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Just glue some sand paper or skate board grip on the midsole. I guess even a bit of road bar take might work.
Here is an idea, buy any gopping shoes but ones that a really stiff and fit, then just stick overshoes on, job done 😆
Skate board grip tape's not a bad idea!
Glue holding stuff together on the sole of a [s]road[/s] MTB shoe ? 😆
sorry what? you're buying road shoes for skateboarding in?
Glue holding stuff together on the sole of a [s]road [/s]MTB shoe ? 😆
What do you think keeps your shoes together as is? Fairy dust and unicorn tears? 🙄
Why-no point;
The point is that I like those shoes, I don't like any MTB shoes I've seen as yet, and don't want to spend lots of money on a product I don't like the look of.
I feel I've been quite clear on this point.
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What do you think keeps your shoes together as is? Fairy dust and unicorn tears?
Moulding, metal fixtures, that kind of stuff. Not just things glued onto the sole.
Anyway, go for it 🙂
You are being very clear, but I'd recommend some s-works mtb shoes I have dome nice white ones. Function always wins once they have been battered a bit. I suspect the road shoes wouldn't be as robust?
What sort of stress is the tread actually under when you're riding anyway? I imagine the most likely outcome would be ripping something off during a dab, but not sure how likely that really is.
I suspect I'm not a good enough rider to a avoid damaging the upper; foot down, walking!! etc.
Well the upper is identical to the MTB version, which I've never damaged, so that's a non issue.
Again, not planning to walk in them, they're for riding.
njee20 go on stick to your guns. I'd sand the areas down on the sole a bit first to give the glue something to key into. My only worry for you is the width of the adapter you are going to use, might require cutting your propsed tread up a bit to get it to fit around. Don't bother with studs in the front, they are pain anyway as they tend to cantilever the shoe off your heal when running IME.
I think you are right about forces that the sole is under, as most of the time a dab will be straight down, no really forces on the glue much there. I've held together some Loake leather Oxfords for the past year with super glue, so gluing shoes can work.
For the £10 for the S-Works tread I may try and get hold of some and play around! They'd be damn light!
Agree I'm not sure about the adapters, they look quite clunky, and I wonder if they'd leave the cleats sitting proud of the tread anyway.
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Laces are a no from me, they just fill with mud and go brittle. Bit too much like bowling shoes too!
Blimey Sam, I like that a lot! Real shoe?
Quick google confirms that it can be purchased 🙂 If I rode more mtb I would be sorely tempted.
I do like the colour of those, but it would just clash with my kit and bike!
I've got some Empires, damn they're comfy 8)
Tried Lake neej ? They do some proper CX Orange shoes (but can't think of the model name) they may do them in different colours too...
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If you want to pose, why not get roadie? Road riding is much more about the look.
Was going to suggest the Empires, will just drool instead. Bloody lovely!
Just a thought, do Five10 still to re-soling? Doubt it'd work as like you've suggested you just want to screw big blocks on really but...hmmm...
Agreed, there's a lot of ****ing ugly XC shoes.
I'm going to look at some S-Works road shoes at the LBS tomorrow - I think the profile of the sole could be an issue, the MTB ones certainly aren't flat, plus my older S-Works road ones have some moulded toe tread which would be no use at all off road, but would make it much harder to attach anything else!
Interesting to know about Five10, didn't know they did anything like that. As you say, prob overkill in this instance.
Jared used road shoes here,
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/pro-bike-jared-graves-29er-xc-race-bike-39587/
doesn't mention how they were converted,
i really feel your pain, ive been after some high end xc shoes, but all the current season colours are crap
I wish I could find the pictures of someone (another pro XC racer) who'd done it years ago, the brake pad tread was really neat! Presumably Graves had done some mods, or you'd just use road pedals.
The US still have white S-Works MTB shoes, dunno why we have to have the dark ones.
Lance at Leadville?
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Nope, was more minimalist than that - literally just used road cartridge pads either side of the cleat.
Ok I admit I wrong; I hope it can be done!
Well given you're adamant that you're not going to walk at all and presumably always be clipped in, you could fit road pedals to your MTB.
Or buy a road bike.
