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Originally Posted by AlanK
I haven't done any long tours yet. Maybe I'll feel differently afterwards...
When you do touring, you may find that your arches get "tired" with regular shoes that aren't stiff enough. I certainly found that stiffer soled shoes help a bunch of foot muscles being less sore or crampy, but well fitting shoes and even better socks all help in a big way too in this regard, plus of course specific pedals too, shape, size, surface area, flat, concave a bit etc etc

But only you can know what works for you, for how hard you ride and for how long.
I know what feels better for me.
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