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I was told by a bike shop that my shoes where at the end of their life. The shoes seem fine to me, they don’t have any visible damage. Are they like running shoes, where you need to replace them every few months, or should they last a year or two?
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I was told by a bike shop that my shoes where at the end of their life. The shoes seem fine to me, they don’t have any visible damage. Are they like running shoes, where you need to replace them every few months, or should they last a year or two?
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In my experience about 9 months to a year !
Actually, thinking about it more, it doesn’t hurt to change them annually really, does it?
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If you can’t see any damage, and they don’t cause any problems, I’d keep wearing them till they do. Don’t buy something you don’t need.
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Shoes should last a while (multiple years). However, the cleats last 9 to 12 months, in my experience.
If the shoes have velcro fasteners, and they are no longer gripping as well, try replacing the velcro.
If they are have plastic walking platforms, and the platform is worn out, then you should replace the platform.
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In my experience they are NOT like running shoes which are replaced with respect to mileage.
I ride quite a lot, and with care get 2 years or more form shoes. But, I don’t walk around much in them, which makes a difference.
The cleat is the part that often takes the abuse, and that can be replaced.
I attached a link to a nice article about cycling shoes.
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Mine last me about a year and a half. It depends how long you use them and for what duration.
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If they’re not damaged where the cleat mounts and they cinch up well, ride them as long as you want. I’ve never heard of a shoe “wearing out”. Heck, I rode a pair of Sidi Revolution II’s for about 7 years! The rubber sole grippers wore away, but that didn’t bother me. Lots of shoes today have replaceable rubber parts as well as latch parts.
I have problems with mountain bike shoes getting ripped up or having failure on the uppers sometimes, but road shoes last me forever. Now, if you stink ‘em up beyond tolerance, then that’s another story!
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