Just get some shoes that are designed for the job! and get out and ride you big poser 😉
Well given you're adamant that you're not going to walk at all and presumably always be clipped in, you could fit road pedals to your MTB.
Or buy a road bike.
I have a road bike, two in fact.
Road pedals are harder to clip into at the start of a race, plus I'm trying to avoid a huge compromise of functionality. I doubt I've walked half a mile in four years with my current shoes, not sure why that's so hard to comprehend. Realistically I'd keep these for racing only anyway.
If I'm spending £200 on a pair of shoes I want to like them!
You obviously have no taste, as they look shit. The only reason you should be wearing crap like that, is if you're a sponsored pro and/or are getting them for free.
Why not go for speedplay pedals?
Instead of sticking rubber bits on the bottom of your shoes why not get some material similar to the deck of a skateboard and stick that on?
I think your options are simple:
1). Source new pair of current shoes as NOS
2). Spend shitload of money on road shoes and possibly be successful in converting them or possibly ruin them
3). Buy some MTB shoes that you know will work - you know function over form
By the way white shoes never look good on or off the bike. Have you never seen National Lampoons Vacation...?
I realy don't know why you would ignore the S-Works mtb shoes:
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Not my cup of tea, but they don't look too bad. People won't think you're such a tit for wearing them. 😆
I think they look horrible, just don't like the black.
Instead of sticking rubber bits on the bottom of your shoes why not get some material similar to the deck of a skateboard and stick that on?
That'll stop slipping, but won't actually provide any traction.
By the way white shoes never look good on or off the bike. Have you never seen National Lampoons Vacation...?
Personal innit, I think white shoes look better, black look rather more like orthopaedic shoes than I care for.
Spend shitload of money on road shoes and possibly be successful in converting them or possibly ruin them
How will I ruin them? Not proposing to do anything irreversible, if it doesn't work, I have some new road shoes...
Bont?
They do custom shoes don't they? Should be able to do pretty much exactly what you want I'd have thought?
I N R A T S but I reckon some carbon fibre and a spoon would sort this out no problemo.
Assuming you ignore all the common 😆 sense above think back 30 years to what the CXers did. Heels are easy. Screw, from the inside, something with tread on. We nailed bits of old CX tyre onto leather soles so adding a chunk of old MTB shoes is a piece of cake. you no longer have to worry about getting bulky toes into toe clips so some thing similar can be done at the front. DO it once, try to work out how much screw protrudes inside then remove the crew, cut it down and replace. Use a punch maybe to bend over the screw end instead and remember that the insole will sort out a few mm. To me its just a waste of a good shoe when the real thing would be better but its easy enough to do.
Having played with some S-Works road shoes this morning the small piece of tread at the heel is removable via screws from the inside, so you can definitely attach tread there. The forefoot would be the bigger issue, but the sole is quite flat, so I reckon you could glue it.
I actually use Egg Beaters, so Quattro cleats would fit, avoids issues with adapters:
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May need to be trimmed so you could get some more aggressive tread up the outside.
DO it once, try to work out how much screw protrudes inside then remove the crew, cut it down and replace. Use a punch maybe to bend over the screw end instead and remember that the insole will sort out a few mm. To me its just a waste of a good shoe when the real thing would be better but its easy enough to do.
Good thought, but I'm not going to start making holes in them, it would be glue or nothing, that way if it fails I'll just use them as road shoes, without additional holes!
I N R A T S but I reckon some carbon fibre and a spoon would sort this out no problemo.
I wondered if it was more spork territory myself.
Bont?They do custom shoes don't they? Should be able to do pretty much exactly what you want I'd have thought?
Good thought, big money though, particularly when I get Spesh at trade.
That said, not sure it's gonna be a goer - the Cvndsh road shoes aren't on the dealer site, may be concept stores only. Haterz rejoice 🙁
I like your dogged determination Nick.
If we all just accepted what was put in front of us the world would have been stuck in the stone age.
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I like your dogged determination Nick.
If we all just accepted what was put in front of us the world would have been stuck in the stone age.
I try 😉
I'm advancing footwear for the masses!
Pembo that is of no use whatsoever, gold star for an utterly useless contribution.
I think they look horrible, just don't like the black.
Tippex.