> > > I will never forget my first century attempt, in 1973 wearing athletic
> > > shoes (we called them "sneakers" in those days) with my Campagnolo
> > > Record quill pedals. (I also wore shorts made from cut-off denim
> > > trousers with briefs underneath, and did not wear gloves.)
> >
> > > I can still feel the burning lines of fire in my feet whenever I think
> > > of it.
> >
Internet forums are full of either-or thinking. It doesn't have to be canvas
running shoes on quill pedals. It could be any touring shoe. The idea is that
you can ride in any shoe, not that you have to ride in any particular one. I
wouldn't venture out into a long cycling tour without appropriate shoes, but
that doesn't mean it has to be on clipless pedals. In the meantime, most of my
day-to-day riding involves jaunts around the city for 20-30 miles. I can do
that in just about any shoe I have in the house, including the 20-dollar
athletic shoe clones I bought on special at a discount store.
I use toe clips though. I'm not too found of bare pedals without any foot
restraint at all.
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