk/categories/arturo-cycle-shoes.html

No first hand experience, but the fellow that ordered them sent them back on the "no nonsense" guarantee because of some fitting problems for his feets. May be worth a punt.

[Mick F]

My Dromarti shoes are excellent. Worth the dosh.

Topic from some time back:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20843

Taken from that thread, there are these:
http://www.quocpham.com/products/index.html

[mig]

give 'gerry shields' in manchester a ring. 0161 681 2975. sure that they have many pairs NOS. you may find what you want and chris may post you a pair.

[nez]

My Dromarti shoes are excellent. Worth the dosh.

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Topic from some time back:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20843

Taken from that thread, there are these:
http://www.quocpham.com/products/index.html

This picture looks like you've been dressed by Mary Quant.

[Edwards]

I have these shoes from Decathlon.

I got some dye from the local shoe repairer to dye the silver part black.

[LollyKat]

I have these shoes from Decathlon.

I got some dye from the local shoe repairer to dye the silver part black.

I like the idea of these as commuter trainers. How are they in the wet? Do they get sodden quickly and give you cold feet?

[cycloret]

Commuting to work in the winter rain and slush I often wore plastic bags over my feet to keep my feet dry. The large freezer bags I used didn't have the safety holes they put in other bags. Red rubber bands courtesy of the Royal Mail completed my outfit.

[Edwards]

[quote="LollyKat I like the idea of these as commuter trainers. How are they in the wet? Do they get sodden quickly and give you cold feet?[/quote]

I am not sure as I have never got them that wet.

[LollyKat]

Lucky you ! I live in quite a wet part of the country.