Wow, Thomas. Thanks very much for that link and the info. Do you have a ballpark guess at the age of these shoes? I was thinking 1980 at the absolute latest.
On Mar 12, 2:03 pm, Thomas Nezovich <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, now I really feel old. I remember them. They are cyclocross > shoes. Cleats were nailed onto the sole back then. TA made some > cleats with two big spikes just > rear of the slot for the back edge of your shoe. See similar shoes > and cleats at this link: > http://bicyclespecialties.blogspot.com/2008/11/cyclo-cross.html > On Mar 12, 2010, at 1:28 PM, William wrote: > > > I'm probably not alone for having a little bit of nostalgia for high > > quality cycling shoes that work well with toe clips and straps. I > > still have my old Sidi Cycle Titaniums that I use at my vacation spot > > in the plains with my vacation bike, a 1992 RB1. I pretty much keep > > my eyes out constantly for a suitable Rando/Brevet/Touring shoe. Yes, > > I have clipless pedals and fine shoes to use with them, but I don't > > always want to run those. > > > As I'm sure many of you have seen, all the vintage shoes you'll find > > are tiny. 37-40 is easy. 45 is hard. Imagine my surprise when I > > found a NOS New In Box set of Detto Pietro full-leather cycling shoes > > in a 45 on ebay. I had to have them, 'shopped victoriously' and got > > them for a bit under $100. The box has the model name 'Cross' written > > on it. I used Detto Saronni's in 1982, and these appear to precede > > those in design and aesthetics. The full leather sole has a slotted > > rubber tread on the toe. Too far forward to engage the hind cage of a > > toeclip pedal, but I've managed to get it to grab reasonably well on > > the front cage of a Suntour Sprint pedal. > > > I took them to the cobbler to get a heel put on to protect the sole > > when I step. He was kind of an ornery English coot, and insisted the > > rubber tread was aftermarket, and refused to work on them until after > > I used them and was certain I liked them. I found that odd, but > > left. Perhaps I'll go to another cobbler. > > > Anyway, I'm super excited about these shoes. Do any of you recognize > > the model? Have a look: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4427398510/ > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4426642809/ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
