Shoes for platform pedals

[consularrider]

I’ve been doing a lot of riding in Kyiv with my New Balance 512 shoes and Shimano A520 touring pedals (forgot to put a pair of clipless shoes in my suitcase). The shoes are marketed as walking shoes and have stiffer soles than running shoes. The tread pattern has been pretty good at gripping the flat side of the pedals. I’ve found I don’t like riding in running shoes because the soles are too thin and they are too vented.

[Raymo853]

I wish I remembered where I got these platform pedals. They are simply wonderful and were not a lot of money. I bought them after forgetting my shoes one too many times on trips. I keep them in my car for when that happens again. They have saved one trip so far to the woods near Harrisonburg. They worked great. Took hits on orthoquartzite and I never slipped off using a pair of running shoes.

When building up this bike and another, I have ridden them a lot in different shoes. Dress shoes, running shoes, and fancy, and non fancey bike shoes. Gotten to the point of re-learning how to bunny hop and move the back end around without relying on the clipless assist.

I am completely aware a slip off of these pedals may result in a lot of skin, flesh and pants damage on my lower legs.

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