Preferred footwear for non-roadies (Flat pedals)

[SuperHans123]

Lethal. Maybe not on a hybrid, but rocky terrain on a descent, or you come off your bike, I'd rather not have those pins chasing me. My colleague at work has given up flats due to too many sketchy moments - he's an enduro racer, he also sports some nice scars from pedal strikes.

As you say, no problem for 50 yr old me mooching along the seafront on a hybrid.
I think a lot of MTB riders swear by them though as (unlike clipless) allow for micro adjustments and coupled with the 'Stealth' sole on 5 10s work really well.
Also, you can at least 'attempt' an escape from the pedals if you know an off is happening, less so with clipless.

 

[fossyant]

Most MTB'ers swear by them, hence my first post about the Five Tens being the go-to choice. Life long clipless rider here !

 

[SuperHans123]

Good video here about why clipless is good for quite a few downhill disciplines but less so for jumps.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JEoA3f1-nc

 

[Grievesy]

I just wear an old pair of Asics running shoes. these have been brill in the summer, but I suspect come the winter I may need something with less ventilation.

 

[florencethnurse]

I have cube mountain bike shoes without cleats for my hybrid with flat pedals I’d never even attempt going clipless too clumsy

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Five ten use the same rubber from some of their climbing shoes. Sticky rubber. 5.10 is also a grade in the USA climb rating system.

 

[Blue Hills]

At the cheapest end of the market, these Decathlon shoes for a tenner aren't bad and stood up quite well for me, even if they are sold as 'walking shoes'
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/nh100-mens-walking-shoes-black-id_8354268.html View attachment 481456
Having then used Scott FR10s for a while, I've now been using Five-Tens for a few months and probably will stick with them for some time as they're comfortable off the bike as well. The Five-Ten Spitfires in brown are currently £54 at CRC, but if you have a spare email address to sign up with them as a new customer you can get a tenner off.

oo - like the look of those - but how stiff is the sole?
Been caught out once or twice with flat pedal shoes that looked good for cycling then been forced to - oh the shame - use them for walking.

 

[Zeffer]

Five tens with DMRs on most of my bikes, but clip less on the road bike.

Love the grip of five tens, feels like I’m stuck to the pedals.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Honestly? Crocs for quite a lot of the time these days

 

[mudsticks]

Innovate trail runners.

Cos that's what I hike in.

And I'm a shopaphobe generally.

They have pretty stiff soles, but are lightweight and breathable.
I wear dexshell wp socks if it's wet.

They've done me well so far, but after reading all this I may have to investigate some of these mythical five tens.

 

[mudsticks]

Honestly? Crocs for quite a lot of the time these days

Surely those are just for fancy nights out??

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Surely those are just for fancy nights out??

I wear them for pretty much everything tbh - was on the SW Coast path last week in Crocs. Went out for meals in them too - footwear of the people indeed

 

[Jenkins]

oo - like the look of those - but how stiff is the sole?
Been caught out once or twice with flat pedal shoes that looked good for cycling then been forced to - oh the shame - use them for walking.

Decathlon or Five-Tens?

Decathlon's £10 jobs are quite flexible as they are sold as walking shoes, but are more of a robust trainer like construction (if you get what I mean)
The Five-Ten Spitfires are much more solid as they are designed for cycling, but flexible enough that you can walk normally in them.

 

[mudsticks]

I wear them for pretty much everything tbh - was on the SW Coast path last week in Crocs. Went out for meals in them too - footwear of the people indeed

Don't let onto the H&S lot but I've bin known to do farming in them too.

The Dutch did it for years in clogs..
I don't see much diffrence to crocs really.

They're a useful lightweight option for river crossings when Yr hiking too..

 

[Bonefish Blues]

You get slightly more interesting tan lines, spots, stripes etc in Crocs, I find!