Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
Seriously! And why is this?? A ton of the c&v crowd would love a rubber soled, slim athletic road shoe for clips/straps. Like an old-school touring shoe. There's really nothing mass produced that doesn't require a cleat. So wish Adidas or Onitsuka would offer something on this front.
...these sort of come and go in the mountain bike shoe marketing demographic. The last time I found some, I bought two pair, but it was only a few years ago. They do have a provision for attaching some sort of clipless cleat, but they also come with a little rubber plate you can use to cover the hole in the sole that leaves. So they look pretty much like a rubber soled running shoe upper, with a stiffer cycling last that it's built around.
If you go on Amazon,
and search Men's Mountain Bike Shoe, it more or less shows what's currently available.
