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New shoes from Giro: The Republic

February 27, 2013 – 9:19 pm

Giro says their new SPD compatible Republic shoes are “a new kind of shoe made for adventure and the streets, with a look and feel that’s great on the bike or walking into an office, whether you’re wearing street clothes or cycling apparel.”

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Icebug running shoes – spiked shoes for winter running

November 14, 2012 – 1:01 pm

Icebug running shoes from Sweden look like this from the side. (The women’s version, naturally, comes in pink.)

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Convert any shoe into a cleated bike shoe

July 18, 2012 – 1:25 pm
Nike Mogan shoes converted to clipless bicycle shoes

I ride in my fancy bike shoes a lot but I keep my eyes open for other cleated options. Retrofitz in Santa Cruz can provide those other options by converting any shoe into a clipless compatible shoe.

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Shoe drying trick

February 22, 2011 – 8:00 am

I love Stuffits cedar stuffed shoe dryers, but sometimes I’m in a hurry and need to use a clothes dryer. Here’s a variation of a trick I learned from Noah in Kansas City several years ago.

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