For the Impact 2 and Impact 2 high, the collar and Raptor tongue patterns were refined, plus slingshot construction at the heel locks the foot down for a secure and comfortable fit from heel to toe. Reflective silver accents will pop for all those rock star photo shoots. Action leather upper material for lightweight, all-season durability and Stealth S1 outsoles for high friction and shock absorption.
Weaknesses: The toe isn't as reinforced as they claim it to be, but no big deal
Bottom Line:
Bought these because I had poor pedals and beat shoes. When i got them I thought they were amazing. But when I demoed a bike with fresh pedals, i thought these were unbelievable. Your glued to the pedal just like they say, have to pull your foot off to readjust on pedal. (This makes you a better rider as well) They have a loop to hold your laces, they're durable, tight around the ankle so that **** from the trail never gets inside, comfy, awesome. Don't know what more you need.
Submitted by
PeloNZ
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2011
Strengths: Grip extremely well to the pedals
Reasonable traction for walking slopes or slop
Versatile for all styles of riding
Weaknesses: Uncomfortable off the bike
Heavy
Ugly
Be careful with the laces vs. chainring
Bottom Line:
I use these shoes with chunky flat pedals on all my rides, including any XC racing I do.
With a decent set of pedals you can't put a foot wrong while wearing 5Tens.
Similar Products Used: trainers, skate shoes, lightweight hiking boots
Bike Setup: Giant Trance X2
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Submitted by
Fletch 1
a Weekend Warrior
from Glendale, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2011
Strengths: Comfortable fit, good quality and priced about right. The have very sturdy bottoms that wear like iron, I wear these things several times a week for hours at a time and they still show no signs of wear.
Weaknesses: There a little heavy but I'm afraid if they were lighter they wouldn't be as durable.
Bottom Line:
I use mine with Azonic Accelerator platform pedals and they provide such good bite and support that I seldom even think about my feet slipping of the pegs. My feet stay stuck like I am clipped in!
Submitted by
fishxpig
a Weekend Warrior
from Mesa, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2011
Strengths: Good protection, well made and insane grip.
Weaknesses: I personally would only request an insole with more support, but that is a highly personal observation. I haven't seen another comment on the insole, so it's prolly just me.
Bottom Line:
Someone complained about the stiffness of the sole, but I like that on these, coz yer foot doesn't wrap around the pedal. The grip is truly what everyone says: amazing. I haven't worn these long, but I think they are going to last a long time. Very well made shoe. I am a very luck guy, got mine for $29.95-clearance at Sport Chalet. I ran out the door with these shoes afraid they were going to wise up and change the price. Outstanding shoe for when you are running flats.
Bike Setup: Fisher Sugar and Tarpon, the Tarpon usually being the one I usually run the flats on.
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Submitted by
pulpwoody
a Weekend Warrior
from austin, tx, usa
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2011
Strengths: Comfortable, grippy, solid, perfect.
Weaknesses: None. Seriously, none.
Bottom Line:
Okay, everything that is written about these shoes is totally true. I've been riding flat pedals for about two weeks now. I bought a pair of Fox Addition shoes thinking that Fox would certainly make a pair of riding shoes that would grip the pedals.
WRONG!
So after some looking around, it seemed like 5 10 were the only way to go. I borrowed a pair from a buddy today and
HOLY SMOKES!!!!
If you are going to run flat pedals, don't screw around and buy some of these. Remember, you get what you pay for, and these shoes are the real deal, and worth the money.
When I read other reviews, riders would talk about how they felt "clipped in" with these shoes. Well, my first thought was that was quite an exaggeration, but let me tell you, it's not. At all. I literally felt clipped in the whole day, it was great, and validated my decision to try flat pedals.
If you're going to ride flats, get these shoes NOW! Don't worry about the price, because it's money well spent.
Similar Products Used: Fox Addition, my running shoes, Merrill hiking shoes.
