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   Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 05:45:21 JST Mrs Cloudy

   Any recommendations for cycling shoes, please? I have road ones but can't get on with them, so I'm looking for something I can get off and walk in without looking like a constipated penguin. Is it worth the effort? Does clipping in really make that much difference? I've tried to understand the different system but don't really get why road, mtb and touring are different or better. The ones in Decathlon I tried are all plastic tatt. Advice welcome. #BikeTooter

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     Mags Forsythe (magsforsythe6@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 05:49:47 JST Mags Forsythe

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     @CloudyMrs I gave up clipping in and now I wear a pair of sturdy trainers.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 05:55:29 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Mags Forsythe

     @magsforsythe6 I've worn merrell type walking shoes since I started cycling, but I keep feeling like the seeming majority who do clip in can't all be wrong. Is it just hobby boys pretending to be pros? Nae idea.

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     Beth (outdoorsbeth@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 05:59:13 JST Beth

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     @CloudyMrs Mountain bike SPDs are walkable in. Got a set on my road and fat bikes. The cleat is within the sole not sticking out. I just went into my local bike shop and they had all the gear to set me up.
     Makes a difference to me. Cycling with flat pedals feels weird and not as efficient. But then I'm old and had toe-clips and straps since a teenager.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:01:58 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Nick

     @Nick I like the look of them. Not too dear either.

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     Nick (nick@ti22.pro)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:02:00 JST Nick

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     @CloudyMrs i have these if there's going to be walking involved. Comfy too

     https://amzn.eu/d/bWk2heI

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:03:15 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Beth

     @outdoorsbeth I need to find a decent shop that has accessories. Most near me seem to just be bikes. The range of options is limited.

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     Mags Forsythe (magsforsythe6@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:29:45 JST Mags Forsythe

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     @CloudyMrs When you're clipped in and fall off (I'm clumsiness personified) it hurts more.

     My now ex-husband had shoes in 3 or 4 different colours with matching socks, helmets and gloves. Poser. I'm happy in trainers with stiff soles.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:35:53 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Mags Forsythe

     @magsforsythe6 oh my. Did he take as much care over everything or just his own hobby?

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:39:13 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Mags Forsythe

     @magsforsythe6 I had a spectacular crash last year and dread to think how it might have turned out if I'd been clipped to the bike for the entire somersault over the four wire fence.

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     Mags Forsythe (magsforsythe6@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:40:04 JST Mags Forsythe

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     @CloudyMrs Just his own multiple hobbies. None of them cheap.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:40:25 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Ash Leece

     @ash @VirginiaHolloway is it mostly a boy thing?🤣

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     Ash Leece (ash@toot.community)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:40:31 JST Ash Leece

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     • Virginia Holloway

     @VirginiaHolloway @CloudyMrs I think they've even proven that only a small percentage of top cyclists actually end out having a impact for being clipped in.

     The only thing I ever found was they kept my legs in a good position as for some reason my right foot always ends up moving outwards, think I've got a dodgy hip as my right foot always points outwards. Otherwise a complete waste of time and money, just use flat pedals and ride more comfortably.

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     Virginia Holloway (virginiaholloway@urbanists.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:40:32 JST Virginia Holloway

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     @CloudyMrs you might try mountain biking or bikepacking shoes for something that will allow some walking. My sense is that flat pedals are gaining popularity and unless you are doing really competitive riding you won’t notice a difference.

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     Mags Forsythe (magsforsythe6@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:41:12 JST Mags Forsythe

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     @CloudyMrs Oh no! I feel your pain. I broke 3 bones in my foot falling off my bike when I was hardly moving. If I'd been clipped in it would have been worse.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:41:21 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @ash @VirginiaHolloway the fashion for clipping in. Not your gammy foot.

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     billy joe bowers - Harris2024 (billyjoebowers@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:44:06 JST billy joe bowers - Harris2024

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     @CloudyMrs

     MTB shoes. Mine are comfy and good to walk in.

     I know flat pedals are trendy again, but I'm not into it. I can do it, but it's not as comfortable. Yes, you have to make sure you get out of the clips when something happens, but I have more trouble falling off of flats and getting hurt when something happens.

     But that depends, for commuting short distances, yeah, I'd go flats. For riding when the point is the ride, clipless.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:44:06 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • billy joe bowers - Harris2024

     @billyjoebowers not as comfortable how? I got a sore knee when I tried the road shoes. Obviously didn't manage to set them up properly, but they felt OK until a day later when my knee swelled up.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:45:47 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Mags Forsythe

     @magsforsythe6 sounds like a prince amongst men. #LuckyEscape

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:47:49 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Virginia Holloway
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     @ash @VirginiaHolloway I agree. I think there's a market for ordinary looking cycling clothes with pockets in the right place in ladies size 16 and up. I'd buy them. 😊

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     Ash Leece (ash@toot.community)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:47:50 JST Ash Leece

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     • Virginia Holloway

     @CloudyMrs @VirginiaHolloway think it's a lycra thing

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     Mags Forsythe (magsforsythe6@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:48:01 JST Mags Forsythe

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     @CloudyMrs Yup that's why he is now ex.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:58:24 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • billy joe bowers - Harris2024

     @billyjoebowers I mostly cycle on roads but I've never ever felt like my foot was going to fall off my pedal. I don't really get it atall.

