What are good shoes to wear when riding flat pedals? Embarrassed that I don’t have a clue. Tennis shoes aren’t going to be supportive enough… Am I over thinking it? (I’ve already thought about bringing pedals and a wrench to ‘coerce’ them to let me use SPD pedals at the minimum) Use a pair of MTB l…

Second the 5.10’s. I have tried other brands of flat pedal shoes and they are the grippiest and the stiffest (depends on the model). If you ride a lot don’t expect to get more than a season or two out of them though.

And they have a shoe with Boas… :drooling_face: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: Thanks for the suggestion. They have some great looks.

[image] Deleteme: Am I over thinking it? (I’ve already thought about bringing pedals and a wrench to ‘coerce’ them to let me use SPD pedals at the minimum) No, sneakers are not great as they are squishy and the teeth, screws and claws on the pedals eat into them. Lake makes shoes that you can…

Some skate companies make BMX shoes (like Vans) if you are a millennial having a midlife crisis and need to look cool (I am 100% this). My five tens are also good and frequently on sale.

I use FiveTens for most stuff, especially tech riding, but wear trainers if Im touring/casual z1-z2 stuff FiveTens come in varying stiffness, i use the stiffer shoes for intervals and on the graveller, but I prefer a bit of flex when actually trail riding/jumping I also have winter boots which hav…

I have found the quality/durability of five ten to be quite poor in recent years (for me the sole lasts about 3-4 months before the pedal pins have eaten through it). I have switched to Fox Union flat pedal shoes and find the quality to be much higher.

Oh yes I have a pair of those Union shoes and they are lush! Perfect amount of grippy and relatively stiff.

[image] OreoCookie: Other companies make flat pedal-specific shoes, too. And I just kept drawing a blank. I’ve never looked for flat shoes for biking, until now.

That’s funny… I said that I thought I was ‘too old for a midlife crisis’, and what had to be an octogenarian snorted and said that the only time you are too old for a midlife crisis is being dead. Everyone laughed. Someone said that he was dating a 30 year-old after his wife died. I guess it’s true… …

Shoes for riding without clips? Flat shoes are the answer

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Five10s (Adidas makes them now)

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Shoes for riding without clips? Flat shoes are the answer

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