Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
I need to wear cycling shoes for more leverage. And tend to choose shoes with a lower profile so that I can get in and out. It does take me a while to find the right cycling shoe since I dislike the chunkier mountain bike cycling shoes. I also need to have abit of flex in sole since I walk around alot in my shoes and wear custom orthotics.

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I could never go back to cycling with ordinary running shoes/sneakers. It feels too slow. But strange to remember that I did do some loaded touring rides in running shoes and no clips about 13 years ago. Some of those trips were 700+ kms.

More like a toe cup: http://www.zefal.com/zefal/produit.php?key=45

Flur, you probably still want to bike (but carefully) while you heal.

I've been riding for over 16 years on a regular trips. I've never used the toe cages with strips.

That's why I use the toe cup above. My bike shoe has some tread and other bike shoes with treads have been fine. The plastic bottom of cup is smooth, so one's shoe undersole doesn't get caught.

I'm not convinced that going clipless for myself, would encourage me to ride strongly and aggressively in congested traffic where there is enough stopping and sudden interuptions.

For certain I couldn't just be on platform pedals with no foothold, shoe feels as if it will slip off when I go faster. And it has happened, for bikes I've rented.