Advantages: Stylish, durable, comes with cleats for clipping in, you can actually walk in them off the bike Disadvantages: You won't be accepted by 'roadies' in them, can't fit waterproof over shoes over them
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There are two main types of cycling shoe, one for off road and mountain bikers (“MTB shoes”) and one for road racing riders)”RR shoes”. Being a road cyclist (who uses both a racer and a mountain bike, depending upon the weather and road conditions) I originally bought a pair of RR shoes but after a few weeks use and a few close shaves (I nearly came a cropper in them on numerous occasions) I changed them for a pair of MTB ... ...and RR shoes****'''
Both MTB shoes and RR shoes are similar in that they are designed to allow the wearer to cycle more efficiently hence allowing them to go further and faster than if wearing conventional shoes or trainers. This is where the similarity ends though.
Both MTB shoes and RR shoes have cleats on them, although they are very different. Cleats are small pieces of metal that are pushed in to a clip located on the pedals, effectively locking ...
yackers1 27.05.2009
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