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Flat pedals seems the way to go with that amount of walking.
I'm using 5 10s and age that they are not quite stiff enough. Fine for a few hours but if you ride all day you can feel the pedal a bit too much.
am looking for something a little bit stiffer

Nylon sole seams to be the middle ground. Something like giro terraduro what I'm thinking of getting.

Also get spd pedals with big platform.

Pretty much all flat pedal shoes are designed for gravity racing or trail/freeride, but they are generally stiffer than skate shoes. OWN FR01 are probably the closest thing to racy, technical flat pedal shoes. Stiffer than 5.10s and have a shock absorbing D30 insole, which is comfy. Also they have swappable waterproof and mesh inners, which is really handy. I've done all-dayers happily in them. I think the company is working on a new model.

Apologies, I didnt intend to dismiss the route or your comment. Its a brilliant route, just for the scenery, remoteness and epic scale. The Americans do overly big it up sometimes without saying how easy the terrain is. Although Lava Mountain, Fleecer and the Polvadera mesa are pretty techy. And you are right, it would be perfect for a rider of Skinnys ability

Hey what are you saying about my ability!;)

About the right distance - what did you think I was inferring? 😉 Anyway Shoes; nowt wrong with spds. Ask on the Bearbones forum. Spesh Rimes with the vibram sole used to be the favorite de jour there but dont know if still made or the same as the older ones now.

Ha I just joke.
I will keep doing more technical and get good at it.

Yes I had vibram soles but on carbon shoes. I will get nylon soles for the flex with vibram. The giro terraduro look pretty perfect. Giro work for me.

Really like the look of that Terraduro. Will give them a go when my stockpile of Rimes expire.

i have a set of terraduros in 47 if anyone wants a pair for cheap - i don't use them

Yeah, that's why I never bothered using them on MTB. They're for quick runs down the mountain and not all day riding. Same problem with normal skate shoes.

They might fit me. How cheap?

Oh wait, they are SPD, not flat?

Ah I'm 46 to 46.5.
47 will be too big!

Why dont you use?

@hippy yeah spd

@skinny - they are pretty heavy and imo not that great for road riding because they aren't stiff soled. Prob fine for mtb but when I ride off-road there is usually an element of road riding involved too.

Comfy shoes though and good to walk in for sure.

That's what I need, comfort.

e: pocket posted from my phone

As if there wasn't enough dots to watch, I came up with my own adventure, riding across Finland as fast as I can.

As much as I like event that have lots of unknowns, hike-a-bikes and all that, this should be very much straight forward. Distance is about 1440 km, not long but not short either. That's somewhat new for me too, optimising things on a ride of this length.

I'll leave on Monday. Can't wait to ride through Pohjanmaa and Lapland.
https://samulimaekinen.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/pohjanmaan-kautta/

They are interesting, but they get onto the other problem I have with 5-10s which is that they are fine for cold weather but way too warm to use in summer / not much ventilation. Was getting hot foot wearing them yesterday.
The OWN ones look like big black boots which would also be hot on a sunny day. Do people wear these on a hot summer day in California or Tuscany?

The outer is basically kevlar mesh, they're pretty breathable

Samuli is on the move. You can watch the dot here: https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0CnlVqfsa0yg02cx4gXE0k4a8hraSxJC5

big respect, this is cool. hope it goes well.

I always use Inov8 trail running shoes on flat pedals, no idea why others don't.
Obviously they are incredible for hike-a-bike.
They have laces so fitment is very adjustable and comfy. Roomy toebox.
Lightweight and drain very well so if it rains your feet dry out quicker than any other shoes.
I also like riding in Tevas for fun.
SPD is not always the answer.

Hmm, I've found the spikes on trail shoes don't interact happily with the pins on flat pedals. At least not as much as flat shoes. I'll try them again next time I go for a ride though

Inov8 Roclite and X-claws lock in nicely on every flat pedal I've tried!
And you can laugh at your slippery co-riders in boggy hike-a-bike sections

^ Truth. I've given up on clipless. So much easier for any hike-a-bike. With a nice big platform pedal I'm yet to encounter any sort of foot pain from using supposedly floppier soles (albeit I'm not doing TABR or the like). Another plus of using flat pedals is not having a metal heat-sink attached to your foot in winter. (NB: also use plastic/composite pedals, not metal.)

I have some Saloman ACRO. They seem to have been discontinued, but they're great for cycling and walking.