Originally Posted by Gotte
I've never had a pair of cyclingshoes, so know nothing really about them. If I were to find a good pair of non=cycling shoes to use for cycling (touring), should I be looking for shoes with a rigid or none rigis soul?
What are you riding? What kind of pedals do you intend to use? As other have said, nothing can really beat a good pair of cycling specific shoes along with the accompanying clipless pedals. But then that opens the whole can of worms with regards to which system is best.
I have about a dozen different cycling specific shoes using the Look and Crank Bros cleating systems. I do have a couple bikes with good old clips and straps, one of which is my touring Cross-Check. For those rides, I use a nice pair of Adidas sneakers with a good thick sole. At other times I've used Adidas Sambas, which are an indoor soccer shoes.
Generally the stiffer the sole, the better the results. But like saddles and chain lube, it's all about choice.
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