The Shimano R121 shoe is a very durable and reliable shoe. It is compatable to 3 different cleats: Look, SPD and Time, which makes it very versitale for those of us with more than one bike with different pedals. Although it is almost not worth the trouble of changing cleats, as it is much easier just to buy new shoes instead of removing one cleat and re-installing the other and making all the required adjustments.
I have now had this pair of shoes for about 8 or 9 months and have logged way over400 hours and countless miles in them and they are showing less wear than could be expected.
I chose to use the Look cleat with my shoe and once I changed froom my Lake shoes to the Shimano shoes I noticed a tremendous amount of added comfort. The soft inner-lining makes the wear on the achillies and ankles minimul while still having the hard rigid sole to allow for maximum force applied to the pedals, and its mesh top allows for nice breathability of the foot.
Although this shoe is not the lightest shoe in its class and it does only come in a blue and yellow color scheme I would recommend it to any recreational cyclist or cyclist that wants a good comfortable yet durable riding/training shoe.
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