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How important are light weight tri shoes?
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I'm thinking about upgrading my tri shoes to something lighter. Would this be beneficial? If so, what are some stiff lightweight shoes?
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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [bcoker6885] [ In reply to ]
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for cycling?
0 important.
pick based on comfort first, then make sure you can get them on fast in transition
then take a wild guess at which shoe might be more aero if there is a tie still



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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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And for running -- a little but not very. Certainly not compared to comfortable. Comfortable is far more important than light in an IM marathon.
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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [JoeO] [ In reply to ]
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JoeO wrote:
And for running -- a little but not very. Certainly not compared to comfortable. Comfortable is far more important than light in an IM marathon.

they do have triathlons shorter than IM it turns out =)

Nike Mayflys are super comfy for me and light shoes are a pretty substantive benefit when running.

But yeah I don't do IMs



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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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Oh, whoops. somehow I thought we were talking about IM. yet even for Sprint, I usually aim for a little bit more cushioning then I would in an open running race. Currently I use the Nike streak LT (formerly Zoom Streak XC). But for Olympic, I use slightly more shoe, whereas I would stick with the LTs for running-only races up to 10 miles.

It's all individual, I guess. But certainly in the IM, aim for comfort first
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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [bcoker6885] [ In reply to ]
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if you're talking about running, there was a thread like 2-3 weeks ago about this

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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [bcoker6885] [ In reply to ]
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It matters just as much as weight anywhere else in your bike setup.

Typically comfort trumps weight when looking at contact points on the bike (bars, saddle, shoes), but if you can get both it's a win win.

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Re: How important are light weight tri shoes? [JoeO] [ In reply to ]
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I was talking about cycling. And I am actually signed up to do Louisville IM. Thanks this helps!
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