I have finally made the decision to go clipless. They come highly recomended for XC riding. After taking a few spinning classes with the toe clips, I realised how much extra power you can get from the up-stroke.
As for pedals I am pretty much decided on Shimano SPD's. Looking at Shimano m520, m540, m959. Will likely go with the m520's or m540's as the price of the m959's is a bit steep for a first set. I have a cupon for a local shop, but they only have 520 and 959 in stock. I'll find out about ordering the m540's.
Anyway, what I really want to ask about is shoes. I have no clue what to look for in a shoe. I wear a size ll-ll.5 running shoe and I have narrow feet. I don't want to spend a lot. We'll say about $100-140 Canadian, so about $70-100 American. At LBS prices. I definitely will want to try it on before I buy. There are two main styles I see to consider: An all purpose shoe such as the Shimano SH-M038
or something more racy like the SH-M120
I am just using these shoes for the sake of examples.
They are for my mountain bike, but obviously I will have to walk in them a bit, whether it just in the parking lot or walking into the corner store to get milk. I would assume the multipurpose shoe would be much better for walking. How walkable are MTB shoes?
So if you could, please guide me a little in terms of what to look for and consider when shopping for a MTB shoe.
As for pedals I am pretty much decided on Shimano SPD's. Looking at Shimano m520, m540, m959. Will likely go with the m520's or m540's as the price of the m959's is a bit steep for a first set. I have a cupon for a local shop, but they only have 520 and 959 in stock. I'll find out about ordering the m540's.
Anyway, what I really want to ask about is shoes. I have no clue what to look for in a shoe. I wear a size ll-ll.5 running shoe and I have narrow feet. I don't want to spend a lot. We'll say about $100-140 Canadian, so about $70-100 American. At LBS prices. I definitely will want to try it on before I buy. There are two main styles I see to consider: An all purpose shoe such as the Shimano SH-M038
or something more racy like the SH-M120
I am just using these shoes for the sake of examples.
They are for my mountain bike, but obviously I will have to walk in them a bit, whether it just in the parking lot or walking into the corner store to get milk. I would assume the multipurpose shoe would be much better for walking. How walkable are MTB shoes?
So if you could, please guide me a little in terms of what to look for and consider when shopping for a MTB shoe.