Originally Posted by
Robert Foster
Here is a serious question. I just got back into cycling after quite a few years. I used to ride road bikes and had my share including a tandem. Most of my biking friends decided that platforms didn’t work for them so we started with toe clips and then some started to go clipless. I held out for a long time because I didn’t care for the shoes. Once I got the shoes our trips changed. We used to get together and ride to long beach and maybe spend the day walking around seaport village or San Diego’s old town. The old bike shoes simply didn’t allow for much walking.
Now that I am back into cycling I have been riding with platforms because I also like to walk around when I get to some of the places I ride to. My question is do the new clipless bike shoes make reasonable walking shoes? I think I could get used to clipping in again but my feet simply can’t take hiking in uncomfortable walking shoes.
I plan on getting a rack bag soon and it will be big enough to carry an extra pair of shoes but before I change pedals it would be nice to know if they make a shoe your could walk a mile or two in.
When I was clipless a few years ago I had a pair of biking shoes that looked like a low-cut hiking shoe. The bike store saleman said they can be used for walking around if you're off your bike, but they were uncomfortable to walk around in, even though they looked comortable.