I wear Camper Pelotas - which have a pretty thick, grippy rubber sole and look kind of classic, too. I think they still come in a wider style, if that's your thing.
On Jul 29, 8:43 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hey, Mike -- I just completed a 2400 mile tour on the ACA Western Express and > Trans-Am routes using Grip Kings with Five Ten Freerider shoes. It worked > great, and I did plenty of walking as well. I left on the tour with a set of > Powrgrip straps bolted onto the Grip Kings, but took them off by the second > day. I just didn't have a need to be strapped in, especially on those long > climbs across Nevada and Utah. I recommend the combo for touring. > > I also wore a pair of Swobo Baggy Short Combos (brown with green triming) and > either a Swobo button front short sleeved bamboo shirt, or one of my Ibex > wool Ts. All very good stuff. Here's a fashion shot of me in the > aforementioned ensemble: > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3Tzut&page_id=112671&v=I3 > > Ray > > --- On Wed, 7/29/09, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> > Subject: [RBW] Shoe recommendations for pedaling free. > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 8:19 PM > > So I'm thinking I'll use my Grip King pedals for my upcoming tour. I'm > curious what people like for "pedaling free". I went bike camping last > night, 120 miles roundtrip so I got a good idea about if this will > work. For the most part the shoes I'm using now, old style Vans, are > fine although I did develop a bit of a hot spot. I'm thinking a new > pair of shoes will rectify the situation and I may just go with Vans > again but I'm curious what others are using. > > Also, I did the ride in MUSA shorts and an REI SS button front shirt > and this also worked well. I just don't see the need or sense of > riding in bibs and clipless pedals for this tour. > > Thanks, > mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
