[Closed] Crocs for bike

Crocs should be used for one thing and one thing only: burning.

Rachel

Yesterday saw a guy riding a bso in flip flops towing a child in trailer chariot thing.. wobbling all over a cycle lane...
50m further away the lane ended and joined an a- road bustling with bank holiday traffic.
I said a little prayer for them.

I [i]actually[/i] like Crocs.
For kids, camping, nipping out to the bin etc etc, they are handy.

Bought my first pair as everyone offshore wears them due to a pretty much universal ban on open toed sandals

Find my self wearing them all the time around the house/garden.

Dont go out in public in them though. In much the same way i wouldnt nip to the shops in my slippers

Riding in them - no thanks

Yet to wear a pair, BUT - There is a guy who has ridden 100 cols cycle route & Paris-Brest-Paris in a pair. [url= http://ultralightcycling.blogspot.co.uk/ ]Here.[/url]

Crocs are for people who have given up on life. You'll be collecting the kids from school in yer jammies next.

Perfect for taking the bins out in. And going for a night piss when camping.

They have your uses. I had a pair given to me that were banned in the house, I mean what's wrong with white Crocs apart from looking like I work in an abattoir ?

My daughter rides in crocs...... but she's only nine years old.

I love my Crocs.... but on a bike 😕 !!!

forexpipz - Member
I urge everyone to try crocs for riding.
The only requirement is that you have a large surface area pedal. Like the Nukeproof Neutron Flat Pedals. This combo is perfection for me at least.
They are simply amazing.
I dont think i'll ever wear anything else.

You chuffin' what!!!!

The day I start wearing crocs - they will have to dig me up first to put them on me

Whatever works for you 😉

My wife says crocs are for people with elasticated wastes on their trousers. Personally I have made a living will that if I ever where Crocs instead of my 510's on my bike, I will be happily taken out into the car park and shot as Crocs are for people who have lost the will to live! 😆

I was once a scoffer.

But then I got some - they came with a rule - never wear them in polite society. But they are chuffin ace!

There is nothing better to wear before/after an open water swim; when hopping out of the campervan for a waz; on a bike/kayak trip when setting up your kit and not wanting to mince around in cleats/barefoot; a quick late night trip to the man cave to set up the bike for an early morning ride; any overnight light(ish)weight trip as a 2nd pair of shoes to the 'action' shoe of choice.

I have to keep myself in check now - I've found myself reaching for them on an emergency corner shop mission and had to resist.

Go on, you don't know what you're missing (though riding in them is maybe going a bit far)! If you can't find need for crocs in your life, your life is not rad enough!

My wife says crocs are for people with elasticated wastes on their trousers.

I was warned off the Wifes maternity jeans once. They looked comfy.

Did she have them on at the time?!.

😀

LBS owner wears crocks in his shop! 😕

I wear crocs for three reasons, (medical, in and out of the pool, around the campsite) but never on an mtb offroad, too squidgy.

Couldnt give a toss whether others wear them or not, or for whatever reasons.

Had crocs when I lived in Oz used to wear them for work in the Bike shop,proper comfy and great being on your feet allday, however have now progressed to Birkenstocks as my comfy shoe.

We use them- but only round the house and on holidays - they're ace!

Definitely sticking 100% with SPDs now.

Crocs are useful for kids messing about in the garden, or on the campsite, but the only adult use is as a janitor.

Flip flops can go on the fire too. And sandals.

Think I'll stick with some 5 10s but whatever works for you I suppose. Are they enduro specific? 🙂

I wear spd but I always wear my crocs after a ride,there so easy to slip into in a muddy car park and just kick off when you get home , I wouldn't fancy riding in them though no protection stall really

however have now progressed to Birkenstocks as my comfy shoe

Ah, now we are getting to the STW core.

Birkenstocks, worn with selvedge denim, whilst sporting a big beard and sipping a leffe blonde. Fatbike parked just off shot 😉

Crocs are for people who [s]have given up on life[/s] I consider not to be as fashionable or as concerned with fashion as myself

Fixed 😉

Actually it's hard to imagine whether or not I'd wear those footrubbers of shame if it wasn't for my mashed feet joints, being as they were an enabling revelation after many years in a wheelchair/crutches and unable to bear pressure in any other footwear excepting superduper expensive Air Max running shoe varieties.

Maybe yes, just to annoy style-nazis 😉

Don't judge unless you walked a mile in another mans crocs.

Don't walk a mile in another man's crocs unless they spent a day prior submerged in strong bleach solution 🙂

Would be handy for river crossings where it's warmish at low level but freezing on the tops where you don't want to be riding in wet shoes.

CROCS - if you don't like them, you haven't worn them.

There is no excuse for uncomfortable shoes.

End of discussion.

why does it look like croc wearers are always wearing crocs 4 sizes to big?

i have several styles of footwear. all are comfortable. none make me look like a janitor.

there are better and more suitable footwear for river crossings too.

Top marks for comfortness! Aaaah!! Not for biking, naaaah!

one of the worst biking accidents came whilst wearing CROCS......mangled my toes/toenails, ankle, knee and rip my ear partly off.oh I was not wearing a helmet either.

Never ride a bike in them..................even for the shortest time

Shimano SPD sandals rock

Had a Croc epiphany a few weeks ago, well actually a Crocalike (£5 from one of the cheap clothes shops) there brilliant and my first choice of footwear.
My GF is taking the opposite view and threatening to hoof it, ah well.

Nothing says you've lost all respect for yourself Like a pair of Crocs.

