proper shoes

doamono said:

What do people suggest for street and a little bit of trials riding? ...
this kinda stuff 😄 just finished making the vid :P
http://www.vimeo.com/923999 .... and my shoes are wearing out, although
they have been pretty good, they are converse all star's but a little
different ... see them on the vid 🙂

Quoted message said:

I always wear skate shoes when I ride. So far the best ones I've found
for unicycling are the Osiris Private Reserve Clints. They are great.

In my opinion, these are things a good unicycling shoe should have:

1. a thick sole (saves the bottom of your feet from bruises.

2. Padded sides and top (important for just about everything,
specifically flatland though.

3. The sole should have tread that is fairly solid if you are using
pinned pedals and doing big drops (although anything above six feet or
so hurts regardless). I think that Vans tread sucks for drops because
since the pins go into the holes, you only really get a tiny bit of
rubber cushioning.

Other things that are nice but not necessary are:

Shoelace protector type thing (so that the laces don't get caught in
the wheel), and high or medium top shoes, for ankle protection.

I hope this helps a little,
Miles

😉

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Hydrophidian said:

Just wondering if there are any specific types of shoes that are
better for unicycling? I understand that it's probably all up to
personal preference but I'm sure that some would be better or worse,
depending on what kind of riding you were doing.

I'm only asking this because, I just had an unfortunate accident on a
Torker dx. My foot slipped off of the pedal and took half of the sole
of my DC skateboarding shoe with it. I switched to my boots but, now I
find it harder to feel the pedals.

I realise that the pedals were designed for muni riding. My mistake.
At least it only took the shoe apart and not my shin.

I'm really not a fan of those pedals. Being a beginner, I find it
nearly impossible to adjust my footing. I'm also pretty large and have
large feet so, in my boots, my heel has a tendancy to hit the crank
arm when it comes around but, I can't just slide it over. I guess that
learning how to ride on something like this will make it easier when I
get somethng more proper.

-Rico

I use a Converse (Maverick) leather high / mid top shoe. They have
reasonable grip, good impact sole support and great protection for the
ankles. An added bonus is the top velcro strap that you can tuck your
laces under.

I removed all of the pins from my Wellgo pedals (which I assume that
you have on your DX) and repinned with Allen head screws (these are
less sharp and grippy) and you might find that they work better for you
as a beginner

The outside pins do not screw in so they are a bit tougher to get out.
(angle grinder and zip wheel work great for this)

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redlig said:

seriously Ipath cats are the best they are very supportive and they
provide good ancel coverage ive had like four pairs they rock i like
them the best and i have tried alot of shoes.

http://tinyurl.com/4vv3wr

They look sweet as!! only thing is that i cant get them imported to
australia!!! 🙁 would be so cool to wear those though!! 🙂 i think im
going to get some volley skate shoes
http://www.volleys.com.au/flash/skate.html they dont have great
protection or anything but just look awesome :P

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lot of european guys are wearing ADIDAS Sambas, and I myself have a
pair, and they are pretty decent for unicycling. good for trials or
street. fredrik wears them I believe.

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agentQ said:

Don't quote me on that.

Jkohse said:

ill never go back to 20 again, 24 for life!

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I used to ride in an old pair of squash shoes and thought they were OK
with pinned pedals, but then I bought a pair of 661 duallys and I find
that they are great.
There are loads of fine ribs in the sole that are the correct width and
depth for the pedal pins, giving great grip without feeling the pins.
They also have ankle protection, are waterproof up to the top of the
rubber and lighter than fabric walking boots.
Also if you're in the UK and have the right sized feet, they are a
steal here

http://tinyurl.com/564rrb

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sadly, i can't find a new model of the 661 dually with the high top and
the non-spd sole. i really really like the ankle protection as that is
my number one injury during unicycling(before i got a pair). i'd ding
my ankle bones on the cranks all the time, it sucked. munir or trials,
it didn't matter, leg armour takes care of the rest of my leg, but with
running or skate shoes man ankles were just hanging out, waiting to get
bloodied up.

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