Originally Posted by
fietsbob
with wide enough platform pedals offering a solid surface, you can ride quite a while in most any shoe .
Not for me. Most days I ride 20+ miles to various destinations and I need a stiff shoe.
If I need to plan what shoe to wear I've lost 2mph on my travel time.
If I need to change my shoes I've lost 5mph on my travel time.
I couldn't even get that kind of speed back via doping if I wanted to.
I switched to the leather upper rockport boat shoes from my old rockports because they were stiffer, lighter, and more breathable while still allowing me to maintain an appearance worthy of the respect I deserve.
Originally Posted by
genec
I have a feeling we are discussing totally different boat shoes. You mentioned Rockports... a quick web check shows that most of the line of Rockport boat shoes also look like "running shoes." Who is the "total schlub" now?
http://www.rockport.com/family/index...60397&view=all
Maybe we are. I don't see my particular style listed there. They have dark brown leather uppers with tan stitching, brass grommets, some leather string trimming the back (you know, that boat shoe string along the side thing), and discrete black mesh just above the soles. Hopefully they're not discontinued because I love them.