Someone mentioned here or on I-Bob with regard to shoes for platform pedals using track and field throwing or shot put shoes. Having retired a pair of 5 Ten Dirt Bag shoes I took a chance on a pair of reasonably priced Asics throwing shows ($45.00). The guy at the shoe store was a bit suspicious of a skinny 40 something trying on shot put shoes. :-) The shoes have a smooth outsole that is grippy enough on VP-01 pedals. The toe box is wider that typical athletic shoes and they are effectively zero drop. They are not minimalist though and the outsole is firm and does not flex easily. The plus to this is pedaling in an extreme foot forward position (arch over pedal spindle) is comfortable.
Jayme On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 9:09:58 PM UTC-5, Lungimsam wrote: > > Trying to solve my sore foot conundrum on longer rides and the more > research I do, the more conflicting info I get about whether or not > the shoe matters, or the pedal surface does (this is for platforms, not > clipless pedals). > > *Weigh in and tell me if you think that with the right kind of platform, > you can ride any street shoe you want, no matter how good or atrocious the > sole is.* > *Or, if its the shoe that counts.* > > Interested to know if there really is an answer to this before deciding to > sink money into either shoes or pedals first. Experimenting with bike > componentry gets expensive fast. > > In Just Ride, the author says its the pedal that counts only. Any footwear > works with a good platform pedal. > > *No need to mention the pedal/shoe as others are weighing in on that on > another thread here.* > *No need to mention strength of feet, as we have already covered that > issue, and that is a different matter for debate.* > > I remember riding the last three centuries on my MKS Touring pedals. All > with different shoes. > The first pair left me hurting (Old Nike Sneakers). > The second pair left me hurting (LLBean Mocks). > The third pair didn't hurt at all on that third century, but now they do > when I ride with them (New Nike sneakers). > I do get other minor foot complaints outside of century riding. So I think > a pedal/shoe change is in order. > -- 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.
