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Thread: Gravel/Bikepack nerds enter...
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06-04-2023, 12:35 AM #2101
Does this go here?
Sounds like y'all just need to man up!There's nothing better than sliding down snow, and flying through the air
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06-05-2023, 08:00 PM #2102Not a skibum
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Gravel/Bikepack nerds enter...
Curly bar bikes can be pretty fun too
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by VTskibum; 06-06-2023 at 10:25 AM.
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06-05-2023, 10:43 PM #2103
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06-06-2023, 07:05 PM #2104
Hey Gravel dudes, what are you using for shoes? I am tired of riding in my heavy, black, overbuilt MTB shoes that don’t breathe (Terraduro).
No one around here has a single thing in stock.
Looking for a summer shoe.Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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06-06-2023, 07:21 PM #2105one of those sickos
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I use Lake MX238 XC, which is their "lightweight" version. It's not light at all, but it is durable. Any XC shoes that fit you are prob good.
I missed the memo that all of the cool kids just use road shoes. I was the only one in the front groups of that race with knobby shoes.ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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06-06-2023, 07:36 PM #2106
Fuck that, if I have to push up a gravel road for any reason, it’s not gonna be in road shoes.
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06-06-2023, 07:50 PM #2107
Gravel/Bikepack nerds enter...
This is the shoe I have, they are all day comfortable, stiff and relatively light. Seeing roadies in their white S-Works road shoes walking in the mud at Farmers Daughter was killing me, fucking Chads.
https://www.fizik.com/us_en/terra-atlas-splash.htmlcrab in my shoe mouth
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06-06-2023, 08:01 PM #2108
I use the Shimano “Gravel” shoe RX801. Prior to that Shimano XC shoe XC9. Stiff, light, some tread and walkable.
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06-06-2023, 08:51 PM #2109
I have shimano xc9s and rx8s. RX8s run narrower for some reason and I had to get the wides but regular xc901s and 902s fit me great.
I don't really consider either of them all that ideal for walking around a lot- the rx8s have a really narrow tread and a lot of exposed carbon that gets gouged up on rocks and stuff pretty quickly and doesn't give you a very good platform.
And road shoes on gravel/off road is dumb as shit. Those cleats and pedals do not handle rocks and dirt well at all.
The XC9s do have a lot of tread on the bottoms and holes for toe spikes and stuff and are better for walking (aside from being super stiff) but they're also really expensive. The toe lugs do not last very long if you're walking in them regularly. I need to get some cheaper shoes like me5s or something for when I'm coaching and stuff.
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06-06-2023, 09:07 PM #2110
I guess I’m looking for a relatively inexpensive XC shoe, with kind of a mesh construction for ventilation. Terraduro’s fit me perfectly, but newer Giro shoes don’t, I’m always between sizes.
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06-06-2023, 10:11 PM #2111
Yeah i mostly have shimanos because the discount is real good if you work at a shop. The RX6 and XC5 are a little more reasonably priced than the fancy carbon stuff
https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/produ.../SH-RX600.html
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06-06-2023, 10:20 PM #2112
The only issue with shop purchases is that there really are no returns if they don’t fit, you basically take your chances. I don’t want to be a ‘showroom shopper’, (even if I could in JH), but I might have to in SLC this weekend.
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06-06-2023, 10:38 PM #2113
Go try on shoes in Contender. They should have a shit load.
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06-06-2023, 11:42 PM #2114
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06-06-2023, 11:52 PM #2115
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06-07-2023, 04:52 AM #2116
^^^Is that the newer Privateer? I rode the older version with one ratchet and two velcro straps and like it until Fall when the venting makes them kinda cold.
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06-07-2023, 09:49 AM #2117
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06-07-2023, 05:55 PM #2118
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06-07-2023, 07:09 PM #2119
I have that exact shoe. I like it, but it is more focused on being lightweight and stiff for on bike performance. It doesn't hike that well.
I found a pair of Five 10 Trailcross clipless shoes on super duper sale at REI.com over the winter. I love them. They hike like a trail runner and have some extra padding that make them way more comfortable when walking.
https://www.adidas.com/us/adidas-fiv...es/HP9926.html
If I didn't find these on sale, I probably would have checked out some Pearl Izumi options.
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06-07-2023, 07:40 PM #2120
That sounds just right for a gravel shoe, (the Giro) I wouldn’t imagine I will do much hiking by actual choice.
What size are you Kevo?Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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06-07-2023, 11:51 PM #2121
Street shoes and bike shoes I'm usually a US 11 or 44.5. In the Giro Rincon I'm a 45.
I like walkability in gravel shoes because it is often nice to be off the bike wherever I end up going. It's also nice to have padding for long days on a bike.
Totally a personal preference though.
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06-07-2023, 11:54 PM #2122
Thanks, too big. I’ll try some on in SLC this weekend.
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06-08-2023, 01:05 AM #2123
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06-08-2023, 07:40 AM #2124Registered User
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06-08-2023, 07:56 AM #2125
The first valuable response. I’ve completely ditched “bike” shoes for all riding. Often on rides I like to get off the bike and explore or make it a combo ride of ride to a th or wilderness boundary and go scramble or hike. There are zero bike shoes that do this well. You won’t really miss the bike shoes on a gravel ride even if you never get off the bike.
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