[Closed] Any flat pedal shoes with thin soles?

Vans.

Mens Lonsdale Oval Trainers.

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giro jackets are the best i have used.

I bought a pair of Jackets last month.

Very impressed, tbh.
Quite a wide fit, comfy for all dayers, look really good off the bike too.
😳

If they weren't so pricey, I'd wear them as an everyday shoe, but I'm saving them for the bike.

Approach shoes have much thinner than bike shoes. Superlong spikes might be issue but so far haven't had any problems with 5.10 Guide Tennies and various flat pedals.

The 5.10 freeriders have pretty flexy soles.

Freeriders (as above) are thinner and more flexible than other models. Shimano are pretty thin and flexible too.

Adidas Terrex, looks like a normal Adidas trainer/running shoe but has the Stealth rubber sole....don't know if they license it from 5:10 or have bought the company out to get access to the Stealth rubber compound but they're ace, reasonable price too compared to MTB specific stuff.

think the 510 freerider pros have slightly thinner soles than the normal ones. The danny mac signature ones also have a thinner sole.

Freeriders are the thinnest with most feel and flex I know of.

Vans are flexier but feel pretty vague in comparison.

Freerider pros and Danny have a much stiffer sole with less feel ime

[quote=deviant ]Adidas Terrex, looks like a normal Adidas trainer/running shoe but has the Stealth rubber sole....don't know if they license it from 5:10 or have bought the company out to get access to the Stealth rubber compound but they're ace, reasonable price too compared to MTB specific stuff.

adidas bought five-ten a few years back.

Maybe try the more DJ-oriented shoes from 5.10 (Spitfire) and the likes. I had a pair of Teva ones (not made anymore) that were thinner than Vans Authentics, with better grip and feel. They don't offer much in the way of any kind of support though.

I had a pair of Teva ones (not made anymore)

were they teva cranks? I had / have a pair they were really good. sucks teva stopped making mtb shoes those and the links were nice

Wear the fiveten freeriders for more than 5 rides and they're as thin and flexbile as anything. (sarcasm) It's fun being able to feel an ant when you step on it (/sarcasm) I now need another pair of shoes because of foot ache.

I use the Fiveten aescent, pretty light and meshy, and softer than freeriders.

were they teva cranks?

Yep. Would have another pair if I could.

Wear the fiveten freeriders for more than 5 rides and they're as thin and flexbile as anything. (sarcasm) It's fun being able to feel an ant when you step on it (/sarcasm) I now need another pair of shoes because of foot ache.

+1

I wouldn't want soles any thinner than Freeriders. But you might already have tried them OP?

Had Giro jackets 2 weeks, just come off 5-10 shoes

stock footbed was very poor (no arch support) swapped out with shimano custom footbeds and Bikefit varus ITS wedges, big improvement in foot support

grip wise feel very good (on Specialized Bennies with some pins removed), but allow that slight foot rotation adjustment that is often impossible on 5-10 without lifting foot up

Good feel on pedals too.

Another +1 for freeriders (proper old Freeriders, not the new version), they're the thinnest 5 10 I've come across and also have a decent amount of feel. Not everyone wants that, some people think the new wooden soles are good, but it's the best "proper bike shoe" I've used. Sombrio's range also have a fairly thin sole but stiffer and less grippy.

If you want really thin then as mentioned, skate shoes. I used to ride in a pair of Vans Bricks which you could feel the individual pins through the sole, very flexy too- all the feel, all the time but they wore out quickly and had no toe or weather protection or anything. I liked them, overall but I think a lot of people would miss the foot support. (I sound like a "barefoot" runner, "Big Sports Shoes have ruined your feet and now sell you shoes to fix it, maaaaaan")

Vans with the proper waffle soles are thin. And cold. And not waterproof. But they work.

haven't had any problems with 5.10 Guide Tennies and various flat pedals

Bought these as I wanted something with ankle support (lots of rides include so push/carry) and waterproof. Had them for a year now. Comfy and work well on the bike, but the sole has come away round the edges and there is a hole in the rubber toe cap.

A little disappointed if I'm honest. For the price I was expecting them to be a little more hard wearing.

Prior to the I always bought Nike Mogan trainers. Nice and flex and plenty of grip without being over grippy. They've been discontinued. 😥

5 10 Aescent

I liked them, overall but I think a lot of people would miss the foot support.

Yes especially if I ride down steps on the rigid hardtail. Can feel like I Have to pause at the bottom to press my feet back into correct shape (in waffle-soled vans).

https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/comments/3gflj7/can_anyone_tell_me_what_shoes_brumotti_uses_in/

O use a cheap skate shoe from eBay on the bmx and on the mtb when running flat pedals. Propped control and feel, which is the point of running flat pedals. They don't last very long but no worse than branded shoes.