As some of you may know, I am currently on deployment and my ability to enjoy the finer things in Triathlon (outdoors, fresh air, nature, rides on an actual bicycle) are fairly limited. Many of you made some great suggestions on how to make the most out of this next year (focus on speed over endurance since running on a treadmill for over an hour tends to be mentally frustrating). I'm proud to say I developed a game plan centered around a Half Iron training plan and am excited to attack it...
One thing I hate attacking is the spin bike. After spending over a decade riding nothing but MY bike with MY pedals and cleats, sticking my running shoes into the cages feels dirty somehow. Unfortunately when I used my very limited internet bandwidth to order some Shimano SPD cleats online that are compatible with the spinning bikes I have access to, I was very disappointed to realize my road cycling shoes are completely incompatible. (Yes, I should have known this...I swear to God I tried to research it and thought I would be fine). Based on the fact that it takes over a month to get something from Amazon where I am, I "made it work" by putting one bolt into the receptacle where it fit...and screwing the other in tight against the bottom of the footbed. OK, OK, I know I'm ruining my shoes, but I got them cheap from the classified forum here and I was going to treat myself to some new gear when I got home anyway.
With that said, I figure I should keep this a temporary solution and find a more permanent one so I've been looking at mountain biking shoes to put the proper cleats on. Also it would be helpful to be able to walk the 200 yards or so to the gym without having to wear walking shoes and carrying my cleats. So far I think the Pearl Izumi X-Alp LAUNCH look like the best -- also like maybe I could stand to run a mile or two in them after a bike workout?
Does anyone have experience with shoes I could use to walk to/from the gym, spin in, and maybe even run a short brick on?
One thing I hate attacking is the spin bike. After spending over a decade riding nothing but MY bike with MY pedals and cleats, sticking my running shoes into the cages feels dirty somehow. Unfortunately when I used my very limited internet bandwidth to order some Shimano SPD cleats online that are compatible with the spinning bikes I have access to, I was very disappointed to realize my road cycling shoes are completely incompatible. (Yes, I should have known this...I swear to God I tried to research it and thought I would be fine). Based on the fact that it takes over a month to get something from Amazon where I am, I "made it work" by putting one bolt into the receptacle where it fit...and screwing the other in tight against the bottom of the footbed. OK, OK, I know I'm ruining my shoes, but I got them cheap from the classified forum here and I was going to treat myself to some new gear when I got home anyway.
With that said, I figure I should keep this a temporary solution and find a more permanent one so I've been looking at mountain biking shoes to put the proper cleats on. Also it would be helpful to be able to walk the 200 yards or so to the gym without having to wear walking shoes and carrying my cleats. So far I think the Pearl Izumi X-Alp LAUNCH look like the best -- also like maybe I could stand to run a mile or two in them after a bike workout?
Does anyone have experience with shoes I could use to walk to/from the gym, spin in, and maybe even run a short brick on?