Originally Posted by
Wildwood
I really wanted to reply to a thread that got closed.
I did not want to start a new thread with my comment.
Foo is not my place.
Maybe it is best kept with us Pubbers.
This senior is looking for a good walking shoe. Since most of my walking will be on paved surfaces I want a shoe optimized for that purpose. Selection seems limited.
Why don't shoe manufacturers make more WALKING shoes? I see running shoes, hiking shoes, basketball shoes, loafers, sandals, slippers (
), flip-flops, loungers, brogues. There's more Cowboy boots than walking shoes. Most people walk more than run, hike or flip! I get loungers and loafers for the couch crowd. Sandals and flipflops for the beach crowd. I even get cowboy boots for your cows, but why no more walkers? And who would ever buy "slippers". I'm open to material and construction technology - as long as it has a good sole. Your opinion, as long as it agrees with mine, is welcome.
A couple of my favorite walkable SPD shoes (SIDI and Diadora models) were marketed in the U.S. as police shoes for bike patrolling. Wide, comfortable, stiff where it counts.
Not many SPD police shoes are still being manufactured, but the non-SPD police shoes are likely similarly built for all-day comfort.
Just did a search for "police shoes," and the first six or so examples that came up were Amazon choices. As an alternative,
here's a shoe model from a business that sells equipment for police officers.