Anyone commute in hiking boots?

[photography27]

i use hiking boots for my daily commute, they are light, good tread forgrip on the pedals, and windproof and very waterproof, i wouldnt wear any other footwear to be honest.

 

[alasdairgf]

Listening to you lot, reminds me of why I moved here.

It's never that cold and when it rains it's so heavy that you can't walk in it, let alone cycle in it.

Can you get banned from CycleChat for gloating?!!!

 

[XmisterIS]

OP - when I started cycling, before the days of SPDs, I used walking boots. I found it best to use ones that weren't too chunky and had quite flat soles to allow them to slip in and out of the toe clips easily.

 

[decca234uk]

I commuted in boots for years with no problems, ankle length army issue, I used to wear a gren snorkel parker as well back in the old days. i'm all modern now though, I even wear tights, but there's nothing wrong with boots.

 

[HJ]

I used to do it when I was doing field work and had to ride in by mountain bike (I then only had a three mile walk to the start of the field sites here and here), ah those were the days...

 

[nightoff]

Just ordered some boots. Hopefully they will be just the thing to keep my feet warm and dry this winter.

 

[ufkacbln]

My compromise is the Shimano MT90 - Vibram soled walking boots with an SPD fitting

Best of both worlds

 

[Dayvo]

I used something like this on a 6-week winter tour to Gibraltar: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karrimor-Me..._1_12?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1287318205&sr=1-12

They kept me warm in northern Europe and were comfortable in the warmer south west. In heavy rain I just slipped a pair of waterproof overshoes over the boots.

 

[davefb]

regarding having something thats okay for dress code (or not) at work.. I've taken a pair of shoes to wear at work, that way it doesnt matter what I wear on the bike..

i've done some commuting with 'generic walking shoes' (not boots no ankle support), nice to swap into the more 'pump like' shoes at work!

 

[thomas]

You can buy feet warmers. You put them in your shoes and some chemical reaction goes on in the packet and releases heat.

Maybe look into them? Sure you can get ones you can reuse.

 

[Jezston]

Regular canvas converse are about the worst kind of shoes you can cycle in - absolutely no rigidity or support in the soles. Waking boots should be pretty good, if perhaps a little sweaty.

 

[400bhp]

Sketchers trainers are essentially cycling shoes without the cleats.

The sole is rigid enough to cycle in but soft enough to walk about in.

You can put overshoes on as well.

I used a pair of Sketchers for the first 2 months or so when I started commuting.

http://www.sportsdirect.com/skechers-bikers-arroyo-shoe-110137?src=google

 

[Black Sheep]

Hiking boots aren't always waterproof, I know mine aren't but they do a good job of it.