I personally use thin gripsters with Avia cross-trainers, it's been good enough for a full brevet series this spring. The shoes cost less than $20 for a pair. On Jun 30, 2014 6:19 PM, "IanA" <attew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A better combination could be trail runners on sneaker pedals. For long > distance riding I think I prefer to use mountain bike shoes, clipped in, > but for touring it is inconvenient to carry off-the-bike footwear and > cycling shoes as off bike footwear are not good (YMMV). I have done a few > long rides on MKS touring pedals and sneakers, but found it very > uncomfortable as the cage for me doesn't feel like it offers full foot > support. The sides of my feet were in pain. Considering Deacon Patrick > happily covers long distances in bare feet, his pedal choice could work for > someone in runners too? > > Curiously, I have found the flat pedal side of Shimano M324 pedals work > well for me with just about any shoe. For randonneuring/jaunts I like to > clip in, for touring it is not convenient. Certainly not worth the > drawbacks of having cycling specific shoes and then not to clip in. > > You might find an extra insole inside runners/trail runners on a > supportive flat pedal gives the same benefit as a stiff soled shoe. > > Maybe Deacon Patrick will expand a little on his footwear (or lack therof) > approach? He brings a greater depth of meaning to pedaling free and his > choice of pedal would be well worth consideration. > > IanA. > > On Sunday, June 29, 2014 10:06:44 PM UTC-6, lungimsam wrote: >> >> Keeping the cleat sole insert in place on the shoe. Not removing it for a >> cleat, and then riding the shoe on platforms, or MKS Touring type pedals. >> >> Been riding in sneakers, and wondered how a stiffer soled touring cycling >> shoe without clicking in would work, but wonder if these soles would even >> work with platforms. >> >> Sorta like these: >> >> http://www.shimano-lifestylegear.com/us/fw/products/tour/index.php >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
