GuyOnBike Posted September 13, 2014 Share What shoes are good options and where to buy for flat pedals? Options other than Five Ten's as they are a bit pricy. Edited September 13, 2014 by GuyOnBike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted September 13, 2014 Share Hi-Tec Figaro at about R700 and R500 on sale at Tekkie Town Vibram wrap-arround soul with super grip and the pedal pins don't destroy the soul.Only down is that the bottom insoul is a type of cardboard so it does not like water but can be replaced with a synthetic. Have had mine for about 18 months and they're great. Alouette3, popcorn_skollie and GuyOnBike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted September 13, 2014 Share Reason people import them and pay heavy duties is because they're worth it. Sure, you can buy normal skate shoes @ R700 but you'll be replacing them after 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted September 13, 2014 Share I used a "retired" pair of Merrels for a while. Vibram sole stood up well to the pins. Then I bought a pair of 5-10 Impact Lows...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 13, 2014 Share I used a "retired" pair of Merrels for a while. Vibram sole stood up well to the pins. Then I bought a pair of 5-10 Impact Lows..........and as they say..the rest is history Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyOnBike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Reason people import them and pay heavy duties is because they're worth it. Sure, you can buy normal skate shoes @ R700 but you'll be replacing them after 6 months. OK sure I get that. How long do they last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted September 13, 2014 Share Five10 are worth the money Specialized 2FO are also worth a look http://nsmb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140603_specialized_219.jpg http://www.sicklines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Specialized-2fo-shoes-bottom-slip-not.jpg VeloErv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted September 13, 2014 Share As Porqui said, Vibram soles. We are both running a pair of Hi-Tec Figaro's fro Cape Union Mart, paid R500 on a sale. They are comfortable and stick like crazy to a decent set of flats, you need to lift your foot to change position on the pedals! Used them for probably a year or so with minimal wear or sign of the pins making holes like other shoes I've used. As a side note, Shimano uses Vibram on there flat shoes. Edited September 13, 2014 by Alouette3 marko35s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted September 13, 2014 Share OK sure I get that. How long do they last? Paid 70 pounds for my impact low a year ago.shoes are still in great condition. http://www.scotbycycles.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted September 13, 2014 Share OK sure I get that. How long do they last?Think Energiser bunny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyOnBike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Hi-Tec Figaro at about R700 and R500 on sale at Tekkie Town Vibram wrap-arround soul with super grip and the pedal pins don't destroy the soul.Only down is that the bottom insoul is a type of cardboard so it does not like water but can be replaced with a synthetic. Have had mine for about 18 months and they're great. Is this what they look like? (Obviously not the colour) Edited September 13, 2014 by GuyOnBike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Unfortunately they do have neon yellow soles. But this goes unnoticed under a decent layer of single track durt! GuyOnBike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyOnBike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Unfortunately they do have neon yellow soles. But this goes unnoticed under a decent layer of single track durt! http://www.tekkietown.co.za/index.php/brands/hi-tec/hi-tec-figaro-blk-multi-mens.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Those are the ones! Next time I'll go find some of those grey ones. Mine look like this Edited September 13, 2014 by Alouette3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyOnBike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Those are the ones! Next time I'll go find some of those grey ones. Mine look like this At least you'll be easy to spot ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted September 13, 2014 Share As a matter of interest, what pedals have you got. Bear traps don't count as flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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