Pudge, I have ice-skate feet - 13 narrow. The Chrome's fit them well, and they go great inside toe clips, but they run narrow and I wouldn't recommend them to someone with wide feet. As far as the Merrell Proterras, they have great arch support, and a wide platform - they give you room to splay your toes out, like spreading your fingers inside the shoes.
On Monday, November 17, 2014 10:47:10 AM UTC-6, Pudge wrote: > > +1 on the Chromes – love ‘em. Pretty good looking, too > > > > *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Ron Mc > *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 11:42 AM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Shoe Recommendations for VP Thin Gripsters (or Grip > Kings) > > > > I've ridden long hard miles without foot pain on both grip kings and VP001 > in Merrell Proterra Sport shoes. I paid retail for mine, and would do it > again, though they're beginning to pop up with discounted prices around the > net. I usually ride the platform pedals centered on my arch, though it's > also easy to move my foot back to the ball of my foot. > > On my go-fast with MKS Keirin pedals and toe clips, I wear Chrome > sneakers. Here the pedal is fixed to the ball of my foot. The Chrome > sneakers have solid, lightweight shanks and I definitely get no foot strain > in those shoes. Before the Chrome, I tried other tennis shoes on these > pedals and could work up some serious arch strain. But again, solved > completely with Chrome sneakers. > > I have fivetens for my kayak - haven't biked in them. > > > On Monday, November 17, 2014 8:17:16 AM UTC-6, Surlyprof wrote: > > I've been using sneakers by Puma or Clarks when riding my Hillborne with > either a set of MKS Grip Kings or VP Thin Gripster pedals (which I highly > recommend!). My feet sometimes ache after a long ride in squishy shoes. > Has anyone found a stiffer soled shoe that they like with sneaker pedals? > > > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-own...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) > 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any > email) and any printout thereof. > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > **************************************************** > ============================================================================== > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
