Originally Posted by
mrvile
Those are cool, but I think it's more classic hipster when done with shoes like Tigers or Sambas.
That wouldn't work well, because Tigers and Sambas have thin soles. You need to use a sneaker that has a thick enough sole so that the cleat is recessed; that keeps it from grinding on the ground and pushing into your foot when you walk.
The way I made those Dunks, they feel and look totally normal when walking around.
Originally Posted by
NateRod
How solid does it feel when you ride? My concern with a mod like that would be for the cleat to get ripped out of there while pulling up on the pedals.
If you read the full article on the blog, you'll see that I have a whole hard plastic sole from a road shoe inside the Dunk. so the force is equally distributed across the sole and not localized on the thin rubber of the Dunk sole. basically it's a regular road shoe hidden inside a Dunk.