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09-29-2012 11:16 PM |
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Originally Posted by Spartan65
(Post 467698)
Alot of these shoes are good enough for every day use. So go start a thread on race shoes. Obviously your reading skills or intelligence lacks the reasoning to come trampling in here with complaints about the thread. :banghead:
Spartan65's DROID RAZR
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Well sir, I apologize for offending you and apparently many others, my post was not meant to be as brash as it was taken. My reasoning however, is perfectly sound. I wasn't complaining for you sharing the article, there are some good entries. However, my point of contention is with the article itself. The intro is simply misleading; to quote the article itself:
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So it’s no surprise that since the feet are tasked with such critical tasks as telling the car to go and stop, there are literally thousands of styles of shoes on the market that profess to provide optimum comfort, maneuverability, tactile feedback (e.g. letting the driver feel the brakes starting to lock up, or the clutch approaching the verge of its bite point) for their wearers. But which articles of motoring footwear are among the elite? Find out after the jump.
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To me, this sounds like the author is putting emphasis on "function" instead of "form". I was completely unaware that it took a designer label and silly price tag to make it a "Top 20 driving shoe", as they clearly know more about how double clutching and heel/toe should feel. Most of these shoes seem more like overpriced slippers or business casual footwear than actual functional driving shoes. As you can see, my disagreement is more with the opinion of the author.
Also to quote the article:
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If you prefer your calfskin shoes to be woven, you can’t go too far wrong with the Alberto from Zelli. The basket-esque construction is inherently flexible, and looks amazing. That’s enough to get us to look past the lack of a proper driving sole.
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And this still made the list? I understand these shoes are nice, and probably very comfortable, and probably work great for driving. It's simply misleading because the article is very obviously skewed toward the luxury crowd. Those with godwads of cash tend to look at things differently than us common folk. I interpreted "elite" to be the "best", and I understand "best" to be that which performs it's duty better than any other. I guess my interpretation of "best" is incorrect, as I apparently need more money to understand that which I do not, including driving shoes. |
