Mountain bike shoes or road shoes?

lilonstitc

I take cycling (spinning) classes, and have been for the last 3 years. I have just acquired a pair of shoes for this class (I am not sure what kind they are). They are nike womens cycling shoes. They are used. I would like to buy a new pair but should I get a road shoe or mountain bike shoe? I have this issue with my shoes now where if I am in the climb position to long the balls of my feet go numb. I am thinking maybe it is because my toes don't have enough room. But my main question is which shoe should I buy for cycling (spinning) classes. thanks!
They are spd cleats. I can get spd cleats for either kind of shoe. Just not sure which shoe is best for a spinning class.

Answer
I am an avid road cyclist, and spins in the off season or when the weather is crappy. I wear mountain bike shoes to spin in, and road shoes when I am on the bike.

If you are not a cyclist, you can get by with mountain bike shoes. However, there are spinning shoes as well. They are a lot lighter than mountain bike shoes. Either way you go, I highly recommend that you get a pair. Road are a lot lighter than mountain bike shoes, and spinning shoes are lighter than mountain bike shoes.

Shoes for indoor cycling?

Celestis

Even if I research online - seems that there are different types as far as the sole goes and the holes, some have four, others three....which one is right for indoor cycling? I've been going to spin class at my gym and lots of people there have them..

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Most indoor spinning bikes have Shimano SPD style cleats. Those cleats have two bolt holes. Any road shoe that supports the two-bolt cleats will work. The three hole cleats are for the Look or Shimano SPD-SL systems. You can't use the bottom two of the three holes for the SPD cleats. The spacing is wrong. Some shoes support both systems -- they have 5 holes.

Road shoes are the best for this type of use, especially since you won't be walking on them very much.

HTH

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