Phinney's Roubaix Shoes

[Steel4Ever]

Anyone have any info on these things?

Looks like they have laces.
Merely respect to the old-school overshoes/tassels or the real deal?

 

[Steel4Ever]

Mods can kill this thread now

Forget it.

Found it:

Giro Lace-ups.
(and more)


Sorry I was lazy.

 

[katkotom]

I think he has been wearing them for quite some time...

http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/01/01/just-in-giro-empire-lace-up-road-bike-shoes/

 

[max_powers]

cool that the upper is one piece

 

[Michele]

He started using them last year at Giro if I recall correctly, but they went on sale just this past winter.

 

[Zweistein]

The best pair of cycling shoes I had were laced. I only got racheted ones because I did a duathlon with my brother and he beat me because I had the worst or close to the worse splits because of the laces.

 

[luckyboy]

Forget it.

Found it:

Giro Lace-ups.
(and more)


Sorry I was lazy.

"Giro created the shoes as a one-off after the soccer-obsessed Phinney told designers that he had always loved the look of Nike’s Mercurial soccer cleat when he was a kid"

Heh, I always thought they were very similar to those Nikes

 

[ElChingon]

Well at least I know know why he didn't do so well.

 

[spalco]

I don't like the pink shoes, but the ones in the first picture look very nice indeed, very old-school. If I could afford them I would seriously think about buying a pair.

 

[unsheath]

Ugliest shoe on the market, which is saying something.

 

[veganrob]

I would be just a little worried about the laces getting caught in the chainrings. Maybe with a velcro closure at top.

 

[Michele]

Ugliest shoe on the market, which is saying something.

Non è bello ciò che è bello, ma è bello ciò che piace.

I do agree with veganrob, a velcro on the top would be a good idea to keep things tidy.