SUPER CHEAP Cycling Shoes - 8000km Later... Did they survive?

[@JMower]

How often do you replace your cycling shoes?

[@Simon-rp3pu]

Nice one, hopefully keep these lake ones for ages after paying £290 scuffed them a wee bit as I came to the end of the street, bus was passing and didnt sort myself out with the clipless pedals soon enough and tumbled over 😂bit embaressing, have a good ride!

[@brianmcginley7215]

you're looking noticeably slimmer Jarrod. Good work!

[@mahonah]

I have $50 MTB shoes from Decathlon (Canada) and it was basically my first set of clipless shoes. The advantage is for a beginner it's not an expensive investment when you first start using clipless. I have used them for 2 years now and about 5000km with no winter riding and could not be happier. For now I use them on my gravel bikes and my indoor trainer. My road bikes use Look Keo, with much better shoes from Specialized with carbon sole, but that's another story.

[@deansmith4752]

My shimano shoes were bought in 2009 - 14 years of cycling . Maybe 90,000 km in them, and they are holding up very well. Riding the valleys of Wales and the streets of Suzhou

[@JMower]

Oh wow that's a buttload of miles! Do you do anything specific to care for them?

[@deansmith4752]

@@JMower Nothing at all, I have had one set of new cleats. My wife scrubs them down and leaves them in the sun to dry when they get too rank.

[@elchram]

I replaced my shoes at around 8k km as well, they just broke. I bought the Suplest Road Performance and Mountain Performance. They have quite a big toe box and are wide. Perfect fit for me, but a bit expensive.

[@anthonyoldfield4965]

I own a pair of Specialized S-Works Recon shoes, which I bought for £233 just over a year ago and have done 10k - 12k... I use them on and off road as well as indoors and they are pretty much like new (no obvious signs of wear). I was always told its worth investing in a good pair of shoes (& Bib shorts). Enjoy the channel.

[@JMower]

Nice that's exactly what I wanted to hear! Will probably pull the trigger on the recons. Cheers!

[@craigsmith5134]

8000km is not a lot. Maybe for 25, but those have not held up well at all. I picked up a pair of shoes from decathlon (can't find them now) with a carbon composite sole for around 100$ and have done 10,000km in them in all conditions. The show zero wear except on the soles from walking. Bonus they had bolt holes for both SPD and SPD-SL cleats. Only downside I can find is they tend to take a day or longer to dry out if you get them wet.

[@JMower]

Never had a problem with anything from decathlon, I have one of their winter jackets and it's much better than the other brands I've tired. Will definitely look into the decathlon shoes too!

[@passat18t]

my jaw dropped when you showed how much the bend! You're goin to be legit shocked when you get a decent pair of shoes in how much better power transfer you will be able to put down due to their stiffness (which is the entire point of good shoes).

[@JMower]

Hopefully the new shoes will be arriving this week, looking forward to comparing them!
Maybe there'll be a few 'free' watts to be had there!

[@hoopdoggydogg]

Try a road shoe with a road cleat. They feel stiffer and a bit more responsive.

[@JMower]

I've tried road cleats before, but I just couldn't get comfortable with clipping in and out. I like how easy the SPDs are to use, just stamp your foot down and go!

[@hoopdoggydogg]

@@JMower performance vs convenience.

[@ggoben]

I have a fizik pair with about 4k or 5k miles on them and they are still like new. Don’t go sworks. Way overpriced and only paying for the brand. Think I paid $120 us for them.

[@JMower]

$120 is a good price actually. Unfortunately most of the brands have to be imported to where I live (china), so they end up being about 50% more expensive than the normal price. I managed to find a pair of specialized for about 1600rmb (about $200), so I'm hoping I'll get a lot of years out of them and they'll be worth the money

[@Xhadp]

Some people swear by shoe dryers, maybe that is in order if you are doing MTB and rain riding?

[@JMower]

Good idea, my current solution is putting them by the AC vent on the balcony, or if I'm really desperate just using a hairdryer 😂

[@simonmassingham]

I have 4700km on mine and they still look like new.

[@JMower]

What brand are they?

[@simonmassingham]

@@JMower lake