My Riding Sandal

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Roland

Columbia Surf Tide SandalsThere is an updated version of this post at Riding Sandals Update.

My favorite riding sandals are Columbia Surf Tide Sandals. They are waterproof, comfortable, and inexpensive. They also have a narrower profile that fits better in my PowerGrips.

For me there is also another consideration, many sandals have a toe grip on the insole. The toe grip doesn’t seem to work for me; it presses on the bones in my foot producing an excruciating pain after about 10 miles.

I have used Birkenstock and Clark sandals with great success. The downside on these is that they aren’t waterproof and don’t dry very quickly.

I usually bring 2 pairs of sandals with me on tours so that I can change when I get off the bike. A cool, dry pair of sandals at the end of the day feels pretty good.

Columbia Surf Tide Sandals are on sale now at Campmor.com for about $20.

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4 Responses to “My Riding Sandal”

  1. Bobstopper, on May 31st, 2006 at 10:01 am Said:

    Hi, sorry are these proper cycling sandals? I mean with soles suitable for clipless pedals? Just wondering because they look pretty good but I can’t find any indication from any site other than here that they’re proper cycling footware.

  2. ebent, on May 31st, 2006 at 12:39 pm Said:

    Not in that sense. I ride with Power Grips and they work great with PowerGrips. I gave up on clipless a few years ago on recumbents.

    The Shamino are the best looking of the sandals set up for clips. They just don’t fit my feet very well.

  3. Longfellow, on June 29th, 2006 at 12:44 pm Said:

    I would live to get the Shimanos but they don’t make them to a Size 14 (49). The Tierras looked good for just “walking around” sandals, which I was in the market for as well. Alas…Campmor only has Sizes 13 and 17 left at that great price.

  4. ebent, on June 29th, 2006 at 1:01 pm Said:

    Thanks, you are making my size 12s sound petite.

    Yes, I might have been a little late finding this one. I almost bought the 13s but tried the High Tides in size 12 instead.

    I’d like to be able to wear Tevas and have found one Teva model that works for me on the bike. But any of the Teva with the buckle over the small toe seem to rub my foot the wrong way when it hits the PowerGrips. These Hobbit feet seem to be pretty particular about what they like.

    I haven’t worn shoes except in the snow for 2 years and my foot seems to be widening which may actually help with Teva in the future.

    Enjoy the Ride … Roland

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