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Submitted by
PVR
a Cross Country Rider
from Vernon BC Canada
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath Kelowna | | Strengths: | Price, fit, looks, stiffness | | Weaknesses: | stitching on one strap frayed almost immediately | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano M171, Lake MX120 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpy Comp, Norco Kokanee hardtail | | Bottom Line: | After a couple of weeks of hard use in dry conditions, I am impressed. Great fit, comfort and traction when hiking - better than my old Shimanos on all fronts. For the price, the fit, features and comfort could not be matched by anything from the usual suspects (Shimano, Sidi etc) in this neck of the woods.
The jury is still out on durability, It only cost a couple of bucks to get a strap restitched (it started to unravel shortly after purchase) but this was mostly preventative in nature, no down time or failure occurred. The shoes are getting a bit scuffed already (the lighter grey colour and yellow lining show the dirt and wear more than the black and grey of my Shimanos) and I haven't soaked them thoroughly yet to see how they hold up.
On the positive side the vents look like they can be duct taped more easily than the open mesh on my Shimanos to keep the water out on rainy rides. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
locoriggs
a Downhiller
from Gilbert, AZ
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | National Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$115.00 | | Purchased At: | Adventure Bikes | | Strengths: | Comfortable and farely stiff | | Weaknesses: | Both straps broke within a month of riding and can't find a replacement in town so had to buy some sidi's. Spend a little more money and get a real shoe cause these suck!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bottom Line: | Do yourself a favor and buy another brand of shoe otherwise you will be as frustrated as I am and have to throw down more money on another pair of shoes so you can ride your bike or wait who knows how long till Mavic gets their crap together and actually gets parts available to fix their garbage shoes!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PSUfixie
a Cross Country Rider
from Plymouth, NH
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | FOMBA single track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Ute City Cycles | | Strengths: | Comfortable right out of the box, rubber tread make hiking a bike up slick rock a cake walk | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized BG | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane Fly team, xt components, SID race | | Bottom Line: | So far i have only put obout 6 hours in them, but they are unbeleivably comfortable. To get a pair of SIDI's with a ratchet you would have to pay over 250 dollars. These choes were a reasonable 125. i really like the rubber tread, in my old shoes, hiking up any kind of rock was like ice skating. I am waiting to seee how they hold up over time, but so far so good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JerryP
a Cross Country Rider
from Chandler, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | South Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Adventure Cycle | | Strengths: | Would be a great shoe if all i road was cross country. I ride technical terain and shoes hit boulders and rocks. | | Weaknesses: | Both straps broke in less then two months. Have tried all the local shops and no one carries them. One shop said they have had the same problem and have been waiting over a month and a half for parts. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur LT
| | Bottom Line: | The strapes are made of thin hard plastic and with a couple of hits from the trails you will be in the same boat. If you do buy them i recommend that you trim the excess off of the strapes so there is very little hanging after the ratchet. Hopefully i will be able to get some replacements soon otherwise i wasted $130 bucks. Come on Mavic you can do better than this. Atleast make parts available. I recomend staying away from straps and stick with velcro. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
biker2
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | comfort, traction | | Weaknesses: | migrating tongue, minor tear already in side | | Similar Products Used: | diadora | | Bottom Line: | A good value shoe, not best for those looking for a stiff race shoe. I am not to rough on equipment, so i was a little disapointed that after a couple months i got a small tear in side. Buckle seems a little cheap but works fine. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
24VT
a Racer
from Cincinnati Ohio USA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$121.00 | | Purchased At: | Roll | | Strengths: | Very, Very comfortable!!! Nice latch system. | | Weaknesses: | NON | | Similar Products Used: | Sidi | | Bike Setup: | 29er
xtr
bontrager | | Bottom Line: | I ordered the white ones and they were even sweeter than in the pics. Two thumbs up^^.
Thanks Mavic for finally giving us a shoe that is priced well and doesn't leave you looking for ice after your ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MadDuc916
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, Texas
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Goodwater Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Austin cycles | | Strengths: | Well made, comfortable, while still being a good all around MTB shoe. | | Weaknesses: | noen to date | | Similar Products Used: | Pearl Izumi Quest | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Obed, Fox FL32, Hope Mini X2 brakes, WTB rims, Hope Hubs, Thompson Seat post Selle Italia SLK Gel | | Bottom Line: | I looked at a number of shoes after blowing up my old Answer Accelerators. The Mavic fit really well, were confortable while still having a stiff platform while on the bike. I have 4-5 days on them and ride an hour to an hour and a half. I really like the way they perform and the seem to be built well. Time will tell as to the durability. I would highly recommend these to anyone looking for an good all around MTB shoe and the price was resonable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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