Check out these driving shoes

PMKeates · 27 Apr 2006 at 18:33

At the moment, driving is conducted in these babies:

I look a bit of a div getting out of the car, though, and so I'd like to get some reasonably fashionable driving shoes.

I've been looking at the Piloti shoes - the G16 and Monaco - and was wondering if anyone has a pair and can offer any opinions? Also, a name of a place in the UK that actually sells them would be a bonus too!

Thanks in advance.

http://www.piloti.com/products/

PMKeates · 27 Apr 2006 at 18:56

Despite being quite worn on the sole, my normal shoes have a 32mm (1 1/4") sole in places and so they can be a bit "negative" to drive in. Virtually zero feel of the contact between my foot and the pedal, and when wet are very slippery when operating the pedals. It's to the extent where I've had to brake using the pedal arm rather than the pedal itself, as my foot has slipped forward clean off the pedal.

The above slippers are a temporary idea for a solution, as there's only about half an inch between my foot and the pedal - they seem a bit better, but being a pair of slippers aren't exactly great!

PMKeates · 27 Apr 2006 at 19:04

-westy- said:
What shoes do you wear? I almost always use wear my Vans when i'm driving, I can feel the pedal fine

Here's a pic of my normal clogs:

It sorta goes something like this

Foot
----------------
Inner sole (I do a lot of fast walking - to work through the city)
Bottom of shoes
Rubber
Foam
Rubber
----------------
Pedal

PMKeates · 27 Apr 2006 at 19:07

F355, if I get a Rover, I'll get a flat cap, a box of tissues for the parcel shelf and a pipe to match the slippers and drive around all day long in it :cool:

PMKeates · 28 Apr 2006 at 11:33

Don't get me wrong, I can drive in my shoes and have been for months and months. I just... don't particularly like it.

I don't like not being able to feel the pedals properly and I don't like having my feet slipping all over the place when the soles are wet. I've got other shoes with quite thick soles that are okay, but my Reebok shoes are just horrendous because of the amount of layers between foot and pedal!

I thought I may as well find an alternative that may be a little more entertaining to drive with, that I could still wear to the pub without looking stupid.