Click style shoes (also known as Clipless) are a barrier to just riding your bike. A common myth is that clipless pedals allow you to pull up on the back stroke while pedalling. Fact is you don't!! The power stroke leg is actually pushing your back leg up! Our thinking is if that is so, then why invest in special shoes and pedals when you can just ride in regular shoes with the same power? Get a quality pair of sealed bearing platform pedals and you will have the EXACT SAME efficiency and still be able to walk normal. You can even wear nice shoes! Also you won't have any rides that start with wet shoes if you keep a spare pair at work.
We would be happy to special order any pair of bike shoes you like, however we will not sell you a pair of racing style shoes because they all too often cause folks to slip and fall on slick coffee shop or grocery store floors! We do stock and sell replacement clipless pedals by Speedplay, Time and Shimano.
If you must have clipless pedals, we recommend Shimano shoes.
Grant Peterson of Rivendell has written a great article about riding with flat pedals. He, like many shop employees, used to convince folks to use clipless pedals. We had all drank the Kool-Aid. Only recently have many of us converted away from clipless pedals to flat pedals. The popularity of BMX bikes have brought to market a wide selection of large, grippy, quality, lightweight flat pedals.
Compare a typical flat pedal sold at most shops and places like Rivendell or Velo Orange. Note the size of the smaller pedal is the same size as a kiddie pedal.
The BMX style pedals we sell are just as light, higher quality and larger for normal shoes, even Crocs!
