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Shoes with platforms???? (4 posts)
|  Shoes with platforms???? | FoolCyclist
Dec 16, 2002 12:13 AM | | What shoes are you guys using with platform pedals if you ride em? I'm gonna switch to platforms for my winter hardtail and was wondering what shoes perform well. I have been using some old Adidas Superstars because they have a pretty stiff sole, but I am tearing the begeezes out of the softer leather. Any suggestions? Should I just look at BMX shoes that have reinforced ollie areas?
--FoolCyclist |
| Anything flat, soft and flexible..... | Cook
Dec 16, 2002 1:27 AM | | I use Globe, which is a skate shoe....not for any particular reason, but just because I got a great deal on them. I was looking for a shoe that had a flat and soft sole and that was flexible enough to 'wrap' around the pedal. I think any skate or BMX shoe would work just fine.
Here's a poor close-up of my Globes.....you can see a bit of the 'wrap' that I am talking about.
A good shoe doesn't mean much without a good flat pedal though. If you can, get a pair that has replaceable (and hence adjustable) pins and also sealed bearings, though these are more expensive. I have two pairs of flats....DMR V12's and a big-assed pair of FUNN's. I like the V12's for the winter because they are a more 'open' design and allow the snow to clear better.
Cheers. |
| Vans or Etnies | third day
Dec 16, 2002 6:09 AM | | You can sometimes find Vans pretty cheap - I've seen them as low as $39.
www.vans.com
Etnies are good too
www.etnies.com |
| AirWalks here....$12 on clearence | Hollis
Dec 16, 2002 7:27 AM | | I also use old running shoes when its really muddy.
I agree with Cook: Nothing beats a quailtiy pedal:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=15440
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=15439
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=15123&Store=Bike
an if you're a klutz...maybe some light leg armor with calf protectors
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<br>(it will only take ONE good whack! to convince you of the Need for armor).
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<br>Hollis (remembers doing very stupid things on a BMX)</td></tr></table></td><td align=) |
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