Well within the limits of this thread about clothing fashion in cycling, can anyone recommend a “dressy casual” men’s oxford shoe suitable for cycling with a quill pedal and toe clips? That is, for the cycling part, it must have a slim shape both side to side and top to bottom, and it must have a sufficiently stiff but not overly stiff sole.
Besides that, I want leather, a Goodyear welt or other replaceable sole construction, a conservative design suitable for office wear but not at all for black tie (again, office casual), and of good quality leather and sewing. A vibram sole with no or very small lugs would probably be best. I think a well made pair of chukka boots would work well. Anyone? Long ago my brother thought seriously, but as an elaborate joke, of installing SPD cleats on an as-new pair of Florsheim Imperial brogues that he found at the thrift store. Me, after someone gave me a a pair of NIP “Anquetil” nail-on aluminum cleats, I thought seriously of attaching them to a nice pair of leather soled Bass Weejuns. It’s probably fortunate that neither project came to fruition. Back to dressy-casual oxfords: all my non-cycling shoes are slip ons, boots, or high zoot dress shoes. The slip ons work fine but sometimes one wants a shoe that keeps in more heat and lets in less sand. I have ridden (briefly) in boots but it’s not nice. And Allen Edmonds and Church’s just look odd and don't work well with quill pedals. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguB97qbyCbaBOFDFwpKS6WOu1s7Ja1Y%3DK99iEmDPXyEDA%40mail.gmail.com.