Sartorially there needn't be too many steadfast principles to stick to, but 'don't wear any item of clothing that looks like it's come from the CBeebies costume department' is pretty near the top

You can try and convince yourself otherwise, but you look like Mr Tumbles, and all you're missing is some bright patchwork dungarees

You can try and convince yourself otherwise,

I wore mine as I wandered up the pebbly beach early this morning after a nice refreshing swim. Little comfy cushions for my cold toes. In honour of this thread I then kept them on for the obligatory bank holiday full english at the cafe.....with a Rapha (free, I hasten to add) top on. Put that up your sartorial pipe and smoke it!

Janitor? 😀

Good God man, the word is caretaker.

If you are an American, I apologise.
If not, why do you want to be one so much?

And relax.......

Hmm reminds me I might get a cheap pair for work

And....they weigh under 250g and squash up small which makes them great off the bike touring shoes.

but you look like Mr Tumbles, and all you're missing is some bright patchwork dungarees

I only ever wear my crocs with my dungarees!!! 😀

I use Birkenstocks for instant-on footwear. Can also be worn out and about. Do not ride a bike with spds on in them though, even for a short distance whilst fettling it. It knackers the soles.

It doesn't matter how many people come on this thread and say they are comfy/ideal for the beach/going for a piss/eating a poncy sandwich at Pret....

YOU STILL LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE NOBBER!

What's wrong with some nice flip flops, rather than just giving up on life and wearing crocs

Flip flops are hideous everywhere except by a pool. Crocs are quite civilised in comparison.

I have turned up for a peaks ride in January without my cycling shoes and had to ride in them. Seemed to work. They are excellent for multi day treks to wear in the evening and unlike flip flops they stay on when crossing rivers

Crocs should be used for one thing and one thing only: burning.

Rachel

+1

Crocs? Pah. When I wear my wellies out round the farm I cut them down and use them. Great for everything that a Croc would do but far more street cred 🙂

Green Wellie cut downs; the thinking man's Crocs.

Green Wellie cut downs; the thinking man's Crocs.

You can't stuff the hind legs of a ewe inside a pair of crocs quite like you can inside a pair of wellies I'd imagine.

YOU STILL LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE NOBBER!

This.

Useful but ugly. Nothing better for camping or for driving home after a muddy ride. Stay on your feet, can be hosed down.

One of the beauties of middle age is not caring what others think. Wear mine as slippers around the house and occasional outside/beach/boat.

And what shoes did you wear to ride Paris-Brest-Paris to compare? 😉

Birkenstocks, worn with selvedge denim, whilst sporting a big beard and sipping a leffe blonde

Beards gone for summer and my tipple of choice at the mo is split between Hoegaarden Rose
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I have some crocs style Trek Mates sandles and I'll second.their practicality - on a warm day there's nothing nicer than feeling the wind through your toes ! No worries about wet feet either as everything dries up instantly.. They grip pedals really well too .. Backing a crocs renaissance - just don't colour coordinate them with one's bike colour accents - that might be a little too tragic!

One of the beauties of middle age is not caring what others think

still won't be seen dead in them (crocs, flap flops, or birkenstocks, or SPD sandals).

wtf @ pink Hoegaarden.

I have fleece lined crocs. Looking like Mr Tumble and wearing them with equally nobbish looking lounge trousers to nip to the shop really is low down on my list of worries with toddler and baby induced sleep deprivation 😳

It would be interesting to know how many of the naysayers above are in their 40's and wear fashion trainers 😀

I have a pair like these - picked them up at SportsDirect for a fiver after the last World Cup (Genuine Crocs too!) Wear them on the beach and knocking about the house...

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the-muffin-man - shush now, you are not helping the cause 🙂

I have never, ever found a situation where the ability to remove ones footwear quickly and easily outways my sense of sartorial elegance. It takes about 5 seconds to put a nice pair of trainers on, or sandals if you must.

Whilst we're at it, flip flops. Around town. On men. Just no.
It's the footwear equivalent of 'jogging' bottoms.

WTF? Official EDL Crocs?

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Birki Boston FTW.
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If you must wear them, why not just go the whole hog….

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It's really sad that you think that way Beargrease.

It's really sad that you think that way Beargrease.

I'd rather wear the George Crocs than those Birkenstocks! Deary me.

I'm sure sandals and socks might be quite comfy. Anyone going to own up?

Teva flip flops for me, thanks.

But you know, wear whatever you want on your feet.

Those birkenstocks do make crocs look like shoes for a night out.

Fully neoprene lined crocs are ace.

Other than as beach shoes, I've ever been far out of the house in them though.

http://www.rivbike.com/Articles.asp?ID=255

I started getting some odd looks in Tesco's walking around in my crocs, pads, 3/4 length shorts and covered in mud. Then a woman wearing a wetsuit walked in. Exeter really is the epicentre of fashion.

Hospital workers, Butchers and fish mongers are the only people that can 'get away' with crocs!

Any one else is just wrong. Although my bro-in-law swears by his leather ones!!

[url= http://ultralightcycling.blogspot.co.uk/ ]This chap[/url] manages to cycle tour successfully with crocs as his only shoes

SPD Crocs:
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Good for rock-pooling though.

I foresee a Top Gear special 😉

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I was very close to buying some vivobarefoot eva shoes, which are much more acceptable and have many of the benefits of crocs, without looking as ridiculous

Quite spendy though so went off that idea

My son loves his crocs but he's not even 3 yet. Acceptable on kids, not on adults

My kids love them but after wearing them for most of the day in hot weather the smell is unreal. Surely this is the same or worse for adults?

Good god, just logged in after a while away and read this thread. Now I know the reason.