Identifying Cycling shoes
10-01-20, 02:07 PM
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Identifying Cycling shoes
Any help identifying this cycling shoes purchased dirt cheap but can find any information on them.Thanks.
10-01-20, 02:13 PM
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There were a ton of black leather Italian cycling shoes w/ soles like those back in the 60's thru the 80's. Duegi, Vittoria, Diadora, and on and on. I've never (that I can remember) seen that brand.
10-01-20, 02:49 PM
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"Hand crafted" "Real leather."
Today the term seems to apply to hand crafted, unbranded products made by Florentine artisans. Probably did when those were made.
https://www.valentinacalzaturefirenz...ione-artigiana
Today the term seems to apply to hand crafted, unbranded products made by Florentine artisans. Probably did when those were made.
https://www.valentinacalzaturefirenz...ione-artigiana
10-01-20, 09:17 PM
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Maybe a dumb question but are cycling shoes similar to these available today for us with old vintage bikes using toe clips and straps ?
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That triangular "Italia" tri-color label looks very familiar.
It has been many years since purchased (43-46?) and the shoes are still 'lost' in the renovation stuff and parents estate stuff, but my Guerciotti shoes has a similar label sewn on which I promptly unstitched and removed, but kept. Having a label was a real no-no back then, except for the bike itself. (Quite the change from now)
I am still looking and hope is eternal as the phantom Mafac "Racer" brake set just surfaced in a box containing old 1965 VW beetle parts, a Lubriplate grease gun, WW2 militaria, and Boy Scout knives.
The Guerciottis has 2 cleat bolts, and the steel plate for using nail on cleats. The cleats were hard plastic with holes for the bolts and the nails. I also had a cobbler ad heel and toe plates for minimize wear from the clips and on the heel for the rare duck-walk of cleated shoes. The soles also had indentations for drilling ventilation holes in the soles for your toes. I left them undrilled as stones could get in, meaning a necessary and painful stop.
It has been many years since purchased (43-46?) and the shoes are still 'lost' in the renovation stuff and parents estate stuff, but my Guerciotti shoes has a similar label sewn on which I promptly unstitched and removed, but kept. Having a label was a real no-no back then, except for the bike itself. (Quite the change from now)
I am still looking and hope is eternal as the phantom Mafac "Racer" brake set just surfaced in a box containing old 1965 VW beetle parts, a Lubriplate grease gun, WW2 militaria, and Boy Scout knives.
The Guerciottis has 2 cleat bolts, and the steel plate for using nail on cleats. The cleats were hard plastic with holes for the bolts and the nails. I also had a cobbler ad heel and toe plates for minimize wear from the clips and on the heel for the rare duck-walk of cleated shoes. The soles also had indentations for drilling ventilation holes in the soles for your toes. I left them undrilled as stones could get in, meaning a necessary and painful stop.
Last edited by Bill in VA; 10-01-20 at 09:26 PM.
