Originally Posted by
velomateo
They are super nice, but they should handle the route just fine. I've never done any real damage to other shoes I have used in the past...and I don't have a lot invested in them anyway.
Your shoes look really nice, almost nos.
Not on purpose, but I did a fair bit of walking in my Bonty classique shoes and they are not great but not horrible either. Those Bonty shoes are supposed to be Kangaroo leather and only took a couple hundred miles to break in by tying them a bit tight (no socks) and they molded to my feet. I would have prefered to use my modern shoes but like I said I didn't want to mark them up as the sole is white and only appears to be painted, along with the toeclip concern I had. These old shoes I picked up fit great as well but I have yet to try them except on the trainer. I may try to find some of those cleats just in case.