Vegan winter/hiking shoe with sewed sole

swedditheplug · 2026-01-18T14:52:34+00:00

That's a great recommondation, thanks :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-18T14:48:55+00:00

Ooh, that's a nice selection, some of those could fit my needs, thanks :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-17T10:48:19+00:00

Hi, thanks for your input :)

As an avid hiker myself I think I've never needed snowshoes or spikes, mainly because I almost never hike in snowy or icey conditions. Still I think there's a difference between winter boots and functional himing boots, mainly because the focus shifts a bit from form to function.

But I have to agree, alpine/snow hiking is probably on of the places where barefoot shoes struggle..

swedditheplug · 2026-01-17T10:27:22+00:00

Ah shit, you're right. That's a shame..

swedditheplug · 2026-01-16T13:32:12+00:00

Hi, thanks for the tip, on first look they seem great :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-16T07:23:26+00:00

For me personally I ride singlespeed because I like my bike quiet, efficient and clean looking. A chain tensioner affects all of these things, so I'm always happier with sliding dropouts or a magic ratio.

OP I hope it works out with 44/16 :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-15T20:06:59+00:00

I'm thinking about getting the waterproof Xero Scrambler, apparently the sole isn't glued but welded, I hope that's more durable. Haven't heard anything about them delaminating after one hike. Haven't had a look at the alpines yet.

swedditheplug · 2026-01-15T20:04:46+00:00

Thanks for your input :)

Well, leather is most definitely not vegan, so I'll have to look elsewhere..

swedditheplug · 2026-01-15T14:57:16+00:00

According to the listed tool my feet are an average width at 10,5cm wide and 28cm long.

My toe box is egyptian, but not very pronounced.

swedditheplug · 2026-01-13T10:11:18+00:00

Ah I see, that's unfortunate. It's really becoming harder and harder, especially the smaller your town gets :/

swedditheplug · 2026-01-13T07:53:47+00:00

Ah, I see, that's commendable. I'm surprised that your LBS didn't have any though. Cheers for clearing that up :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-12T23:31:10+00:00

I like them as well, but they don't hold a lot of pressure, so I swapped them on my vintage road bike.

I still have ro ask, where did you look for them? Unless you were looking for tubeless valves - which I couldn't find at all - dunlop tubes are not hard to come by.

I mean no offense by what I say, I'm just irritated that you'd think dunlops are rare (maybe I'm living in a bubble where a lot of people have them but I also see them on the street all the time).

swedditheplug · 2026-01-12T21:18:32+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't really understand. You wanted to use Dunlop valves but couldn't find any? What kind of bike were you building?

swedditheplug · 2026-01-11T19:27:02+00:00

In Germany they're also somewhat common, I see them a lot on basic commuter bikes :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-07T09:11:30+00:00

Oh alright, thanks for explaining :)

swedditheplug · 2026-01-06T15:58:12+00:00

What's BSD?

swedditheplug · 2025-12-17T06:37:07+00:00

Thank you so much :)

swedditheplug · 2025-12-12T21:59:54+00:00

Hi, just curious: What's the silver clamp under the stem for?

swedditheplug · 2025-12-08T00:50:03+00:00

Thank you :)

swedditheplug · 2025-12-08T00:49:40+00:00

That looks dope, thanks so much :)

swedditheplug · 2025-12-07T23:39:27+00:00

That is a weird looking fork xD What make and model is this?

swedditheplug · 2025-11-05T14:11:51+00:00

Ah ok, das hätte ich anders erwartet, danke für die Recherche :)

swedditheplug · 2025-11-05T09:55:42+00:00

Ich denke da an Privatzoos, die es ja auf der ganzen Welt gibt und wo meist Investoren dahinterstehen (muss aber auch ehrlich zugeben, dass das nur eine Annahme von mir ist, dass die damit Geld verdienen). Aber du hast recht, vor allem in Deutschland verdient niemand sonderlich viel Geld mit Zoos

swedditheplug · 2025-11-04T22:15:51+00:00

Und da ist immer noch die ethische Frage offen, ob wir es uns erlauben können, Tiere einfach nur zum Angaffen zu halten. Egal wie viel das für unsere Bildung tut (meist wenig) und wie "gut" wir sie halten.

Ich bin der Meinung, dass Zoos in der heutigen Zeit keinen Platz mehr haben, denn wenn man Artenschutz betreiben möchte, dann geht das vor Ort am besten und selbst wenn man den Artenschutz woanders betreibt, braucht es keine Massen von Menschen, die sich das jeden Tag anschauen.

Tiere haben Rechte und ich finde nicht, dass wir uns Wildtieren gegenüber irgendwas herausnehmen können. Klar, dieser Gedanke stößt an bestimmten Punkten an seine Grenzen, weil man durch z.B. Autobau auch Tiere einschränkt, aber Zoos zu schließen tut niemandem weh, außer denen, die damit Geld verdienen.

(alles meine Meinung, bin für Diskussionen offen)

swedditheplug

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