Best shop for new shoes in Sydney

[Safetyboy]

In the last few months I have upgraded from toeclips to clipless pedals on
my roadbike, thanks to a mates generous donation of a pair of Look pp206
pedals and some carnac shoes that are unfortunately too big for me.

The shoes are sending my feet numb when I cycle anything over half an hour.

I have decided to get some new shoes. The articles I have read have said
that fit is super important to getting comfortable shoes, and it is a bit of
a specialist art.

I am looking for recommendations of where to go in Sydney to get new shoes,
I want someone with a wide range of shoes, and staff that know enough to
sell me the right ones.

For anyone who runs, I am looking for the cycling equivalent o

I am packing a $160 gift to Clarence St cyclery, but I will save it for a
jersey or something if they are not the place to go for the shoes.

Suggestions?

SB

[Duncan]

I don't have any specific suggestions, I'm afraid, but don't be put off
walking around the LBS's for last year's fashions they want to get rid
of.. you can often pick up a bargain.

[Zebee Johnstone]

In aus.bicycle on Thu, 18 May 2006 12:05:02 GMT
Safetyboy > wrote:
>
> I am packing a $160 gift to Clarence St cyclery, but I will save it for a
> jersey or something if they are not the place to go for the shoes.

They didn't do too badly for me, worth a try anyway.

You can also try the Cheeky Monkey shop near centennial park who
advertise they specialise in shoes http://multi.cheekymonkey.com.au/

Zebee

[Travis]

Safetyboy wrote:

> Suggestions?

Search this newsgroup for "Pearl Izumi Vipers". You can have a pair
mailed to you.

They have a complete range of sizes in stock up to size 47, which kinda
sucks because I'm 48 and another aus.bicycles guy got the last 48s.

Travis

[petulance]

Safetyboy wrote:

<snip>

>
> I am looking for recommendations of where to go in Sydney to get new shoes,
> I want someone with a wide range of shoes, and staff that know enough to
> sell me the right ones.
>
> For anyone who runs, I am looking for the cycling equivalent o
>
> I am packing a $160 gift to Clarence St cyclery, but I will save it for a
> jersey or something if they are not the place to go for the shoes.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> SB
>

Any decent bike shop should be able to help you out.

On this side of the bridge, Clarence St, Woolys Wheels and Cheeky Monkey
Multisport and Albion Cycles have a decent selection of shoes.

And Clarence St currently has 40% off DMT shoes (down from $400 - 500, I
believe).

Btw, are your cleats positioned correctly on your current shoes?

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petulance wrote:
> Safetyboy wrote:
>
> <snip>

> And Clarence St currently has 40% off DMT shoes (down from $400 - 500, I
> believe).

I had a 10 second glance through there the other day and could only see
Nike shoes, but maybe I was looking in the wrong area.

> Btw, are your cleats positioned correctly on your current shoes?

As far as I know. I had a cycle shop do them (where I bought my new
bike), but I am losing confidence in them, I feel like they are rushing
me out the door every time I go in there. He just stuck the cleats on
the shoes. I said "Is that the right place for me to have my cleats"
and he said "Yep, only way you could have it" - I don't know if
normally you are meant to look at me cleated in once they have been put
on or something, so who knows.

[petulance]

wrote:
> petulance wrote:
> > Safetyboy wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
>
> > And Clarence St currently has 40% off DMT shoes (down from $400 - 500, I
> > believe).
>
> I had a 10 second glance through there the other day and could only see
> Nike shoes, but maybe I was looking in the wrong area.

Where you in the roadie section downstairs? There were about 6 boxes of
DMT shoes when I was there during lunchtime. But you are right, most of
the shoes they sell are Nikes.

I currently use the Nike Poggio III which has a full carbon sole.
Clarence St has it for a good price atm (I think they have discounted
it down to $230, and you should be able to get an additional 15% on top
of that)

>
> > Btw, are your cleats positioned correctly on your current shoes?
>
> As far as I know. I had a cycle shop do them (where I bought my new
> bike), but I am losing confidence in them, I feel like they are rushing
> me out the door every time I go in there.

Hmmm, care to name the shop?

> He just stuck the cleats on
> the shoes. I said "Is that the right place for me to have my cleats"
> and he said "Yep, only way you could have it" - I don't know if
> normally you are meant to look at me cleated in once they have been put
> on or something, so who knows.

I'm a newbie to this, but I believe the proper way to position the
cleats is to get the person being fitted onto a bike on a trainer. The
LBS person should then adjust the cleat position until your pedalling
motion is "correct".

Cheeky Monkey Multisport in Centennial Park charges $80 for a fitting
session. It might be worth it to check them out. I got my bike fit and
positioning set up there, including the position of my cleats.

[Zebee Johnstone]

In aus.bicycle on 18 May 2006 16:20:09 -0700
petulance > wrote:
>
> Cheeky Monkey Multisport in Centennial Park charges $80 for a fitting
> session. It might be worth it to check them out. I got my bike fit and
> positioning set up there, including the position of my cleats.

Hmm.. it is tempting to go down there with the bent :)

I have problems with my right leg on the bent, it gets hotfoot,
and it gets tireder plus doesn't feel "right" in the pedal position.
Which probably means the left leg (which is the one that got the cracked
kneecap and the damaged tendon) isn't doing as much work. Be interesting
to get someone to look at pedalling action and see if it can be
tweaked. Playing with the cleats myself hasn't helped - the right leg
still wants to be further to the right.

Zebee

[Donga]

Safetyboy wrote:
> In the last few months I have upgraded from toeclips to clipless pedals on
> my roadbike, thanks to a mates generous donation of a pair of Look pp206
> pedals and some carnac shoes that are unfortunately too big for me.
>
> The shoes are sending my feet numb when I cycle anything over half an hour.

Have you tried putting in an innersole to take up the extra space?

Donga

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> > Safetyboy wrote:
> > As far as I know. I had a cycle shop do them (where I bought my new
> > bike), but I am losing confidence in them, I feel like they are rushing
> > me out the door every time I go in there.

> petulance wrote:

> Hmmm, care to name the shop?

I am kind of disinclined to slag them off in a public forum, the
service was just average to poor, not criminal.

I might give them the benefit of the doubt as not naming them, but I
don't think I will be back, they have my $1500 from a new bike and
accessories, but there was plenty more where that came from.