Russ Rainforth
Yeah, but the metal ones are better for stomping your opponents, Victor!
:-)
(Just kidding- I don't need to stomp anyone to maintain my lower packfill status, lol)
Russ R
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On Sep 23, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Victor Duong wrote:
> I'm going to speculate you junked 1/2" soccer cleats since they are stock w/ shoes and common just about anywhere. 3/4" are hard to find, you have to ask for them or resort to mail order. I've read the arguments for narrow cleats, wanting to dig down to the hard surface below the muck, but it is the same desire for soccer and lacrosse and I remember doing just fine with fat cleats (back in my soccer days). Do we not play in the same mud? I honestly could not tell the difference on steep runups between my old SIDI cleats and the 3/4" cleats during last season other than now having traction on pavement with 3/4". But hey, more power to you if you like your SIDI cleats, bike shops need our support.
>
> BTW, they do make "narrow" 3/4" cleats and they are even harder to find.
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> -victor
>
> For me it's not the length. It's the profile. The narrow metal Sidi spikes dig in like fangs. The chubby soccer spikes just act like bigger lugs on the fronts of my shoes. I've tried both and on a greasy run up, I want those metal fangs digging in to the ground. Junked my soccer cleat spikes after one race.
> I'll agree that the Sidi spikes are rather expensive. However, I've been using mine for quite a while now and they are still going strong. I figure I'm paying like $.25 per race for them by now ...
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