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     billy joe bowers - Harris2024 (billyjoebowers@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 06:58:25 JST billy joe bowers - Harris2024

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     @CloudyMrs

     I have heard of them bothering some people's knees though, pretty common. I think it's the amount of "float" different pedals have.

     I've only used the Time ATACs for so many years I'm not sure about the others.

     I ride off road and street, but I am by no means a "Road Biker". I ride a cobbled together old MTB on the street.

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     Brownian_motion (brownian_motion@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:00:21 JST Brownian_motion

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     @CloudyMrs #BikeTooter #cycling #cyclinglife I have a pair of generic Shimano bike shoes that are SPD compatible, but I don’t use clips. I alternate between them and my Chaco sandles (Less sweaty than shoes). I ride gravel and roads in these interchangeably until it gets really cold (below freezing).

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:07:17 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Brownian_motion

     @Brownian_motion I have the opposite problem. I often get cold feet even when the rest of me is fine.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:08:32 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • billy joe bowers - Harris2024

     @billyjoebowers maybe I'm just too slow to hit bumps that hard. 🙂

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     billy joe bowers - Harris2024 (billyjoebowers@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:08:33 JST billy joe bowers - Harris2024

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     @CloudyMrs

     Different people like different things.

     When you're clipped in you don't have to think about keeping your feet on the pedals, you don't have to pedal the same way, stand the same way.
     There's a lot going on with that that you don't notice until you can stop doing it.

     It's like a seat belt for me. I've hit bumps and slipped off the pedals and crashed many times.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:17:18 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • billy joe bowers - Harris2024

     @billyjoebowers maybe that. Could be that I just do it without thinking or noticing because I don't know any different.

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     billy joe bowers - Harris2024 (billyjoebowers@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:17:19 JST billy joe bowers - Harris2024

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     @CloudyMrs

     It's probably also that I've ridden so many years clipped in. There's a lot of unconscious things you do to stay on the flat pedals and I probably get sloppy about it.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:28:25 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • baloo

     @baloo thank you, I think. I see the words, but I don't know what they all mean. 🤣

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     baloo (baloo@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:28:26 JST baloo

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     @CloudyMrs The best option I've found were the one made by crankbrothers.
     The cleats are shallower, and you can actually walk without having the cleat touching the ground.

     The one reason I clip in is for my foot to always be located correctly. I tend to lift my feet from the pedal and having to think about it when I'm with flats.

     Aside from the cleats, the pedals are more expensive than Shimano SPD, but they also have complete reseal kits (that include a replacement ball bearing).
     My little experience with SPD (cheaper) is that you could replace the balls there as well, but if you didn't do it in time, the inner race would start to wear off and you might as well throw the pedal away.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:31:14 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Marty Cormack

     @MartyCormack I've just bought half a dozen pairs of nice wood socks and they're making a difference. I like the idea of heated ones though.

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     Marty Cormack (martycormack@urbanists.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 07:31:16 JST Marty Cormack

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     @CloudyMrs
     I have always used bike shoes with recessed SPD clips. My current pair is Specialized RIME 1.0.
     I'll wear them down to 25F but at that temperature I have battery powered heated socks and an overshoe weather cover.

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     Brownian_motion (brownian_motion@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 08:52:15 JST Brownian_motion

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     @CloudyMrs Cold feet for sure. What I’ve discovered for myself is that if I don’t use shoes, my feet don’t sweat so much, and my feet actually stay warmer. I’m typically biking in sandels with wool socks once the temp get’s toward upper 40’s fahrenheit with no issues with my feet. It’s my hands that are the problem

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 17:06:47 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Brownian_motion

     @Brownian_motion its weird how we are all so different isn't it? You'd think shared human physiology would provide similar experience. I just don't fet cold hands as long as I'm working hard and my body is warm. My feet don't seem to be connected to the same system ar all. 😁

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 00:19:59 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     Result. I just picked up an unworn pair of these in a local charity shop for £10. Now I just need to get the bits and bobs to go with them.

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     Axel Foley (roadwarrior29@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 00:52:20 JST Axel Foley

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     @CloudyMrs Shimano, me faves but with Look cleats and pedals, not much use if you do much walking though...

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 01:15:38 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Axel Foley

     @Roadwarrior29 I don't want to walk much, but I do want the option to walk a bit if the hill gets too steep.

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     Axel Foley (roadwarrior29@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 01:24:12 JST Axel Foley

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     @CloudyMrs The shoes and SPD cleats and pedals are the way to go for your requirements. 👍