Thanks for all the suggestions, much appreciated. I know everyone has their own prefs with this stuff, it's great to have all these ideas in one thread.
I'm inclined to check out the Five Ten Freeriders, though I'm not sure how they'll deal with water. I have various boots that work for winter or real rain, but I seem to do a lot of rides that have either light rain or puddles/mud. Or I'll bring back the Sambas--haven't worn those since the 90s . . . Thanks! On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 2:26:38 PM UTC-5 Andrew Turner wrote: > I second the Adidas Sambas and Bedrock combo. As long as it's not cold, I > prefer wearing sandals since the drying time is nothing...but I think what > made the biggest difference for me was going with a really large platform > mountain bike pedal with pins. The bigger the platform, the less the shoe > needs to be stiff and the pins really lock you in (sometimes too much.) I'm > currently on Spank Oozy platforms and really any of my shoes work fine with > them. > > On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 8:24:38 AM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I like the Blundstone 550s for wet weather and muddy rides. I work in >> construction, they last quite a long time. I find them pretty well >> waterproof. Have worn them for years. >> >> I like to ride in Adidas Sambas and Bedrock sandals :) >> >> On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 8:52:51 AM UTC-5 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, >> NY) wrote: >> >>> I ride in Blundstones in the winter and wet weather and Vans when it's >>> sunny and above ~50 or so. The Vans are super grippy on Monarchs. The >>> Blundstones are fine if a little stiff and thick. It's hard to feel the >>> pedal in them but they offer good wind/cold/rain protection. Crocs, >>> Birkenstocks, and flipflops are great in the summer. >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:15:19 AM UTC-5 Ed Carolipio wrote: >>> >>>> I prefer Five Ten Freeriders for biking - all my bikes have flats - >>>> with the suede/mesh uppers and the rigid + grippy stealth rubber soles. >>>> MSRP is $100 but can be had for as low as $60 when they go on sale. My >>>> experience with Freeriders is they break in well and can take a beating. >>>> For a change of pace, I also wear low cut Vans with waffle soles, laces, >>>> and suede/canvas uppers (Berle Pro, BMX, Old Skool). >>>> >>>> --Ed C. >>>> On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 6:17:22 PM UTC-8 Adam wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I've seen a few old threads on this topic, but am curious what shoes >>>>> people like for their platforms? I'm using the newish grip monarchs. >>>>> >>>>> I've been riding in an old pair of running shoes for a number of >>>>> years, but the holes are getting out of hand and it's time for them to >>>>> retire. I tried a pair of fairly rigid spd shoes that I had sitting >>>>> around >>>>> from a few years ago (without the cleats) and while I like the rigidity, >>>>> the grip doesn't hold up when they're wet. >>>>> >>>>> I'm finding that I like the additional stiffness. Trying the mushy >>>>> running shoes again, they feel pretty bad. I'm not sure how they didn't >>>>> bother me all those years. >>>>> >>>>> So what's grippy (esp when wet), not too hot, decent in the rain, and >>>>> reasonably stiff?(doesn't have to be cycling specific) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your thoughts! >>>>> >>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd9b1ca0-d82c-4269-8f9e-0ba4b9b5ca2an%40googlegroups.com.
