^^ No. Teva Links and FiveTen shoes have grippy rubber soles like a skate shoe but are better-suited for pedalling because of a stiffer midsole to help transfer power better. FiveTen shoes are super-grippy because they use the same rubber for the sticky soles that they pioneered in their rock-climbing shoes. Read more here:

http://www.teva.com/mens-links-mount...efault,pd.html

and here:

http://fiveten.com/products/bike