Appears they painted the cleat plate with black pearl coating too?
Itās all about that oil slickā¦
Cheap and non-garish for the big R. But still, $300, really?
TC: I donāt care for all this oil slick shit Iām seeing recently.
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yeah me too
like ok whatās next
Have they done clown puke splatter paint yet?
That strap on the rapha shoes would be in the least comfortable spot for me
Thereās a lot of colored tires in bmx. Letās hope that doesnāt transfer over.
For the life of me, I do not understand this. Colored sidewalls? Sure. Colored tread? Whyyyyyy?
Does colored rubber have less grip? That was the story back when everyone was color matching their Rubinos to their frames
Thatās how I understood it. Less grip, more prone to drying/cracking.
reading Tarck the last month or two it seems like it might be too late
The SE Racing retro models are particularly guilty of popularizing colored tires.
SHOE Q:
is it normal for Boa dials to really pop hard when releasing? I am using them for the first time with my Bonts, and it feels like Iām going to pull them off the shoe when I release them.
Also is it possible to switch dial types on a shoe? Iād like one that does loosening microadjustments too, not just tightening.
I picked up a pair of the Sleuth DLX last week and they are pretty nice. A little narrow for me, but thatās normal (and would probably be normal for most people). The grip on the pedals is great for commuting. Might try to do my next actual mtb ride in them.
I had also been hoping theyād look a little more Samba-like when they were first announced, but I like them anyway.
A better thing in bmx a lot of raw finishes on frames and things. It could be a step up from a lot of stock paint jobs.
I think I ruined my shoes.
So last year after a ride I threw my mountain bike shoes behind the driverās seat and then forgot about them until a few weeks ago because Iād only been riding road. At some point they got jammed under the seat, and then somehow got heat molded so that there is a permanent depression in the toe (the top part not the sole). It is small but given the shoe fits like a glove it makes them almost unwearable.
So how do I undent these fuckers? Iāve tried a shoe tree, Iāve tried wetting them and packing them with paper, and Iāve thrown them in a 200 degree oven and tried to hand-remold them. I donāt want to discard them over a tiny dent.
Pic?
Wouldnāt be visible at all in a picture.