Re: [RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne
Birkenstock Boston clogs... not specifically for biking but they are my most minimal pair of footwear and get used heavily and often double for pedaling duty during warmer weather. The spiked VP thin gripsters I have on two bikes grip the soft sole of the Birks well and I’ve only avoided using

Re: [RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread Patrick Moore
Not quite sure what you mean by "minimalist dress and casual", but I'll give it a shot. All but 1 bike have SPDs -- M540, M540, 7410 -- and only the Hon Solo has clips 'n' straps. For the SPDs, I have a pair of beige Lake laceups that work with all my bikes, and those are the dressiest SPD shoes I

[RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread Mattt
I wear Soft Star Hawthorne to work for Business Casual. They are made in the USA. They are higher end on price, but very well made and can be resolved. Soft Star also makes running shoes. I do not have to wear a suit to work so don't have to worry about dress shoes.

[RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread Deacon Patrick
Lum, you may want to search recent posts as I think this was covered recently. I go barefoot for everything, only wearing footwear when conditions require. I have settled on Xero shoes, as they are wide enough for my forefoot (a rarity) and their soles grip far better than Lems. With abandon,

[RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread Irreguleur
I purchased some Evolv Cruzers earlier in the year on a tip from Nam & Benedict. Apparently they are “approach” shoes. I chose to get the non-laced version to remove the chances of them hooking my 3x. They are incredibly light and have tons of grip. I have trouble not wearing them everywhere.

[RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for minimalist dress and biking shoes?

2017-11-18 Thread lum gim fong
Since some of you are minimalists, I was wondering about what you wear for biking, dress, and casual. Do minimalist shoes wear well? Last long? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop