Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
Chuck Taylors are often recommended in weightlifting because they have a flat, non-compressible sole. You don't want your shoe squirming around when you have 500lb's on a barbell on your back. If the OP wants a shoe that's not going to squirm around, Chuck Taylor's are excellent. If the OP needs the right kind of arch support, they are not, and are they flat on the inside with no arch support.
I have chucks. They were my default everything shoe for years till i discovered crocs in 2004. I may go back to wearing chucks for riding. The lack of arch support may be offset by an arch support insert. I have pretty tall arches, so the crocs do help in that respect, but even their least cushion-y model (bistro) that i wear is too spongy. Time to dig my old pair out of the closet haha.
- Andy