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Old 07-14-15, 12:03 AM
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In years gone by I used to use LL Bean's Ranger Oxfords, a moccasin style lace up upper and smooth thick rubber sole with steel insert. The rubber wore into a cleat style slot and the uppers took well to the straps being pulled tight and me pulling hard (this was all on a fix gear riding commutes with hills, Boston/Brookline's Goddard Ave and Seattle). Plus they were excellent walking shoes. Looked good in a casual setting but were not dress shoes. More recent versions of the Ranger Oxfords have had lugged Vibram soles which do not lend themselves to toe clips and I haven't purchased a pair since the '80s. The shoes were fully re-soleable and I had several pairs that got two new soles.

(If someone sees the flat soled versions, let me know. I'll be there tomorrow! Great, great shoes for riding/walking!)

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