Flat Pedal Shoes
08-19-23, 02:27 PM
#26
Newbie
My flat pedal winter commuting shoes are a pair of army surplus AKU boots with Vibram soles which are plenty stiff and Goretex lined.
For the summer I've been using a pair of Shimano GR5s which are pretty basic but have been very good.
For the summer I've been using a pair of Shimano GR5s which are pretty basic but have been very good.
08-19-23, 06:30 PM
#27
Senior Member
I honestly don't understand what you are saying, and why you quoted me. I ride platform pedals as well. I do not use clip less. I feel a large platform pedal works, for me, with any shoe I want to wear. The platform supplies all the support my foot needs. There is no real flexing of the shoe because the pedal supports it. Now, if you run your seat too high and pedal toes down, that can change things make you place your foot too far back on the pedal because you are reaching. Put your seat where it should be and there are no issues.
08-21-23, 04:09 AM
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Our experience is the same. I use pedals basically the same dimensions as the ones you reference in your thread about pedal curious. A platform pedal that size negates the need for a stiff soled shoe, unless, as I said, the seat is too high and you are pedaling toes down, reaching for the pedals.
