High Heels and Clipless Pedals

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Here at the Backbone Carbondale office, we have wooden floors that echo loudly. The very rare occasions that I wear heels to work, I tend to get embarrassed walking across the room and making so much noise. The same goes for stomping around in bike shoes with plastic cleats. When the hip-hop/unidentifiable ’80s bands/Blind Pilot isn’t playing, the place can feel very quiet.

While mining submissions for the New Belgium Clips of Faith Tour, I stumbled across this gem that made me laugh in light of my office footwear dilemmas.

I still don’t know what the title has to do with the film, so if you figure it out, please comment.

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You Walk Wrong

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Last month, Adam Sternbergh wrote an interesting article in New York Magazine entitled, “You Walk Wrong.” Sternbergh basically argues that modern shoes are wrecking our feet with every step we take.

A few footwear companies, such as Sanük, share this same belief. Two years ago, Sanük introduced its Sidewalk Surfers. The Sidewalk Surfers were born out of the belief that most of today’s footwear is plagued by too much foam, gel, air cells, gizmos and gadgets that promote overall foot weakness and lead to common foot injuries.Injuries need not be as serious as how they are published here, but they can hurt. Sanük’s Sidewalk Surfer sandals feature “Barefoot Un-technology,” a patented, simplistic design that attaches a shoe upper to a sandal footbed, which provides superior comfort and allows the foot to bend and flex the way nature intended.

There are a lot of things that young people need to watch out for, thinking in the long term. Here you can find low-cost life insurance for young people. Be sure you don’t miss out.

As Sternbergh points out, we are always going to wear shoes, so it is important to change up your shoes as much as possible.

Click here for Adam Sternbergh’s, “You Walk Wrong” article.

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