best tennis shoes?

[LoriO]

Until I finally upgraded to a real biking shoe, I was using a pair of horse riding sneakers that seemed to work really well. They sole is stiffer then a regular sneaker and it has a small heel on the shoe which is nice to help keep your foot from sliding too far forward and off the pedal. The shoe I was using and really liked was the Ariat Duma. The nice thing about the shoe is that it is comfortable and nice looking so you can use it for biking or just wearing around!

[Torrilin]

Mostly, I get by fine with sneakers and platform pedals. I also use Superfeet insoles (now) or custom orthotics (when I learned to ride a bike). Those help make a regular sneaker much stiffer in the sole. My feet will screech at me if I start doing something silly like pedaling heels up, or with my feet in the wrong spot on the pedal. Fix up my form, pain goes away.

Most people don't have such whiny feet. So getting good form can be harder. Clipless pedals, toeclips and so forth are to help you get good form.