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Sacha Murnieks
a Downhiller
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2010
Strengths: Comfort, the grip on the pedals - AMAZING!!!
Weaknesses: None major as of yet. The width of the shoe is I'm sure many people say, is too wide for their preference, but it doesn't bother me.
Bottom Line:
Believe the hype. This shoe is simply amazing. The perfect shoe for flat pedals. I can't ask for anything else. The grip on the pedals is like glue, even on my old stock dirtjumping pedals with which the pins were almost completely worn off and round. No joke. There is 100% guarantee you will be satisfied with this shoes grip on the pedals. These shoes are well worth buying.
Bike Setup: Giant DH Comp 2005 frame, Trutative Holzfeller Direct Mount Stem, Jetblack pedals, Avid Juicy Brakes, ODI grips, Trutative Hussefelt cranks, Halo rims, Maxxis Minions tyres, 2008 Boxxer Race forks, SRAM X9 Shifter and Derailleur
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Submitted by
zepp3lin
a Weekend Warrior
from Lion City
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2010
Strengths: Excelent
Weaknesses: Inner a bit hard, but with proper socks all are ok. Don't wear it without socks. Price wise a bit expensive for a
Made In China Shoes. No doubt it's a quality product but if the manufacturing is in China, 5.10 can actually bring the price down because workmanship in China is Cheap. Maybe they should move it to Vietnam it's even cheaper down there.
Bottom Line:
Excelent! Buy it for Offroad riding. Works like a Sticky Matt.
Submitted by
wyvern
a Weekend Warrior
from virginia beach, va
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2010
Strengths: Extremely grippy and comfortable.
Weaknesses: A little hot during the summer.
Bottom Line:
These shoes are amazing. Like the other reviews have said they are comparable to being clipped in. I normally ride clipless but want to be into some freeride and dirt jumping. After 2 trips out to the local dirt jumps I was jumping like I was using clipless. No slipping at all. Definitely made the trasition from clipless to flats nearly painless (still some damage to my shins but due to my own mistakes not the shoes fault).
Submitted by
paulvr4
a Weekend Warrior
from Bronx, NY
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2010
Strengths: Super Grippy - I read the reviews but didn't think it was literally like fly paper! Great Stuff
Weaknesses: I used these once so far - it was a warm day and I can tell that my feet were getting hot. Also I noticed that once you have it in place it's hard to slide your foot for better footing so you have to make sure your foot is where you want it to be. Also it's Wide so lots of time I found myself rubbing the cranks.
Bottom Line:
Great shoes but hopefully it'll breathe well and I can get use to the width.
Bike Setup: Giant Trance X2 with Azonic Flat Pedals
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Submitted by
gronk9090
a Weekend Warrior
from Norwich, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2010
Strengths: Grippy enough to forget about slipping off.
Weaknesses: We will have to see thru time.
Bottom Line:
My first accessory review will be of the 5 10 impact shoes.
If you don't like to be clipped in and want to ride like you are you must own
this shoe. All who know me have seen my awful looking shins, not all of it came
from mtn biking but they look atrocious. Always having running aggressive flat
pedals have done there damage. I was weary to purchase these shoes even w the
unbelievable reviews, they are 80 bucks on sale for crying out loud. I did not
think they could make my experience all that much better and I was wrong, very
wrong. These shoes are better than the reviews could ever express. I am at a
loss of words to fully explain the difference from b4. I have tried all sorts of
shoes just to get a grip. No shoe ever came close. Let me repeat this, NO shoe
ever even remotely came close to the grip these shoes offer. At first they were
too grippy. Let us sit back and ponder this......too grippy. I am not even
kidding here folks, like some reviews have said they grip so well that if you
put your foot down in a awkward position you must lift your foot a little to
reposition them. They will not slide. It really was slightly annoying at first
until I realized I could forget about what my feet were doing altogether and
concentrate on riding, or dropping. Sometimes when I got bounced at Pattekill
mtn my feet would come off the pedal and land slightly askew, being in the rock
gardens is not the place to reposition your feet and well... you don't have to.
