Mountain Bike Shoes

Mountain bikes are specifically created for off-road cycling. This includes trails, paths, rocks, streams, steep declines, dirt trails, logging roads, fire paths and a whole range of other stuff. Mountain Bikes are built with this in mind and are very different to other types of bike. With this wide variety of terrain, you need to ensure your Mountain Bike Shoes are able to cope and indeed deliver the performance you are looking for.

Five Ten Impact 2 Low Flat Sole Shoe

Article by Mark Taylor · Find me on Google+ · Date: 10th Oct 2011 ·

The Five Ten Impact 2 Low Flat Sole Shoe is a high performance flat pedal shoe. The 5-Ten Impact is designed to secure the foot into the shoe from toe to heel to ensure a firm full-foot to pedal power application. This is bar far the best MTB shoe I have ever owned. Not only [...]

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Mountain Bike Shoes

Article by Mark Taylor · Find me on Google+ · Date: 28th Apr 2010 ·

Mountain bike shoes are essential for getting a good ride. Brands like Gore, Specialized, Shimano, and Northwave make mountain bike shoes from £30 to £150 for men and women. They enhance peddling efficiency, comfortable walking, and the constant rotation of turns you have to make on the bike. There are shoe lace keeper loops to [...]

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