Originally Posted by
Chombi1
I'm a bit surprised than not that many prople used clipped, slotted cleat cycling shoes with their quill type pedals. I would think that using anything else could result in bad hot spots and pressure points because of the thin pedal cage against the bottoms of regular shoes.
People seem to be too worried about possibly not getting their feet off the pedals when they have to, but it's really easy to release the toe strap buckles with a quick flip of the wrist which becomes instinctive when stopping.
I remeber that it only took me one ride to get used to them.
Skate shoes have a very thick sole that should work well for this sort of thing. I reckon the sole on one of my pairs is about an inch thick and relatively hard. They feel quite nice for cycling just because they're stiff on the bottom like that. Not that it's optimal, but it's probably the best regular shoe type you can use.