Liked and shared. I really hope I win because my wife’s, cousin’s cat was a bit unwell and he is getting married and can’t afford any shoes so it would really make our year. 🙏🙏🙏
This feels like good timing as I have just this morning finished re-assembling by bike after re-greasing the bearings ready for winter slop.
Here are my sole pair of riding shoes, treating me well on a weekly basis for the past five years. Now that I can see my socks through them I think they may be losing their waterproof properties and was considering a new pair. Maybe Christmas will come early this year?
I’m gutted my AM41s have finally given up the ghost after 12 years. Not great when the pedal pins make holes in the insoles never mind the soles 😳 My guttedness could obviously be offset by a new pair of FiveTens.
Kept glueing these back together but gave up when both soles cracked, might as well have ridden in bare feet once that happened!
Used some Crank Brother sole savers for the last few months but it’s the second pair of shoes I’ve ruined, my lovely Lake winter boots died after my cleats literally ground through the sole to the cleat plate.
As a result, I’m ending 20 years of using Time Atac and switching to Shimano! (And to flats on another bike)
To be honest, I don’t deserve a free pair, nothing wrong with these really, been shoe gooing them for years…although that’s JB Weld on the heal section.
Just remembered I bought those 5:10’s the year my child was born, he’s 10 now and I’m still wearing ’em! Despite never giving them a proper wash they don’t really smell, not sure of I can credit that to the shoes, or if I’ve got some sort of Angel feet.
I managed to lose my Five Tens on a bikepacking trip (😢) so have been riding in these knackered La Sportivas. Have glued the sole a number of times, but it keeps coming away…
About 25 yrs old (the shoes that is – I’m a bald middle aged biker with knackered shoes). Luckily I’m based in the South East, so 95 % of the time I get back from a ride with dry feet.
skate shoes because they were on sale, about 5 years old, worn through to plastic on both heels and sole about to split – will most likely be replaced with other cheap skate shoes when these finally die
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skate shoes because they were on sale, about 5 years old, worn through to plastic on both heels and sole about to split – will most likely be replaced with other cheap skate shoes when these finally die
This took more attempts than I am proud of to get this pic uploaded
you people are all disgusting. I feel filthy just looking through all the pictures. 🙂
Just be thankful you can only see and not smell them. Imagine bottling, distilling and super concentrating the combined essence of every STWers rancid riding shoes! 😮🤢
Looks like Mrs NBT (aka @Bunnyhop) is not as heavy on the shoes as some: we do have one VERY dead pair, but these are the two pairs that alternate in regular usage on road, tandem and MTB rides alike
We’ve picked some winners! You’ve sent in some amazing/shocking images but these are the top picks:
Congrats to jwreeder1, butcherboy, hitcho and purplepigtails. We will send you a message via Singletrack to get some details off you, so look out for that!
Thanks to all who got involved. We’ll be back again soon!
I was going to post a pic of my FiveTens I rode in yesterday as they have rips all over them but seeing some of the items removed from landfill above, I don’t think I will bother, mine must have at least a decade left in them.