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12-28-15 | 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Walter S

Thanks. I guess the stiff-sole requirement is to achieve an ideal, but perhaps not a significant issue for just a casual/quick errand? Am I introducing that issue with my choice of pedal? Or this generally applies regardless?

I think a hiking shoe that has a sole stiff enough to support your feet on rocky trails would be stiff enough for bike pedals, but still soft enough to walk in. I think that is a good happy medium.

I carry two pair of shoes. I have used that Merrill shoe I cited above for days when my cycle shoes were soaked from prior days of rain, that hiking shoe worked well for an all day ride. I like the M324 pedal with that hiking shoe, the other side of the pedal works well with my SPD cycle shoes.

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