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02-05-19, 03:04 PM
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02-05-19, 04:01 PM
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Aside from looking "fast" as you put it, bright colors, especially in motion are great for catching a drivers eye. I say any color that is bright, such as orange, red, yellow, green, etc... You can see I wear orange shoes in my avatar.
02-05-19, 04:10 PM
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I'm generally a fan of basic black, but jadocs has a good point. I have been wearing some fluorescent oversocks this winter. Very eyecatching in low light.
02-05-19, 09:22 PM
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Blue would be the obvious answer, except that you said you want to look fast, so red.
02-06-19, 02:00 AM
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Having just spent some time thinking about this - my advice go with a color that works best with most of your kit, ie: do you have a lot of all black kit? Do you want to look like Darth Vader? No? Maybe white or other color shoe would look better. That sort of thing.
02-06-19, 08:43 AM
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I pedal in my sleep...
I'm a white shoe/white helmet kind of guy.
02-06-19, 08:59 AM
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02-06-19, 11:07 AM
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02-06-19, 11:51 AM
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SERIOUS cyclists (who are also fast) choose Rapha. Make sure you match your shoes to your bidon and helmet.
02-06-19, 01:02 PM
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02-06-19, 02:48 PM
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I'm not the type to wear any florescent colored jersey.
I stick to basic black or white.
I stick to basic black or white.
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02-06-19, 02:49 PM
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02-06-19, 03:52 PM
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I just got these - really love how Empires fit me; "feel like slippers" as the saying goes and I dig the grey with neon pop.
02-06-19, 03:59 PM
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WHITE...white is where its at. I have two pairs of shoes, one in black and one in white. I use the black ones for 90% of the riding and the white for events and such. White is awesome!
02-06-19, 04:03 PM
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02-06-19, 05:26 PM
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these are what i have! they actually "charge up" and glow after dark! on sale now at competitive cyclist for a reasonable price ($360)
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