What shoes when off of the bike?
07-09-19, 08:21 PM
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(This was another April fools thing from a Quebec outdoor store, they've done some great ones the last few years)
Funnier were the product testimonials, hilarious.
07-10-19, 08:35 PM
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07-10-19, 09:08 PM
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Clipless, Sidi Dominators - walkable no problem. Town shoes, La Sportiva trail runners - nice to be able to hike, too. We carry an REI Flash 18 daypack - 9 oz. It's good for shopping and hiking.
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07-10-19, 09:08 PM
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Ya, they've done maybe 4 of these and each one has been very very well done, looks real at first, then reading the description and user reviews, it dawns on you.....
07-13-19, 01:09 AM
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If I need/want to put something on my feet off the bike I always have in my saddle bag a minimalist pair of sandals (Unshoes Wakova Feathers) - they are only 5mm thick flat rubber with very minimal straps, takes up very little space. I love supporting the hand made cottage industry type stuff. Wokova Feather Sandal
07-13-19, 07:21 AM
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Agree on the sandals for warm weather doubling as shower shoes. I have an unusually light weight pair of Teva sandals for that.
Cooler weather will often mean possibly wet weather too. For that I wear Merrill Moab hiking shoes that are rated as waterproof. When walking through wet tall grass, water got inside the shoes but that was from the water getting into the socks from the grass and the water getting into the shoes that way, there was not much I could do about that. But overall, that is my favorite shoe for off bike wear.
I have also ridden several days with those shoes on the bike on the platform side of my A530 or M324 pedals, either to give my cycling shoes a chance to dry out from rain or because the road was so bad that hiking shoes made more sense than cycling shoes. I find that these shoes have a stiff enough sole that they are comfortable to wear on the bike pedals.
I find my Keen cycling sandals are comfortable enough that I do not need to change out of them at the end of the ride like I had to with some of my other cycling shoes that were less comfortable. I have had some cycling shoes where I changed shoes before I got my tent up in a campsite, but I often wear the Keens for a couple hours before getting around to changing out of them.
Cooler weather will often mean possibly wet weather too. For that I wear Merrill Moab hiking shoes that are rated as waterproof. When walking through wet tall grass, water got inside the shoes but that was from the water getting into the socks from the grass and the water getting into the shoes that way, there was not much I could do about that. But overall, that is my favorite shoe for off bike wear.
I have also ridden several days with those shoes on the bike on the platform side of my A530 or M324 pedals, either to give my cycling shoes a chance to dry out from rain or because the road was so bad that hiking shoes made more sense than cycling shoes. I find that these shoes have a stiff enough sole that they are comfortable to wear on the bike pedals.
I find my Keen cycling sandals are comfortable enough that I do not need to change out of them at the end of the ride like I had to with some of my other cycling shoes that were less comfortable. I have had some cycling shoes where I changed shoes before I got my tent up in a campsite, but I often wear the Keens for a couple hours before getting around to changing out of them.
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I ride in SPD shoes that look and feel like sneakers, but still prefer to take them off at camp because they get pretty hot and damp after a long day riding. Two years ago, I brought Crocs which are lightweight, but provide no support for things like hiking or walking any distance, really. Last year, I brought a pair of Keene sneaker-ish things. I'll take them again this year. They're lighter than most similar shoes and pack pretty flat. But most importantly, actually feel/function like a regular pair of sneakers, unlike the Crocs.
