New shoes

[johnridley]

I'm finally giving up on the Shimano cycling shoes I've been wearing for the last 3 years. They have had a rip up by the toe for about 6 months, and in the last week it's been getting a little bigger every day. I had thought to maybe stitch them, but the rip is hard up against the plastic toe section, and I couldn't get a needle through it even with pliers.

I think I could have fixed it with gorilla glue and a piece of patch material, but I didn't think of that before. I'll keep them around just in case.

So tonight I took the cleats off of them and put them on the Sette shoes I bought about a year ago when they were on sale, knowing that I'd need new shoes eventually.

It'd be nice to get some Lake winter shoes, but at $180 (if I can find them that cheap, they list for $240 and are in high demand so not often discounted), not this year. I'll just ride with the hunting boots I've been riding with when it's really cold, on platform pedals.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Do you use a vapor barrier when cycling in extreme cold?

K.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

I generally wear a base layer of poly socks, with wool over that, with just my shoes down to about 10*F. Below that, I just switch to my hunting boots, which keep me toasty warm down as low as I've been, which to date has been -25*F.

I've been sort of thinking about getting some SealSkinz to wear over the wool instead, that would probably be warmer, plus it'd be a waterproof layer to wear in the rain.

[guyfie.livejournal.com]

Gorilla glue is worthless on any flexible patch. Use "Shoe Goo" or "Goop".

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

I would have thought so, but I was talking to a friend last weekend who showed me his belt - it had ripped between one of the holes and the edge TEN YEARS ago - and he put it back together with gorilla glue. He's NOT a lightweight guy - the belt had clearly been under a lot of stress, and it was still holding.

However, I'm not sure it was gorilla glue. Looked like it, but he just said polyurethane glue. Could have been Elmer's Ultimate or some other PU glue.

I'll probably just keep the shoes for the summer when I'll appreciate a little extra ventilation. Either that or go with cycling sandals (some people wear them all winter with wool socks and sealskinz:

[guyfie.livejournal.com]

After 10 years, the Goop-glued joints on my armor were having issues so I reinforced them with Gorilla glue, since I had such success with it on wood joints and other projects. Within 2 battles every Gorilla glue joint had failed.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks. Next time I see this guy, I'll see if I can find out what glue he used on his leather belt.