They have held tight over the large bumpy stuff even being half on the pedal or
less. Obviously feeling truly connected to your steed even on a rain soaked
mudfest you will still have more control than in the dry with whatever shoe you
currently wear. Half a season on these and the sole has shown no wear, nothing
even with metal pins on all my pedals.They are padded thickly and have the
shortest break-in period best of all, they now feel better than ever. Too long,
too wordy for a shoe review?? Ha, purchase these and I will read your long
winded review after a month on these. They actually hold better to "cheap" Mosh
Half Step pedals (now they are my new fave - available at blueskycycling.com for
12 shekels -
http://www.blueskycycling.com/product4992_44_-Mosh_Half_Step_Pedals.htm) than
they do to my expensive Crank Brothers 50/50 pedals. No more slipping off the
bike, no more rotating a toe clip around to engage your feet, no more wondering
if you should go "clipless". Purchase these shoes and unleash one more concern
from your mind and ride your bike like never before, more in control, more
confident and less injury. I have not splayed my shins open since I have worn
these and I literally have been riding far more technical downhill trails at the
same time. If you can't go "clipless" or just were too damn scared to try
"clipless" like me - own them. Here is a link to MTBR review on these. (the
Rennie version may be cheaper - five ten Rennie, but they are high tops which
doesn't make a difference really, my son Devan and my neighbor Shawn own the
Rennie's.) Believe the hype!!
Similar Products Used: Any and all trail shoes, they are no competition
Bike Setup: Mongoose Black diamond w 180mm Domain fork, Juicy 7's, Azonic outlaw 150mm rear wheels, 2.5" Nevegals. Other Bike Kona dawg deluxe 145mm Nixon, BB7's 2.35 Kenda Nevegals.
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Submitted by
bbell
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Vegas NV, USA
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2009
Strengths: these things stick like glue, fits good, feels a little wide, but i have skinny feet
Weaknesses: none yet
Bottom Line:
i got the chance to demo a pair from my friend, and i was sold after the 1st ride. five ten did an outstanding job with these. no more clipping in for me it feels like im clipped in without the worry of being clipped in and not being able to unclip.
JUST GO EM'
Bike Setup: 2007 spech enduro. mostly stock for now
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Submitted by
jhemp
a Weekend Warrior
from Asheville, NC
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2009
Strengths: Much lighter than expected. Very sturdy and well made. The grippiness (will take a little getting used to) is not hype, it's fact. I'm now able to climb with improved efficiency and intensity. My feet haven't slipped off the flats since I bought these. Unexpected rock garden at 20mph?...No problem. Your feet stay where you position them.
Weaknesses: My wife won't let me wear them in public...I tried to explain how cool they are, but she claims they're ugly...even orthopedic looking. No other weaknesses so far. I, however, think they're a good-looking pair of shoes.
Bottom Line:
If you prefer platform pedals you should run (don't walk) to your nearest retailer and buy a pair. No need to think, just buy them. I was hooked after one ride and feel pretty certain they changed my life and made me a better person....or, at least, a better rider.
Similar Products Used: Vans, Converse....There really is no comparison.
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher GED
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Submitted by
loosescrews
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney Australia
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2009
Strengths: Excellent fit, Super grippy sole, Quite light for the size. Super grippy sole and super grippy sole.
Weaknesses: Didn't get them sooner
Bottom Line:
These shoes stick to platform pedals like your clipped in. It is unbelievable. sometimes went you lift your foot the pedal comes to. These are the sh-t.
Similar Products Used: back from clipless pedals after 16 years because of knee problems
Bike Setup: Tank hardtail, 2001 Manitou X-Vert Super with yellow hard ride kit(still the best performance of them all, this twin piston dampening is amazing). Shimangle XT, Easton Flatboy pedals
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