Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
Of course there are folks with abnormalities that may require different shoes. Aside from that, cycling shoes work well for cycling. Cyclists who plan to ride significant distances owe it to themselves to give them a try. If they don't suit, move on. That said, it's less likely to matter if someone is puttering around on an e-scooter.
The bike shoes I've tried and seen (you can spot this without actually going through the pain of wearing them) all have toe boxes too small for me and make my feet feel like they're in a death camp. I don't think such sizing issues are unusual, and bike shoes, being a specialized form of footwear with a relatively small market, do not tend to carry as wide a range of sizes as other, more generalized types of footwear. Since I've ridden those significant distances consistently in other types of shoes without problems, I think I and others like me should weigh in on these conversations without getting the type of patronizing crap like assuming we're talking about puttering around on e scooter or being told we're why people can't have nice things.