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Na, nothing crazy. Did 20miles yesterday and when i got about 15 miles in the pedals started irritating my feet pretty bad. The more i ride, the more miles ill do each time i go out though and the trainers i am using at the moment have soles that are only a couple of MM thick.

Will i just be better off getting some thicker shoes, rather than some mountain bike cycling shoes? To be honest i didn't like the look of the metal things sticking out of the sole, pretty sure they would not go with the pedals on my 2013 Kona Cinder Cone, would they?

Sorry for stupid question but i honestly have no clue with all this, it is all new to me :)
 
I've always ridden with Etnies, Used to have the Vesta, but got a new pair a few years ago and they are brilliant, enough sole to cushion pretty much everything, although, they do get a bit sweaty in the hot sometimes.
 
Rybo89 said:
Na, nothing crazy. Did 20miles yesterday and when i got about 15 miles in the pedals started irritating my feet pretty bad. The more i ride, the more miles ill do each time i go out though and the trainers i am using at the moment have soles that are only a couple of MM thick.

Will i just be better off getting some thicker shoes, rather than some mountain bike cycling shoes? To be honest i didn't like the look of the metal things sticking out of the sole, pretty sure they would not go with the pedals on my 2013 Kona Cinder Cone, would they?

Sorry for stupid question but i honestly have no clue with all this, it is all new to me :)
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You can get cycling specific shoes of basically 2 types, flat shoes are designed to work with flat pedals, E.G the type of normal pedals you'd get on a bke, and 'clipless pedals' or SPDs (named from Shimano's SPD pedal) which have a special interlocking clip that attaches a clipless shoe (or 'spd shoe) to a clipless pedal.

For £30 your best bet is to go to a sports/trainer shop and look for something comfortable that has a stiff (probably thick) sole that is flat, this will give you the most grip on flat pedals, it'll stop the underside of you feet aching after lots of pedalling and they should also last a while. Companies like Five Ten, Teva and Sombrio make cycling specific flat shoes but they tend to be expensive, however chainreactioncycles had some Sombrios on offer a couple of months ago for £30+, I bought some Sombrio Shazam shoes which are great for me.
 
Rybo89 said:
Shoes, what kind of shoes do i need because my feet are hurting after using my Adidas taekwondo trainers. Not bothered about anything expensive just yet, bought some MuddyFox gear from Sports Direct for pennys the other day and they had plenty of cycling shoes.
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Don't get the cheap Muddy Fox shoes as they're truly awful. I've got a pair of the spd ones and they're uncomfortable after just a couple of miles as the midsole is so soft. As a spd user I'd recommend getting a pair of Shimano m520 pedals and a second hand pair of Specialised shoes off ebay. If you find you don't like them you'll be able to punt them on for very little cost.
 
Thanks guys for your replies.

Andelusion, thanks for that, i am starting to understand now. Think i will be better off with flat shoes at the moment. I don't mind upping my budget, just thought £30 would be enough for the time being since i am a starter.

I already have quite a lot of similar kind of shoes but mine are all K-Swiss and Adidas and i don't think they would last to long to be honest.

Just looking through that Chainreaction site, though they don't seem to stock much size 10's. Few people saying to go -0.5 down from your usual size with the Sombrio lot.

Gribs, again thanks. I will look into it for the future. Need to look into this SPD thing more and see what benefits you get over the flat pedals.

SeraphX, Thanks will look at them to :)
 
5 10 freeriders turned up today, very comfy fit. Only rode home from work in them so not tested them much but they seem much grippier than my addidas ones.
 
A true biker is one who enjoys it on whatever bike in whatever riding conditions.

But I must say I'd hate to be on some dog **** bike.
 
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OK, try another picure of it then.

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and here's my DH bike

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For me the Evil looks just right (awesome) as a Downhill bike. But for an all mountain rig I don't think they look right.

That's just looks though eh! All down to the ride and how you feel on the bike.
 
sick of every bike I finally research and decide on either being out of stock everywhere or not coming in my size...

To my amazement the local hellfrauds that doesn't even sell bikes as far as I'm aware has the boardman mxrace in stock so I thought **** it and reserved one to collect tommorow.
hopefully the 21inch frame is big enough with it being a hybrid. (saw a review where someone said they had likely been sold the wrong size by halfords they were 6"1 and 34inside leg and say they have no ball clearance at all. I'm 6"2.5 and 36cm leg so should be golden with any luck :D

if not I'll order a cube analaog 26 2013 from treadz as they only come in 20 and 22 and I've been assured with my measurements the 22 would be fine and the 20 to small.

Would have loved a decathlon rockrider 8.1 but they went out of stock the day I decided to order one and theres no decathlon stores anywhere near me :(
I checked if there was one near my parents in nottingham and there's one in stock only about 3-4miles from there house :( and it's even just a single A road to get there lol would have been amazingly convenient if I still lived there :(
Why can't decathlon just sell the store stock via the website :mad:
 
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What Android app do you guys use to map your rides? Just got an S4 after years of Blackberry, there's a few free ones in the Play store that I've spotted all of which have good reviews.

I ride on and off road and would be good to map both with some stats if possible.
 
Endomondo - but good luck with battery life with the S4, would imagine it's pretty shocking?

I turn off syncing when using my Sensation and it lasts with plenty to spare! GPS being playing up recently though
 
Strava is my favourite. there are leaderboards for the best times popular cycling routes (mainly hills and trail centre paths, but lots of other routes as well). It's useful for giving you motivation and keeping track of your progress (because you compete against your own previous times as well as other people's times) but doesnt really give a lot of information.

Something like sportstracker or endomondo would be better if you prefer bucket-loads of stats and graphs and things.
 
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