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<\/p>\nSo my MTB shoes have been\u00a0getting\u00a0pretty ratty and have enough “extra” ventilation these days that I end up with more dirt on the inside of my shoes than I do on the outside of the outside of the shoes.\u00a0 I have found that I hold out on my shoes as long as possible just because it always seem to be such a painl to pick out a pair of shoes.\u00a0\u00a0 I used to just use the SIDI Dominators\u00a0as they would last me for several\u00a0years.\u00a0\u00a0 That was until I became more\u00a0skilled in riding technical terrian\u00a0and\u00a0spent more time exploring \u00a0“Back 40” type trails.\u00a0 Those same shoes that were light and comfortable started lasting less than a year.\u00a0\u00a0The toes and outer edges of the\u00a0shoes were being shredded from brushes with rocks, brush and other chunk.\u00a0With the price of those shoes I was not\u00a0willing to\u00a0spend that kind of money that often for them.\u00a0 So the search for a comfortable well working shoes that did not kill the bank was in order.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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My awesome girlfriend sprung for the Happy Feet effort with a nice birthday gift certificate to BikeBling.<\/a>\u00a0 The number of different\u00a0shoes available was crazy and I spent at least an hour farting around with all the different model.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I ended up with getting a pair that was felt really comfortable, had a nice stiff sole and looked like it would hold up well.\u00a0\u00a0The shoes is a bit on the flashy side for my taste but I predict it will dull down quite nicely once I get a good dirt patina on it.\u00a0\u00a0 I was told that much like wearing a Spongbob Squarepants jersey, (i.e. photo above) if you are going to wear shoes like that you had\u00a0better bring\u00a0“IT”\u00a0on the\u00a0trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 I’m also going to to try out one of boot protector products out there.\u00a0 Either\u00a0KG’s Boot Guard <\/a>or\u00a0Tuff Toes<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 If I could spend about $20 extra bucks and get a year or two more out of\u00a0 the shoes that would pretty cool.\u00a0\u00a0 That also means I could delay the whole process of getting the clipless pedal cleats all dialed it.\u00a0 Stay tuned for photos of loud jerseys and shoes in action.<\/p>\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/a474f8d97890affadcb3123866531702.jpg?resize=840%2C501\" "\\"New")
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