sooners175 wrote:
remind me why I race in these, other than it's the slowtwitch way. for me, its definitely not ease of use. have raced in them all summer. modified like most with no tongue. even have a nice grommet in the heal for rubber band. have tried flat elastic laces and the silicone bands, skipping eyelets with both. I've managed the flying mount in every race, but one. it's never been easy though. last week in Austin with ice cubes for feet there was no chance I was getting my feet in on the fly, but I tried. toe warmers didn't help as they constricted the shoe even more, but I literally had to stop, lay my bike down, unclip the shoes, and put them on. obviously under those conditions I should have dried my feet in T1 and put socks and shoes on there. Still, in ideal conditions it's always been a hassle. The shoes are very comfortable and light. slowtwitch says they are aero, so help me get in them faster. and no, I'm not going to put them on in T1 unless I absolutely have to, because I always follow rule #1.
I use Speedplay, so I just slip them on ITU style in T1 and run with them to mount line. No issues and it's a wash time-wise.
From there, I ride with them laced with these rubber pieces as the lace and a soccer cleat "sweet spot" to cover them. Tongue remains attached to shoe, which is how I slip them on so quickly actually.
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