Coffee killed the mileage thread and rightfully so. The funny thing is that my shoe size and and my Terra mileage changes depending on what country and continent that i'm in. My foot doesnt grow and my milage really doesn't change either. I swear I have seen the same shoe boxes in Canada that says the imperial shoe size is different in Canada, U.S and GB. The issue is that the old standard system and imperial were not standardized especially when it comes to the gallon. So when my Terra got to 1000 KM (aprox 620 miles) it had consumed 47.1 litres. I did some quick math in my head that the Terra gets 20 miles per gallon better than my Mazda 6 on the highway. The majority of the mileage was highway and mostly two up. When I got home I did some math and realized that the the mileage thread the author was from GB and the people were reporting in U.S gallons. An Imperial gallon is 4.54 litters and a U.S Gallon is 3.79 litres. The imperial Gallon is about 20% more therefore you go 20% farther. So 4.7 litre/100 kms = 50 MPG US = 60 MPG imperial. Cheers Oh yeah, my shoe size 43 EEE.
I find that my fuel economy changes are completely unrelated to what size shoes I'm wearing that day. Wait, that is what we're talking about, right?
This is a timely if not subjective question. I rode my Strada last night to a local hiking trail with intact shoes when I got there. However, my favorite old New Balances (Size 14s...unknown width) decided to undergo molecular decomposition 3 miles into a 4 mile hike. The remaining hike reminded me of half track shoe half disintegrating shoe. I did find my ride mileage on the ride home (Strada's Metzlers remained intact the whole ride) increased by 0.0002% from reduced weight (I threw the sole in the garbage) and improved aerodynamics. * Your Results May Vary
I'm thinkin you could salvage those with a re-tread cut from, say, a Pirelli MT 21 for your front foot, a Dunlop D606 for your rear.
I decided to make my own dual-sport tread. I went ahead an cut up a new Pilot Road 3 I found on a Goldwing sitting in the trailhead parking lot. I cut in sipes and some make-shift knobbies with a Dremel tool at home, squirted on 8 ounces of Gorilla Glue, and rolled my motorcycle on top of it to act as a vice until it sets up. I'll take them out this weekend and do a ride test and report.
