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ecsrobin said:
blueg33 said:
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k me there are some knobs on this thread
Every time this topic appears a hoard of knobs come out the woodwork. k me there are some knobs on this threadIf people prefer different shoes for driving or need to when the pedals are close together then so be it.
AdeTuono said:
ecsrobin said:
blueg33 said:
fk me there are some knobs on this thread
Every time this topic appears a hoard of knobs come out the woodwork. k me there are some knobs on this threadIf people prefer different shoes for driving or need to when the pedals are close together then so be it.
Ribbing is fine it’s the knobs that are the problem.
deckster said:
TAHodgson said:
Can't believe some of the P*** taking on this thread...
"Race boots" have a time and a place I think. I work as an Instructor and spend equal amounts of time in the driving seat, passenger seat & stood/walking. I tend to stick with Puma Speed/Drift/Futurecats in the most plain colour combinations possible, inexpensive, comfortable & small enough for even the tightest pedal box. That said, even in single seaters I've never had much of an issue in converse or formal shoes/chelsea boots.
Really? You really can't believe some of the piss-taking?"Race boots" have a time and a place I think. I work as an Instructor and spend equal amounts of time in the driving seat, passenger seat & stood/walking. I tend to stick with Puma Speed/Drift/Futurecats in the most plain colour combinations possible, inexpensive, comfortable & small enough for even the tightest pedal box. That said, even in single seaters I've never had much of an issue in converse or formal shoes/chelsea boots.
It's like asking which walking boots do I need to wear on my stroll to the shops. If you want to wear them, feel free. But they're completely unnecessary for the task in hand.
I've never found a car that I can't drive adequately in pretty much any footwear, but then I don't have massive feet. I do have shoes that make driving my Elise and to a lesser extent my Z4M more enjoyable. I'll wear them if I'm going to drive somewhere fun. If I'm driving to the shops, or just down the motorway, or if I'm taking the Merc (big, boring, automatic), I don't bother, there's no benefit.
I feel I should offer Apologies for digging the thread up now!
FWIW I own race boots (and a race suit and indeed a race car) but wouldn’t wear anything like that on the road. I am finding onitsuka tigers and converse aren’t comfy when walking about and I plan to use my elise as much as possible from now on.
FWIW I own race boots (and a race suit and indeed a race car) but wouldn’t wear anything like that on the road. I am finding onitsuka tigers and converse aren’t comfy when walking about and I plan to use my elise as much as possible from now on.
AdeTuono said:
blueg33 said:
Ribbing is fine it’s the knobs that are the problem.
Frank7 said:
AdeTuono said:
blueg33 said:
Ribbing is fine it’s the knobs that are the problem.
Tickle said:
shirt said:
has anyone tried the piloti trainers - pistone or the st honore high tops? how do they compare against the cheaper/most often recommended shoes on here?
My Piloti Prototipo didn't last that we'll, just replaced them with Sparco Zandvoort. Not tried them yet, the Elise has just come off SORN. The heel is rounded, more like a speedcat than the clumpier Piloti.
Edited to add there has to be a conversation about winter tyres too.
Joey Deacon said:
I have never been to any sort of pistonheads gathering, but I imagine it to be full of middle aged, balding, slightly over weight men wearing these shoes with wall to wall Super Dry talking about giving their watch "wrist time" and what the next car they are going to "pull the trigger on" is.
I'm 40 this year; however, I'm not over weight and have a full head of hair.Driving shoes only worn for driving a car with a narrow pedal box, in my case an early Elise. Not driving to go somewhere, just driving for pleasure on dry, early spring/summer morning.
Never been to a PH event.
Out of interest, what type of footwear do you find best for cars with closely spaced pedals when out driving for pleasure?
shirt said:
no mention of driving a cab there frank, you’re slacking
also no mention of anything remotely cramped or sporty, but that’s another thing entirely
Sorry shirt, I’m not a big guy, but I don’t do cramped, or sporty, I like a bit of room around me.also no mention of anything remotely cramped or sporty, but that’s another thing entirely
I have to put up with my wife’s Peugeot 2008, it’s what she wanted, so I bought it for her, although I was pushing for a 5008, or at least a 3008.
In the U.S. I go for Lincoln Town Cars, Cadillac Escalades etc., I love a bit of luxury, even though I usually only drive them from the airport to wherever we’ve rented a house for a holiday, after that I sit on the right and relax, while Red with her lead right foot belts along the Interstate.
Didn’t mention driving a taxi, as I’m trying to forget that I used to earn bundles,
Joey Deacon said:
I have never been to any sort of pistonheads gathering, but I imagine it to be full of middle aged, balding, slightly over weight men wearing these shoes with wall to wall Super Dry talking about giving their watch "wrist time" and what the next car they are going to "pull the trigger on" is.
Edited to add there has to be a conversation about winter tyres too.
I guess you meet up at McDonalds to admire the slammed, stanced, blinged up bits of tat, whilst polluting the air with sick toons.Edited to add there has to be a conversation about winter tyres too.
Stereotyping is idiotic and closed minded
Joey Deacon said:
I have never been to any sort of pistonheads gathering, but I imagine it to be full of middle aged, balding, slightly over weight men wearing these shoes with wall to wall Super Dry talking about giving their watch "wrist time" and what the next car they are going to "pull the trigger on" is.
If you had you wouldn't have so many inaccuracies when stereotyping Frank7 said:
I’m guessing that those of us who’ve safely and easily, driven everything from a mini to a M.A.N. articulated truck from London to Penzance and back, wearing either brown brogues, suede Chukka Boots, or steel toe-capped working boots, are the knobs of which blueg33 speaks.
Must mention i drove many a dennis rs fire appliance back from shouts in my fireboots,back then they were almost wellies with a pair of loops at the top for rapid donning ,somehow i was in full control and the machine returned to home station in perfect order,never once called a knob for that .
oilrag1 said:
Must mention i drove many a dennis rs fire appliance back from shouts in my fireboots,back then they were almost wellies with a pair of loops at the top for rapid donning ,somehow i was in full control and the machine returned to home station in perfect order,never once called a knob for that .
I bought a pair of these for driving my Fury as the pedal space is so limited even narrow trainers got the sole edge stuck.
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