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Old 08-26-2010, 04:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 08-26-2010, 07:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Oddly, my pair of rubber-soled and long broken in cowboy boots work fairly well and have always been comfortable, I usually only wear those to work. I can even hell-toe in them when I need to hill start. When I'm just out and about or on my way to a meet or whatever, a pair of color-matched Piloti Prototipos used to be my fun shoes, which don't fit quite as well as my new Piloti AVUS'es.
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I find that if I don't cut my toe nails for 6 months, I can make smoother shifts. My nails grip the inside soles of my shoes so my feet don't move about as much. This makes for better shifting. Is there a "It worked for me" thread where I can post this?
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Yeah. I wear my Rainbows (the ones pictured are NOT mine, just a reference picture haha) ~360 days out of the year. Either that, or I go barefoot.
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I generally like to wear shoes with thin soles since I feel the pedals better.

I always amuse myself when I push the throttle with just my big toe down
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rockport boots with thin soles are your friend
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Chucks are definitely my favorite to begin with. I noticed too, like most, that dress shoes suck to drive in. However, most of the time I wear boots to drive my car because of the military job.
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I don't know how you guys drive our tractor clutch with sandals.
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I don't know how you guys drive our tractor clutch with sandals.
Driving in sandals/flip flops is not only difficult, it's actually pretty dangerous. I toss them next to the seat if I'm wearing flip flops...
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Driving in sandals/flip flops is not only difficult, it's actually pretty dangerous. I toss them next to the seat if I'm wearing flip flops...
I guess it's what you're used to. I haven't had any issues with them, but I will agree that they're definitely not the best footwear for driving.
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I wore K Swiss shoes and the soles were really soft, so I had issues with the clutch. Then I had shoes that had too much gap above my toes (I have wide feet), so it was flexing and causing delayed clutch issues. Bahh...
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A pair of well broken in Sperry TopSiders is usually what I have on when I go for a cruise or mountain drive. They are non-bulky and the soles are thin enough for good pedal feel.
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A pair of well broken in Sperry TopSiders is usually what I have on when I go for a cruise or mountain drive. They are non-bulky and the soles are thin enough for good pedal feel.
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