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By Matt P - Posted on 06 March 2008

My present SPDs partially disintegrated down at Menai on Sunday so its time to update.

What are people's opinions for some replacement cleat shoes. Budget is around $250.

I'm looking for something thats pretty robust, ok for walking through the rocks and mud (occasionally and sadly this is all too frequent).

Oh and must be orange to colour coordinate with me bike.

Nice

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GAZZA's picture

matt, i think you'll be hard pushed getting orange bike shoes mate but specialized do a good priced shoe with some red on them or you could get a pair of fully red addidas shoes but i must admit they are a bit too much to look at! on the shoe subject, im buying some sidi shoes soon and am confused with sizings. im a uk 8.5 which i think is a size different in the u.s. and completely different in europe, 42.5 or something like that? can anyone shed some light on the matter?

Justin's picture

Here you go, orange shoes

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?M...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?M...

They had some in caramel... but maybe that's not quite your colour...

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bri's picture

hi gazza im uk 8 which is a euro42.5 and us 9 also a japan270.

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bikemad's picture

hey folks im looking at getting a new bottom bracket from torpedo7.Is there much difference in them other than the price?

Stuart M's picture

Easy warranty replacements should something go wrong

kurt's picture

no problems here
highly recomend them
i dont think you will find anyone on this site complaining
if you do buy from them use the link through this site and help save Rob !!
cheers
Kurt

Matt's picture

Assuming you're using an external (Hollowtech II?) type BB then just get the Shimano LX/XT type BB, cheap, fit and forget, works great for ages.

Others are either too expensive for what they are or have annoying problems, like seals popping out on race-face versions I've had.

Having said that, if money were no consideration I'd go for the new Hope BB just for bling factor... http://www.hopegb.com/page_mep_force_17.html

Matt.

Rob's picture

I can concur that some BBs have a silly rubber seal that wears out/falls out. The FSA one which came on the Rush lasted only 6 months. Strangly the Token cheap ass one it got replaced with (only thing we could find locally in a hurry) is still going strong, despite being riding in some filthy conditions.

When it does go, it will be replaced with a Shimano one though.

GAZZA's picture

most helpfull on the sizing issue.

Matt P's picture

Thanks for all the feedback. The Orange bit was TIC but having said that, I like the look of some of those!

Will go and have a look in Wooleys tomorrow.

And then I'll be the kid with new shiney shoes at Menai on Sunday!

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