I'm probably not alone for having a little bit of nostalgia for high quality cycling shoes that work well with toe clips and straps. I still have my old Sidi Cycle Titaniums that I use at my vacation spot in the plains with my vacation bike, a 1992 RB1. I pretty much keep my eyes out constantly for a suitable Rando/Brevet/Touring shoe. Yes, I have clipless pedals and fine shoes to use with them, but I don't always want to run those.
As I'm sure many of you have seen, all the vintage shoes you'll find are tiny. 37-40 is easy. 45 is hard. Imagine my surprise when I found a NOS New In Box set of Detto Pietro full-leather cycling shoes in a 45 on ebay. I had to have them, 'shopped victoriously' and got them for a bit under $100. The box has the model name 'Cross' written on it. I used Detto Saronni's in 1982, and these appear to precede those in design and aesthetics. The full leather sole has a slotted rubber tread on the toe. Too far forward to engage the hind cage of a toeclip pedal, but I've managed to get it to grab reasonably well on the front cage of a Suntour Sprint pedal. I took them to the cobbler to get a heel put on to protect the sole when I step. He was kind of an ornery English coot, and insisted the rubber tread was aftermarket, and refused to work on them until after I used them and was certain I liked them. I found that odd, but left. Perhaps I'll go to another cobbler. Anyway, I'm super excited about these shoes. Do any of you recognize the model? Have a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4427398510/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4426642809/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
