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Was thinking more Dulux OneCoat.
The US gets white S-Works MTB, god knows why they only imported black and black/red.
Good thread.
Running Conti Gatorskins with the tread from a Surly Nate stuck on with Araldite at the mo.
Perfect for the slightly uneven gravel we get up here.
Look great on my Santa Cruz Oprah.
Good grip and ultra light weight.
Used the 25's instead of the 23's though.
23's off road would just be stupid.
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Very good!
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What do I know?
I'm getting married in a pair of Vans.
Have you bought them yet?
If they're available then yes, I am buying them. I will play around, if it fails I will have some nice new road shoes, and I'm no worse off than when I started.
I think they may only be available to Concept Stores though.
he US gets white S-Works MTB, god knows why they only imported black and black/red.
Perhaps it's because we (well, most of us anyway) have better taste. And that we hve stuff called mud here. As well as a whole raft of other very good reasojns.
I'm advancing footwear for the masses!
You're not. You're really not.
Maybe you'd like a pair of these?
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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
In time, you'll come to realise how lucky you were. 😉
I like the grip tape idea.
What adhesive are you sticking the grippy bits on with?
Dunno, gonna screw the heel bits, unsure whether Shoe Goo or Araldite would be more effective.
Perhaps it's because we (well, most of us anyway) have better taste.
You're not one of them though, as you had to start a thread for advice on smart clothes because you're a fan of "shorts and sandals", and think C+A is a good place to buy a suit!
And that we hve stuff called mud here. As well as a whole raft of other very good reasojns.
And yet my 3 year old ones still look very white because you can wipe them clean, anywho, you're annoying and being useless, go away.
anywho, you're annoying and being useless, go away.
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Oh come on; wanting a pair of the wrong shoes in the most impractical colour for mtbing, and publicly declaring it, yo've got to accept a bit of stick!
Maybe these are more your sort of thing:
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Oh come on; wanting a pair of the wrong shoes in the most impractical colour for mtbing, and publicly declaring it, yo've got to accept a bit of stick!
Why's it impractical? They clean up perfectly. As you've never tried it I'm going to just leave your utterly useless opinion on the side here for you to collect when you leave! Good boy.
Njee20; I am very sorry that I may have upset you with my comments, they weren't meant to be at all malicious or insulting. Iwasn't ware that you might be quite sensitive about this. I apologise.
Burry Stander used to race in Sidi road shoes with CB eggbeaters.
If they clean up after a splattering I can't see the problem.
Plenty out there
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Margaret!
Well the LBS are going to try and get me some of the Cvndsh shoes. I'm not holding out much hope, and CBA to go to the hassle for the 'normal' S-works road shoes.
if your looking form something out of the ordinary and stylish...
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Just had a brainwave. Do you have any current MTB shoes? Why not take a mould of the tread and cast a whole new sole including tread. Copy the Cleat slots over, drill out and glue the new soles to the existing new sole with a decent 2 part glue like Araldite or Fusor / Würth Replast.
I had a pair of early Sidi MTB shoes in the early 90s. They were road shoes really, with a half arsed rubber sole attached.
The were super comfortable but had no protection around the toe box: I broke one big toe and frequently bruised others from hitting rocks over the years I had them. I'm older now, and dislike pain even more so I'd never wear a shoe off-road without a good, strong toe box.
Sidi Five XC at the moment. Love them.
Well the S-Works MTB shoes and road shoes have exactly the same toe box, so no more protection from the MTB ones.
Just had a brainwave. Do you have any current MTB shoes? Why not take a mould of the tread and cast a whole new sole including tread. Copy the Cleat slots over, drill out and glue the new soles to the existing new sole with a decent 2 part glue like Araldite or Fusor / Würth Replast.
Surely that would be less likely to stay put than glueing individual tread blocks on? As they're available separately.
You have the 3 inserts for a road cleat that could be used to affix at the front and use the rear inserts for err the rear.
If it was me, I would stick some surf board foam on to the sole and carve out a new grippy sole pattern. Then use this "buck" to make a mould and cast a new sole in rubber. You can even mould in a support shank. The more I think of this the more I like your idea haha
Thanks for those who advised, I could get the Cvndsh shoes, but only by buying 6 pairs, whilst I'd use two, I'd struggle with the other 4, so back to the drawing board! Not sufficiently keen on the S-Works road shoe to try and bodge a conversion.