Originally Posted by
azza_333
What kind of On-bike shoes should I take on tour for flat pedals, I was thinking of just buying a new pair of my running shoes would they be suitable for 80-120km days over 2 months?
By now you will have read many opinions about footwear. Now I will give you my opinion based on my experiences.
I have flat pedals on my touring bicycles and I wear New Balance shoes. I have been using this equipment since 2006 when I rode the Savannah Way from Cairns to Melbourne - on dirt and some pavement, and while fording a number of streams in Qsld and NT. I also wore this equipment when bicycling from Adelaide to Sydney. I WILL use this same equipment when I bicycle between Perth and Adelaide (2700 km) this July- August.
In the middle of no-where hi-tech equipment is hard to replace if and when it fails- hence the flat shoes. Mind you, the shoes have a steel shank which is good for my feet (along with custom made orthotic insoles).
My feet do well and I see no point in changing my equipment. My orthopedic surgeon and the orthotic technicians see no need to change anything either. If it works, why fix it...
YMMV. This is what works for me based on two long distance sustained and self-supported tours in Australia.