Thanks for all the recommendations. I wish I could wear Tevas but they don't seem to work for me on the bike. I may give them a brief try this weekend. It would be great if they work. And thanks for the Samba recommendation. I actually live right down the street from Addidas in Portland. Maybe I'll check out the store there and see what they have. I think I get some kind of neighborhood discount. If I remember correctly they run narrow. Also, good to hear the Patagonias work well. Lots of choices
One thing I've noticed is that my calves feel sore today. I'm wondering if I'll have to change my saddle height. Any suggestions? --mike On Jul 30, 6:12 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
