Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Toeclippers - what shoes do you use?

Subject pretty much says it all: if you use toeclips, what shoes do you wear when riding?

Adidas world cup '66

dead-ass adidas sambas with about a 1/2 mm of sole, and a pizza box for insoles.

i need some fresh kicks. :(

huh. i read the subject line, and i was going to say that usually i use scissors. anyway, some champion shoes from pay less shoes. i also have cycling shoes, but i'm a little uneasy about brakeless and clipless...

stiff sole, not bulky, durable material, laced tightly.

adidas are preferred, old spezials or sambas or merckx (old or re-issue).

Adidas Samba 2

They have held true to me for two years now.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/119153.html

(Mine are black/yellow)

Various vans, boots, or if i'm feeling really fancy, my cycling shoes.

Run DMC Style Shell toes, or Sambas.

http://www.mizunousa.com/images/product/410219_M.jpg

Today I'm wearing a pair of New Balance 574s that are covered in chocolate splatters from when I got pie'd for charity last week.

adidas sambas and dragons.

hotness.

Subject pretty much says it all: if you use toeclips, what shoes do you wear when riding?


The shoes strapped to my feet.

Toeclippers?

my puma speedcats or converse allstars. I'm in the market for a shoe with a stiffer sole though. I've read that a lot of pony's have "Board Lasted Contruction" which i thnink means stiffer sole. Anybody have a pair or any info? Cheers

Adidas Spezials... totally rotted away now. Sigh.

my puma speedcats or converse allstars. I'm in the market for a shoe with a stiffer sole though. I've read that a lot of pony's have "Board Lasted Contruction" which i thnink means stiffer sole. Anybody have a pair or any info? Cheers


ditto. i have a couple pairs of pumas that are ok. most old-school sneakers that aren't running style have reasonably stiff soles.

i would still like something stiffer though

Adidas Spezials... totally rotted away now. Sigh.

had mine since 1998! very rotted indeed, but still the best shoes ever.

I was thinking about getting some climbing approach shoes for riding with toeclips as they should have a pretty stiff sole and the rubber up around the toe

something like these
Montrail D7
http://www.mountainmagic.com/equipment/footwear/shoe/montrail/montrail-images/montrail-d7.jpg

My Puma jones predates the whole Team thing, I swear to god. Anjans (moderately stiff sole, super comfy), Elites (very stiff sole, tough to break in [at least in leather], not as comfy), Fuegos (walks the line between Anjan's comfort and Elite's utility), or 5000M (not all that practical, they just look pretty). I always get the laces of Chucks caught on the clips, and Vans are too wide and flat for me to ride in comfortably.

adidas gazelle or samba.

I was thinking about getting some climbing approach shoes for riding with toeclips as they should have a pretty stiff sole and the rubber up around the toe

something like these
Montrail D7
http://www.mountainmagic.com/equipment/footwear/shoe/montrail/montrail-images/montrail-d7.jpg

I've been using the merrel sprint rockers with some success- the rubber sides/toe are nice, and the sole is a bit stiffer than sambas, although nothing like clipless shoes.

They're on closeout everywhere, so a deal if you can find your size.

Vintage Duegi Touring shoes. Bought at Nashbar for $9.99 about a year ago.

Diesel Moseleys

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/givexmeoxygen/beatup.jpg

Any indoor soccer shoes, I like adidas shell toes the best.
Vans are too soft, rockport dress shoes are crazy comfy too. Weird, but then I live on the bike.

New Balance are lousy, they are really cushy(robs you of pedalling power), wide in the front, and the sole gets caught in the retaining back wall of sylvan type pedals.

I am focusing on NB's cause they are so common and I used them for a while when I stood all day and rode mostly too and from work (ten minutes).

Try some indoor soccer shoes (no tread, thick sole, shell toe is best).

Sambas or Vans Hi-tops. The hi-tops get super locked into my clips/double straps but they're definitely pretty soft. Sambas are just kick ass for biking.

puma anjans. comfortable but really loose sole.

99% of the time: converse low top black monochromes
http://www.converse.de/images/gross/M5039.jpg

or sambas

+1 on the converse low tops. or if you want to spend money on something other than your bike for a change, some low profile campers (not the bowl toe ones). their stuff changes all the time, but usually they have something small that you can get into yr clips.

Toeclippers?

you should really use a straight-bladed clipper, it will keep you from getting hangnails.

puma anjans have the softest sole ever

although i love myself some sambas.. those soles are too thin and flimsy for biking for my taste..i prefer the old style campus.. which seem to be on manufacture break right now

vans slip-ons are my pick for warm weather (no lace bull**** to deal with) but i've been wearing some osiris skate shoes in the winter and they're working out just fine.

i did some hardcore vans vs. converse testing back when i was totally inept at getting into clips, and vans totally came out on top. their tread pattern is just way better for kicking in, and i'm pretty sure the soles are stiffer, too.

I have several year old nike dunk hi tops with floppy worn away soles that I wear all year round on the bike. I may as well take a picture of them for posterity before they explode (although they are insanely durable... much more so than any vans or converse I have owned)
http://www.wwmovers-africa.com/haro/dunks.jpg
I wear them totally loose like slippers and a size too big but they seem to work fine for clips and straps. They have been soaked and dried with salt water probably hundreds of times and have been totally abused for several years and they are still holding up great. They are cheap too and come in at least 10,000 styles and colours. Plus they are hi top for the style and ankle protection


Edit: note that I am in fact wearing these very shoes in my avatar.

Ye gods man ...

PS. Dunnit Phantoms. They're cheap (like $50CDN) and comfy, but the sides near the front are too chunky and they catch on my straps. One of these days I'm going to take the belt sander to them and then have the perfect pair of low-budget cycling shoes.

http://images.alloy.com/images/products/6d6405_main.jpg

I like these. Smooth, stiff soles. Tuck the laces under the velcro strap.

http://www.zappos.com/images/681/7155681/1729-123661-d.jpg

Get them from Zappos.com

Dogbait

Asics Onitsuka Tigers
Mexico '66.

Super slender, flat and stiff.
Best shoe for clips.

SAMBAS. Anything with grip on the bottom like New Balance sucked for me. Wide shoes also makes me feel uncomfortable and gives me less stopping control. I wish there were more simple shoes like Sambas because all of the more modern looking shoes resemble space ships more than they do shoes. It's kind of like how the new PT Crusier is more looks more like a space ship than a regular car. I just don't like that ****.

Asics Onitsuka Tigers
Mexico '66.

Super slender, flat and stiff.
Best shoe for clips.


I've been considering ordering a pair of those, i wasn't sure if they were stiff though, good to hear they are.




Does anyone know if you can buy like an insole to put in your shoe that will stiffen up the sole? But not make it uncomfortable.

http://www.journeys.com/images/products/1_17105_FS.jpg
Asics Ultimate 81
vegan too.

Ok, so I'm sick of my floppy ass, breezy Jack Purcells which have ripped at the heel in both left and right shoes. I'm strongly considering waterproof, stiff, steel-toed, American-made Red Wing shoes in lieu of my local shoe store not being able to custom make my dream shoe (apparently cobblers are extinct in all but England and small parts of the US). Does anyone have experience with some serious shoes or just recreational shoes as outlined in this thread thusfar? Most of Red Wing's line-up consists of mega boots for the working man, but a few of their shoes like the one below are more for hiking (and hopefully) for cycling in toe clips. Any feedback on their chunkiness, stiffness, breathability, all-weatherness?

http://www.redwingshoes.com/images/boots/large/8668.jpg