Apparel - Shoes

New shoe brands in MTB are rare - but Ride Concepts has come prepared with a surprisingly good flat pedal shoe - with clipless to come later...

Time's new Enduro focussed shoe, with screw-in pins and a large platform are a nice pairing for Scott's versatile, high-value trail shoe...

Can Shimano's use of Michelin rubber put the GR9 in contention with Five Ten for flat pedal traction...

A Wolf Tooth Headset with lots of colour, some full-featured lace-up clip in shoes from Scott, and a floor pump for the end of times from Crankbrothers...

Pearl Izumi has always made footwear popular with the XC and road crowds - but what about a flat pedal shoe...

A Boa closure and some carbon say race but the comfort, look and fit of these shoes say freeride (and apres ride)

These clipless pedal boots with the funny name were broken in with a 16 hour ride on the shortest day of the year...

With a gore-tex membrane and truly excellent fit and waterproofness, the X-Arctics are not just a good winter shoe, they could be the one you wear for three seasons.

This is a collaboration between Shimano and Michelin and the product is worthy of these two quality brands...

Shimano's mid-priced winter boots will keep your feet dry and warm.

Specialized's Defroster - redesigned for 2018 - is a winter shoe built for aggressive trail riding in frigid conditions or in a deluge...

"Take a durable trail shoe, hollow it out enough for a winter weight sock and add a GoreTex membrane..."

The gear that caught Andrew's attention and continues to surpass expectations to this day, and some classic memories that haunt him on the trails still.

A Five Ten for the clip-less (SPD) crowd that is stiff, well made that won't make you look like a tap dancer...

If you have trouble finding SPD shoes that fit your feet Lake might have what you are looking for...

These are products that aren't yet fully reviewed, but Andrew Major thinks some of you should know about them before summer...

Shimano's successor to the popular M200 adds an excellent new outsole as well as further design refinements. Is it the shoe for you?

The Mavic Deemax Pro are indeed 'enduro-specific' but do you need to be an enduro racer to appreciate these yellow slippers?

“…if you do finish a ride with super wet shoes, you can just slide off the outer shoes and drive home in the liners.”

When the Truant jersey is in the laundry, it makes me do laundry more often. That’s a lie – I just wear it, even if it smells.

“…most of the features that make them a solid winter riding shoe are concealed in a package that asks to be paired with flaid plannel.”

“shoulder your bike and cross that 100′ log with moss on it and not feel like calling loved ones on the other side.”

“How do you improve on the shoe that made you the go-to for flat pedal lovers the world over?”

Each of the size 10.5 shoes I was testing weighed in at 421 grams, and Five Ten says they are the lightest DH-specific clipless shoes on the market