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Thread: Clipless lace up shoe?
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09-23-2019, 09:01 AM #1mental projection
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Clipless lace up shoe?
In a bonehead move I left a pair of shoes at a campsite last weekend, they were by far my favorite shoes for riding clipless.
I looked to see if SIDI had a similar shoe to replace my beloved SIDI Epic lace up shoe and nothing. Looks like most manufacturers have switched to a the lame ass BOA closure system which in my past experiences has been nothing but lame, a pain in the ass and fails at the most inopportune times.
Any recs for a good stiff lace up shoe like my Epics?
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09-23-2019, 09:13 AM #2
Five.Ten makes a lace up SPD shoe, but it's nothing like the SIDIs.
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09-23-2019, 09:19 AM #3
Shimano, Giro, Scott, Pearl. Most brands make a lace up now.
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09-23-2019, 09:24 AM #4Registered User
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Shimano XC5s. Definitely an XC shoe but it’s light and no nonsense.
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09-23-2019, 10:42 AM #5
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09-23-2019, 10:50 AM #6mental projection
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09-23-2019, 11:16 AM #7
Sidi is the brand in the past. All the other mtn bike shoe brands have lace up shoes that have stiff soles. Open your eyes OP.
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09-23-2019, 11:25 AM #8
Open your eyes indeed. Sidi’s “boa” is their proprietary system, works well, and every shoe essentially has a slightly different buckle. Go try some on somewhere then report back.
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09-23-2019, 11:25 AM #9
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09-23-2019, 11:25 AM #10
Clipless lace up shoe?
Narrow is easy. a different Giro, Fizik, Scott, lots of others.
Last edited by plugboots; 09-23-2019 at 12:37 PM.
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09-23-2019, 11:36 AM #11mental projection
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Alrighty then all you almighty pious fuckers. I'm just asking for suggestions, not a run down on how well YOU think the shitty BOA system (no matter what kind of proprietary componentry) works.
Like Peruvian said, the Sidi's I lost were bomber. The Shimano shoes I had fell apart at the seams, the Specialized shoes I had with the BOA system were crap, the Giro's I tried on didn't fit.
Just looking for suggestions on similar type of shoes to my Epics (i.e. narrow foot fit, etc.)
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09-23-2019, 11:38 AM #12
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09-23-2019, 11:54 AM #13
If you have narrow foot try Giro.
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09-23-2019, 12:19 PM #14
If you liked the fit of sidi, I'd think the giro empire would be a good option.
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09-23-2019, 12:48 PM #15
Have Giro VR90 that I run for my mountain bike and cross bike. Great shoe, super stiff, seems strong enough and able to find fairly cheap. I like them so much I bought a back up pair. Fit is similar to old Sidis, but way stiffer. I like em.
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09-23-2019, 01:09 PM #16yelgatgab
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Been happy with the ratcheting system on my Sidis. I used to be a lace purist, but the latest tightening systems seem to work well enough and are much quicker. I still think laces are best as far as fit, but they fall short everywhere else.
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09-23-2019, 03:53 PM #17
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09-23-2019, 06:39 PM #18
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09-23-2019, 10:14 PM #19
A buddy put a lot of miles with a lo of hike a bike on those VR90s, they held up much better than I thought they would. I’ve got the road version, they’re comfy and powerful.
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