Vans Fixed-Gear Specific Shoes
At first blush, fixed-gear specific Vans sound a like someone’s trying to wring a little more money out of the cool kids with the Italian frames and messenger bags. The truth is that if you’re not going to go clipless, there aren’t a lot of options for shoes that can handle the abuse of those metal toeclips. Chrome gave it a try with some slip-ons to mixed reviews, and Keds might be cheap, but the jocks will beat you up for wearing them to gym. Vans 45LX Fixed have a galvanized rubber toe cap that’s wrapped in double stitching that’s made to handle all those cool skids you’re going to be throwing down in the packed bike lanes.
via GetOutdoors
By Rocky Thompson- rockythompson
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July 10th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
lame, vans should stick to skateboarding.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
stiffer sole?
July 10th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Sun + black rubber = hot feets. Hot feets = toe jelly.
Just like my old Muiras…
July 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
fixed gear cycling is the new skateboarding - vans had to adapt.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Who (if not Vans) should make these then?
They saw a need in the market and produced. Kudos to that.
July 13th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Actually, if you look at the waffle sole on the bottom of most Vans, you’ll see a tread pattern optimized for bike pedals, the tread is different under the balls of the feet where the shoes hit the pedals. Been this way for decades, don’t call it a comeback, Vans has been there for ages. They are just going OG back to bikes.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Galvanized? Maybe you mean Vulcanized.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:32 am
finally a shoe specific for gay hipster faggots to match their girls pants, little hats & scarves.