I've done a lot of riding in Teva sandals (I prefer to wear them with smartwool socks) and in some Keen slip ons (same socks). Neither has a stiff sole. I think it's wrong to assume that a stiff sole is desirable in this case. A soft, flexy sole is more comfortable, allows you to feel the pedal under your foot, and may provide better traction. I've only developed "hot spots" while wearing stiff-soled shoes, never with flexy-soled shoes. BTW, I ride only MKS Sylvan touring pedals. The Grip Kings never suited me. Jim
On Jul 29, 10:19 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
