pcarphanatik

Well I'll begin this story about a trip my wife and I went on for buying new shoes about 4mths back. I found a pair that I loved, but she thought they were "ugly as sin" so I put them back and found a pair of Columbia's that work out a little better for me on the job.

Now today she asked me to pick up some socks, so I of course had to go back and check out the shoes I originally wanted to buy; I couldn't find them!
So I walked over to the clearance section and lo and behold they dropped the price to $29.99! Soooo I got socks and the new shoes.

These are the most comfortable shoes I have ever had for driving! My 5min jaunt home turned into an 1hr's drive through all the fun back roads I could find. They are quick to put on/take off, extremely light weight, comfortable, don't slip on the pedals, and I get great feedback. Maybe they are ugly, but they were cheap and I luv 'em! Pic below...

K-Swiss Gorzell Ultra

Gator_86_951

Warning: Shoes slipping off the pedals while braking into the hairpin behind go a 2004 turbo cab makes you heart rate go up slightly.

Matt H

Wrestling shoes are great for driving but you look like a pratt walking around in them
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Techno Duck

Onitsuka Tiger by Asics are my current favorite. Good pedal feel and excellent grip wet or dry. They are really comfortable for just bumming around also...but not something i would wear if your standing all day long.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/1284295/c/754.html

People ask me all the time "Why are you wearing wrestling shoes".

ehall

anybody ever actually drive around in a pair of "driver mocs"? I know L.L Bean makes a pair, as do a few othe high end shoe mans., but does anyone have a pair, and what are they like? (This is my attempt to avoid being the Guinea Pig.)

TRACKIN951

Shoes definetley make a good difference in pedal feel. I have my New Balance that seem to work great. You just want a nice light weight, skinny, and something thats not too wide. For me thats what works. Nice find for $29.99!

Matt H

Techno, those appear to be indoor soccer shoes. Similar to the Samba, also excellent for driving.
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pcarphanatik

The narrow requirement always seems to be really important! When trying to drive in a pair of hiking boots it can feel like you have clown feet. They also seem to slip off the pedals very easily.

Ian Carr

My dad got racing shoes and gloves from G-force Racing Gear for his bday and his shoes much weight .5 pound. So light and get crazy traction.

herrtzeber

k swiss for me too. in fact im wearin em now!

Ian Carr

i actually wear b-ball shoes because they are so light and are supposed to get traction. They have a nice feal to them to as compared to my etnies that you just put your foot on the pedal and it sinks lol.

herrtzeber

any body drive barefoot? illegal i know but i used to drive my auto accord in socks. guess it just turned into a habit but i found it to be relaxing. i think the clutch pedal starts to hurt tho for a manual.

SkippyCrunchySmooth

I often drive barefoot in the summer because I wear flip-flops and they get stuck under the clutch pedal if I leave them on. I find it relaxing as well.

theedge

Barefoot in the summer here too.

Mike1982

I have done that on long trips that I just sit on the highway, not sure if I would ever go on high speed runs or do any kind of hard driving that I had to hit the brake/clutch HARD if something happened, like in a corner. I know Samba's are great, I have a pair, always loved driving to go play indoor soccer, but usually on the drive home, my legs would be sore so I wouldn't be going that fast.