BillyD

I have a pair of these when I ride my platform-with-clips bike. Work great on and off the bike.

BillyD

I don't see the problem . . . he wants to use platform pedals, not clipless. What part of that presents a problem? What does the bike model have to do with anything?

Andy_K 

I suppose in a world where people commonly use 4-wheel drive SUV's to take the kids to school the point may not be obvious, but the Synapse is made for fast road riding and platform pedals aren't. For the situations in which platform pedals make sense, a Synapse offers almost no advantages and several disadvantages over many much less expensive bikes. If he's going to use the Synapse for both road rides and utility purposes, then I would suggest that any time he cares enough about performance to not want heavy shoes it would be worth the small effort to change the pedals.

sdgrannygear

These should do nicely.

pdxtex

maybe its his urban cruiser, gettin' sh1t done fast bike?? for the overly obsessed, the task specific bike will eventually surface. ive got 4, and 3 of them have toeclips, the other which is the dedicated fitness/hill climber bike has speedplays. i commute to work on a lemond with fulcrums and gp4000s but i still use toeclips and platform pedals. its fast, utilitarian and i can work in the shoes i rode with or go out to eat too.

Transformer

I'm no road racer, but I hope it's OK to post in here. I'm a city rider. The best shoes I have are from Chrome and DVS. Chrome has many different styles, all with similar soles, available with or without SPD mounts. DVS makes a style called "Luster" co-licensed with Cinelli. They're both good shoes with stiffer soles than normal tennis shoes. Of the two, I prefer the DVS/Cinelli which was amost half the cost of the Chrome pair. The DVS/Cinelli has a smoother sole that's easier to slip into toe clips but it's also less rugged. My pedals tore up parts of the DVS/Cinelli shoes quickly; the Chrome soles have proven more impervious to wear.

BillyD

It's his bike and he wants to use platforms with them. It doesn't have to make sense to anybody but him. Come on, now.

LesterOfPuppets

Being car free there are LOTS of times when I want to ride a fast road bike but not wear special fast road bike shoes.

doctor j

Louis Garneau Multi Shoe. Stiff.

Six jours

I use Carnac Carlits.



Rubber sole, stiff enough for most riding but still perfectly walkable. I got mine on Ebay a few years back. Unfortunately, they are very hard to find now.

A similar shoe was made by Exustar; the SRT707 Touring shoe.


Unfortunately these seem to be getting hard to find as well.

The only similar shoe currently made, to my knowledge, is the Arturo touring shoe, handmade in England for a fairly reasonable price, available at https://www.williamlennon.co.uk/footw...ycle-shoe.html

halfspeed

florsheim wingtips.

jnoelduncan

these: https://www.keenfootwear.com/us/en/pr...earth!brindle#

with Power Grips

RJM

^^^^This

Do it in style OP!

JohnDThompson 

Slotted cleats on these bad boys:

LesterOfPuppets

My wingtips aren't Florsheim's but they don't grip bmx platforms well at all, the leather sole is too hard. They do best on the rubber pedals on my Western Flyer.



Despite the emoticon, the above is actually quite accurate.

Myosmith

On my flat pedals I wear anything from trekking sandals to winter boots depending on the weather and type of ride. I ride a lot with just decent Nike cross training shoes but I really like my Keen trekking sandals during the hot part of the summer, but I look like a tourist as I wear them with low cut athletic socks to reduce friction spots and eliminate sunburned stripes on my feet.

Now that I've got clipless pedals on a road bike, I'm thinking about MTB or Touring shoes so that I can stop and walk around comfortably any time I want to.

wrr1020

OP, if you really don't want road shoes just get some SPD mountain bike pedals with mountain bike shoes.

Andy_K 

I never said he couldn't do it. I just asked why.

Honestly, if someone posted here asking what riser bars he should get for his Specialized Shiv, would you tell him about your favorite riser bars or would you question the thought process? I think the question itself is flawed.


Sure, I can see that, but I think something like and entry level CX bike that could take wide tires and fenders would be better for that kind of scenario. I also don't think the weight of my shoes would matter.

alexaschwanden

Air Nike, Adidas, running shoes.

FrenchFit 

Favorite new shoe, with power grips or straps, Adidas Adi racers. https://www.zappos.com/adidas-origina...-metallic-gold

Besides performance on the bike, good for all day wear.

Clipless is so 2008.

LesterOfPuppets

Those Adiracers do look intriguing. I can tell by looking at them I'll like 'em on MTB clips&straps pedals, wonder how they do on BMX platforms. Sure wish they'd come out with a more subdued color scheme, though. Maybe dark grey stripes on black.

DXchulo

Power Grips + regular shoes for me when I'm commuting or just going on short rides. Maybe it's just me, but I've never felt like I've needed a stiffer shoe as long as I'm using the Power Grips.

bobdell

DMR V8 pedals are my favorite

Crank Bros 5050 also work well with all the pins installed

Bob Dopolina 

Jebus!

It took 40 posts for someone to come up with the obvious answer?!?

BarracksSi

If I were to go with stiffer shoes for plain pedals, I'd also take a look at Chrome's line, as was mentioned a few posts back.
https://www.chromebagsstore.com/shoes.html

They have some non-SPD shoes with fiberglass sole inserts for stiffness.

Also, many SPD shoes come with the SPD mounting holes covered by a rubber piece that you would cut away before installing a cleat. You could just get a pair of those and not cut away the rubber cover.