Originally Posted by
fietsbob
They use steel sole shoes as a ski, on the inside leg, foot down,
cornering fast on Dirt races on tracks on Motorbikes ..
at least the leg is not trapped under the bike , when the traction goes.
Raced flat track for years. Keeping the foot from getting trapped under the bike has nothing to do with why we wear steel shoes.
To the OP, on pavement, slicks always have more traction than knobbies.