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[First Ride] FOX Union BOA Clipless Shoes
After many decades in the apparel and protective wear game, Fox Racing decided to complete a head to toe approach and jump into the footwear game for mountain bikes. For now there are three offerings in the general purpose Union line – a flat shoe, a clipless lace shoe and a clipless BOA shoe. Fox was kind enough to fire out the Union BOA for testing and I’ve had a little bit of time to sneak in a few rides before the big news went live. While this is no means a long term review, read on for some initial
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[Tested] Crankbrothers Mallet Boa Shoes
For the last several months I’ve been riding the crankbrothers Mallet Boa clipless shoes. The Mallet lineup is optimized for crankbrothers Mallet pedals – and they even come with a pair of fresh crankbrothers clipless cleats. However, being a diehard Time pedal guy who’s unwilling to put himself through a bunch of awkward crashes and tipovers for the sake of testing, I just rode them my Time cleats/pedals. On that note, these shoes do work seamlessly with any clipless MTB system – SPD or otherwise. Read on to see how they’ve been working out… Details US sizes 5-13 (with half
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[Tested] Giro Latch Shoes
For the past few months, my go to flat pedal shoes have been a new model from Giro – the Latch. Available in a low top, they are aimed mainly at the trail to lighter duty enduro section of the market. Giro’s overarching goal with this shoe was to arrive at a place where traction and pedaling efficiency are both ideal. Let’s see how they did… Details 38-50 EU sizing in whole sizes only “Rockprint” abrasion resistant toe caps “Tack” rubber outsole Lace tabs $150 USD Starting up front, the toe area sees generous perforation for keeping the air moving
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