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Toe clip riders!!!
What kind of shoe do you wear while riding with toe clips? The chuck taylor's I usually ride in seem to have a sole that's just a bit to soft and the cage on the pedals is starting to chew through.
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First, I have had exactly the same problem with most sneakers. Adidas has a slim sneaker called "Team" with a harder black sole. It has nearly the stiffness of an old -fashioned touring show. I also have a pair of old fashioned Adidas touring shoes, and a set of Diadora leather-soled cycling shoes with real hard cleats.
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I'm not a big fan of cleats. Almost everytime I ride my bike I'm going somewhere where I'll need to walk. It's one of the biggest reasons I don't ride clipless. But I love being attached to the pedal. It's not too often that I do my trail riding and when I do I'd hate to have to switch pedals to a step in type.
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I know alot of fixie kids who wear adidas sambas.
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Originally Posted by Skylar
(Post 8818833)
I know alot of fixie kids who wear adidas sambas.
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I rode clipped today. Wore my Duegi's.
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Originally Posted by michaelwc
(Post 8818828)
I'm not a big fan of cleats. Almost everytime I ride my bike I'm going somewhere where I'll need to walk. It's one of the biggest reasons I don't ride clipless. But I love being attached to the pedal. It's not too often that I do my trail riding and when I do I'd hate to have to switch pedals to a step in type.
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Nike had the Brother shoe in several colors, though I believe it's been discontinued.
Fairly stiff soled for a street shoe and the sole width fits a quill pedal and toeclip well. |
Puma Turin's here. Mine are beat to hell, but they're the second most comfortable footwear I've ever had (An old pair of Vasque hiking boots are the top). They fit toe clips fine, and part of the reason I bought them is because they have shape akin to cycling shoes. Though they're definitely not the stiffest shoe.
-Gene- |
Originally Posted by -holiday76
(Post 8818961)
so get MTB spd shoes with a recessed clip. You can clip in and walk like a normal shoe. I use them for commuting and touring.
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Originally Posted by michaelwc
(Post 8818631)
What kind of shoe do you wear while riding with toe clips? The chuck taylor's I usually ride in seem to have a sole that's just a bit to soft and the cage on the pedals is starting to chew through.
I'm curious to hear what you ride in. |
Sambas work fine for me.
j |
I would think that your feet would get awfully sore riding in a soft soled shoe. There is a reason cycling shoes have rigid soles.
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Boat shoes. Nice compromise between the bike and office. For instance, rode from Silver Spring to Tyson's Corner for meeting today, maybe 18/19 miles each way. Toe clips, MKS Touring Pedals, boat shoes, and fresh as a daisy, no issues. I ride centuries this way. Not sure I'd do it with a a road or track pedal w/less support.
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Originally Posted by caterham
(Post 8819128)
how's walking around on those without the cleat? |
Originally Posted by Old Fat Guy
(Post 8819082)
Umm, I think you are confusing clipped with clipless.
Originally Posted by -holiday76 View Post so get MTB spd shoes with a recessed clip. You can clip in and walk like a normal shoe. I use them for commuting and touring. |
Originally Posted by Old Fat Guy
(Post 8819122)
I would think that your feet would get awfully sore riding in a soft soled shoe. There is a reason cycling shoes have rigid soles.
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warm weather a cheap pair of turn tec athletic shoes from Kohl's. Cold a 20 yo pair of timberland 6" boots that are beat to snot, soles worn to nothing and melted off camping and reglued on.
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http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/uvex1.jpg
Uvex safety shoes... Picked these up last fall and have been thrilled with them... they are leather and have a reinforced toe and they have held up exceptionally well. They are also breathe well and have decent water resistance. |
i actually threw shot put and discus in college so i wore my throwing shoes which have a very stiff flat bottom.
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I have been very happy with these and toe clips. Narrow, comfortable, durable, and cheap.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=2010 |
Asics track shoes, without the spikes.
Adidas indoor soccer shoes. |
+1 for Adidas Sambas.
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Originally Posted by A.Winthrop
(Post 8819960)
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. To protect the toe and laces from the clip, I cut a piece of old inner tube just long enough to cover the laces, with a flap that extended under the forward lace and down toward the toe. I punched two holes at the top end of the cover, through which I threaded the second set of laces down from where I tie them. ... . Oops, I forgot to say the inner tube is slit along a seem longways, making a typical road tube just wide enough to cover the laces and then some. ... . |
Usually I wear an old pair of brown, "dress type" shoes I got years and years ago from Wal Mart. Roomy and comfortable, with a thicker sole and no tread, so I won't get my foot stuck.
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