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@ATXZJ: And your creating the electricity to type and send this post out by cycling power into a coconut battery like Gilligan's Island... RIGHT???? :) Your literally creating, contributing, doing and using everything your complaining about RIGHT NOW... so maybe stop being such a d!c| about it...

@Canadiantransplant: And don't forget to keep denying climate change and pointing out all the bad things about clean energy while completely ignoring all the bad and often MUCH worse things about traditional energy production... daym windmills...

@ATXZJ: NOPE... not all all. I don't work in tech, tho freely admit I use it everyday... Just pointing out your tech hypocrisy. OH, did that cut a little close to the bone? :) :) :)

@VtVolk: Good point!! I understand that even less... :)

Very chunky!! Wonder what a carbon derailer version would weigh...

@ATXZJ: As you type this out on a tech device made possible by all the people working in tech... Just to bring that hypocrisy you complained about around in full fold...

@souknaysh: Well, if you live somewhere you can't get something fast I get that. I can get a replacement in 2 days. AND... that's if there isn't one in town? (but I still have one in the drawer from 15? years ago or I could pull parts from another boot) But seriously, you don't keep your last pair of cycling shoes around? (I have an extra pair in the truck, in the garage for out the door rides plus older pairs in the closet. I also carry spare clip in pedals and a set of flat pedals in the truck "just incase") One time I drove for an hour up in mountains only to discover I left my shoes... :) (and had XC clip in pedals on the bike, super lame!) I mean I'm not saying there are zero tradeoffs. So, all good. But the benefit is that they are super quick and perfectly snug and NEVER COME UNDONE. (and I can't stress the "never come undone" enough!) A person could also catch a shoelace in their drivetrain that SHRED's and not be able to repair the lace in the middle of nowhere too... Shit happens. But, no argument laces are cheaper and easier to find!!

@boozed: Are you also going to tell me you've never had a shoe lace break because THEY are indestructible... :) Your shoe wasn't useless, it just needed fixed. All things break sometimes.

I do have to admit I've had some boa shoes that were just not designed as well as others and I'd have to slightly loosen them to keep them comfortable. BUT, not like I haven't had lace up shoes that I didn't like too. (far more lace up shoes I didn't like just because that's more common)

pics or it didn't happen... (and we'll need exif data to make sure you don't go out and rock smash some shoes today to try and prove your point) :)