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As far as shoes a good cross training shoe or minimally aggressive hiking shoe not boot tend to work best unless your looking at locking pedal shoes which unless your semi pro you dont want to be doing that.
When it comes to pedals what matters most is the quality of bearings and the metal the studs that grip to your shoes and the type of metal the pedal shaft are made of. Crank Brothers make some amazing pedals I love them never had an issue with slipping and pedals are mostly chrome moly steel which is the same metal on the inside of a rifle barrel strong as hell. They run about 60-70 dollars when I got mine, shimano makes some good sets and would be in that same price range these would be considered more top of the line for pedals. On amazon there are a few brands like rockbros and modovo that make aluminum pedals and they run about 30 dollars definitely a great budget pedal and will hold up to intermediate riding.
I had the front shoe holders like twist linked at one point and I could never get used to them and felt them to be more of a hazard than help to me. Everyone's different though and some ride better with them.
When it comes to pedals what matters most is the quality of bearings and the metal the studs that grip to your shoes and the type of metal the pedal shaft are made of. Crank Brothers make some amazing pedals I love them never had an issue with slipping and pedals are mostly chrome moly steel which is the same metal on the inside of a rifle barrel strong as hell. They run about 60-70 dollars when I got mine, shimano makes some good sets and would be in that same price range these would be considered more top of the line for pedals. On amazon there are a few brands like rockbros and modovo that make aluminum pedals and they run about 30 dollars definitely a great budget pedal and will hold up to intermediate riding.
I had the front shoe holders like twist linked at one point and I could never get used to them and felt them to be more of a hazard than help to me. Everyone's different though and some ride better with them.