I was annoyed at the thread being locked and not being able to reply, not so much at the replies being posted. I didn't have time to be on the forum for a few days since I'm actually doing things like riding, not being on the computer I've been on internet forums on and off for the past 12 years.

As to why I haven't spent much money on shoes in a long time, it's because I stopped being active after I stopped playing sports in high school. I enjoyed the look of the average $20 pair of black canvas shoes, they typically last me a year or so in regular use, so I stuck to those. Now that I ride between 10-30+ miles a day and also started a courier job, I need something better. I obviously knew that my cheapo shoes sucked, I simply didn't know what would be the best bet for my money.

I ended up ordering the Adidas Sambas, a few people recommended them, the place I had to order from had them and I also liked the look of them. To those of you who replied with some helpful info, thank you!

I also had spent 20-30 minutes searching through the forum for "shoes" and "holdfast" or "straps", I wasn't able to find much. Seemed most people were referring to cages, which I don't have. Hence the original thread I made