What do you wear when riding?

REMF

eggbeaters with platform

cheap DHB £35 shoes from wiggle.

paul.skibum

Shimano cage spd jobs (M565 or something - can never remember) and some spesh tahoe shoes - good shoe, not too stiff, can walk in it, great pedal no clogging and easy to engage but with good size cage if you want to be out of the clips.
V8's and old trainers for commuting so I can do skid stops and jump off at the bike rack mainly! Oh and go to the gym straight off bike!

fat_homer

Black MG1's and some old adidas forest hills, do the job pretty well!

dazoo666

DMR V12's and 5-10 Impact's Low. Lovely and grippy

Flenser

Whatever peddles came on the bike and a pair of Puma Clydes.

Probably switch over to Karrimors as the weather deteriorates.

Thermo1

Running shoes and Wellgo platforms
I always used to run SPDs but I have more fun with platforms and that's what it's all about.

Daz555

V8s and some bargain bucket Karrimor walking shoes/trainers I picked up from the local sports shop.

Aldo001

My crimson DMR V8s (drool) support some Emerica skate shoes
Pretty awesome combo

Surf-Matt

Spesh Tahos and XT SPDs on the MTB, M520s on the road bike (with the same shoes).

chorscroft

M520s and Specialized BG sport or MG-1s and a pair of DC skate shoes.

Mickey Eye

M970s and Pearl izumi X-Alp Seeks for trail riding, Shimano M-300s for if the day calls for high speed gravel trails and not much else.

Northwind

I'm not allowed SPDs due to a knackered leg so I use Wellgo MG-1s on the Soul, and I've got a set of V8s on the spare. Both perfectly good but the Wellgos are lighter.

For shoes, I've got a set of 5-10 Basics but I don't use them much, for most riding I wear a pair of cheap old Vans... No denying that the 5-10s are grippier but I just find it's irrelevant, the Vans have more than enough grip and I never slip with them. (oh, I do occasionally lose a pedal but not in situations where more grip helps) Just hype, IMO. My Vans are cheaper, comfier, and better made, and far better for walking in. Oh, and they look better too

BlackSpur

Surf-Matt wrote:

Spesh Tahos and XT SPDs on the MTB, M520s on the road bike (with the same shoes).

I thought you were a die-hard flat pedal advocate Matt?

xtreem

I wear this:


The grippiest and cheapest trainers ever. :twisted:

toasty

Usually Specialized BG Comp shoes and M520 pedals. Very occationally 661 Taki shoes and Superstar Nano flat pedals.

I'd definitely say knowing how to ride both is the best way to go, unfortunately I'm crap on flats now after a few years on SPDs.

blister pus

wellgo summat-or-others and merrells in winter and i've just started using old Saloman XA Pro 3D Ultras for maximum breathability in summer

geordiefreerider

Daz555 wrote:

V8s and some bargain bucket Karrimor walking shoes/trainers I picked up from the local sports shop.

Same set up as me, however...

I wanted some shoes that would grip when pushing your bike up muddy hills etc and this quote stuck in my mind and I remembered seeing the aforementioned karrimor shoes at sports soccer, anyhoo I picked a pair up for £20 quid and there brilliant, nice and comfortable, gripped well on my local quagmire-get-off-and-push hill and they stayed dry.
But I couldnt get my feet to grip on the pedals due to the grips of the shoes so I took a knife to them, cut off most of the grips on the forefoot leaving some on the very front and one side and obviously left the grip on the heel and now I have a perfect pair of riding shoes for 20 quid !

richg1979

pair of v12's on my bike and pair of 5/10 impacts on my feet, ride a bit of everything from xc to light dh.

usually get lost in middle of a forest somewhere find a trail that looks unused and go for it and c where i end up.

andy46

dmr v8s (polished silver) with specialized bg trail shoes

Pete-C

V8s (yawn) with fox shoes, much better grip than 5-10s IMO

TRUFFLER 1

I wear a pair of five ten shoes with a set of dmr v 12 pedals they are a great match, the type of riding I do is cross country places like Brechfa.

LAW4778

shimano m520 and specialized bg sport shoes, but after my weekend of troublsome riding off road going to order some cheap wellgo v8's to go with my merrels, just to get some experience behind me then probably change back to spd's.

el loco pollo

v12s and 5.10s == ultimate grip win

Sir HC

M520's on the XC bike with Specialized shoes. Have a habit of striking the pedals on rocks/roots, so cant justify posh pedals.

Then 5-10's and Kona Wah Wah's on the freeride/dh bike. VEry very grippy combination.

Biggus86

some crap pair of flats (need new pedals) and some etnies with no grip (need new shoes) haha

MartinGT

Eggbeaters for me for the mud clearance

The Spiderman

Spesh BG sport shoes and XTR spd pedals.
Also have a cheap and cheerful pair of flats I use with some old Timberland trail running shoes,if I want to hone my bunny hopping skills.