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Submitted by
RiceKilla
a Cross Country Rider
from Boca Raton, FL
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Markham Rt.66 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS Jims Bicycles | | Strengths: | Comfy for short rides, tough | | Weaknesses: | No support, not good for long rides, Heavy, no venting, weak sole. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized BG MTB SPD shoes | | Bike Setup: | Specialized hardtail | | Bottom Line: | They're good for really short rides, anything past 3 miles, think of getting other shoes. Foot goes numb quickly. These things are tough but they are very heavy.
I am looking into Sidi bullets 2 or the specialized BG shoes, they feel so much better, vent better, and are lighter.
Also prepare to spend an hour putting the cleats, you have to cut the sole out, and trim away some of the sole to clip in easily.
Value is not good unless you get them on sale at about 50 bucks. Overall wish I had gotten some more purposeful shoes for XC riding 3+ miles. I do about 15 miles usually. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason B
a Downhiller
from Ashburnham, Ma, USA
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Strong, durable and comfortable. Work great as a DH race shoe. Higher top provides better ankle support than many other skate shoes. | | Weaknesses: | Velcro strap doesn't get tight enough to keep laces in place. Lace pulled out of top hole after a good crash. Soles arent sticky enough for platforms. Run these as clipless | | Bike Setup: | 2008 Specialized Demo 7 | | Bottom Line: | I like the shoes a lot. I use them for DH racing, with Shimano DX 646 pedals and they work well together. After the lace pulled out of the top hole, I replaced both laces with stronger, shorter boot laces and ran them trough the velcro strap holes. Took out the velcro straps too. Overall, they're a decent pair of shoes | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Blackrock Bonzai DH | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycle | | Strengths: | Top strap keeps laces from hanging down. Feel solid on your foot, great support. SPD compatable. Under $100 | | Weaknesses: | Sloe is hard and slippery. I have used this shoe on both Kona and Transition stepdown pedals and the sole does not grip real well. It's worse when they are wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Vans, better grip. | | Bike Setup: | Stinky Dee-Lux and a Turner 5 Spot | | Bottom Line: | I am going back to the Vans. I like a good grip on the pedals. I have slipped off several times which was starting to make me hesitate. This leads to crashes. I will try them with my SPD pedals before I give them up. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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