Cycling Shoes
Shoes after often an underestimated and overlooked piece of cycling kit. A good shoe on any bike can enhance pedal performance and efficiency.
With modern clipless pedals (i.e no toe clips) the rider and the bicycle become one, offering greater control and more power per pedal stroke and less fatigue for the rider.
There is a variety of different shoes and pedal combinations you can go for, with road cyclists preferring an external three bolt cleat allowing more torque and leverage to be applied to the bike. While the mountain biker will prefer a recessed cleat allowing him to walk / carry the bike on uneven terrain and uphill when required. This combination is also great and popular with the touring / commuter cyclist.
Some cyclists continue to prefer the flat pedal and flat shoe option. Flat cycling shoes are designed to have a softer compounded rubber soul to help with grip on the pedal and avoid that annoying foot slip!
We can offer advice on which combination will be best for you and which shoe and pedal combination to help you get the most from each revolution!
We also have special cleat alignment tools in the workshop with which we can get the cleats on each shoe in perfect symmetry for better biomechanics when cycling. Having tried this tool ourself we can properly shout about what a difference this makes to the feel of riding your bike 'clipped in'.
Flat Shoes:
Flat shoes for mountain biking are extremely popular with downhill and freeride cyclists who want to be able to quickly plant a foot out in a loose turn or twist their body shape through their pedals for enhanced cornering. We have a wide range of flat cycling shoes for flat pedals in store.
Look no further for our favorite flat shoe and pedal combination! Ride Concept Powerline Shoe, available in a full men’s and women’s range. These shoes are downright tacky and responsive whilst providing comfort and protection. And Burgtec pedals, say no more. Flat pedal thunder.
Clipless Shoes:
ION's top-notch trail and race-oriented clipless bike shoe. The Rascal Select offers much more than uncompromising power transmission onto the pedal: its construction combines stiffness in the longitudinal axis with flexibility in the lateral axis and the upper. This torsional construction principle helps to prevent the foot from tilting on the pedal. Special dedicated climbing and pedal zones on the tread ensure traction both on and off the pedal. It enables agility and speed through a seamless connection between equipment and the body.
The Crank bro’s Mallet E is our shop favourite tried and tested for clip in shoes. Offering the best of both worlds, and a great balance between a flat shoe and a clip pedal. Stephen and Adam both use this pedal so can vouch for it!! Control without the knee pain!
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Shimano Shoes:
We can’t possibly talk about cycling shoes and not include Shimano. They offer a huge variety of shoes to the cycling market and we are able to get any style that you would like! There’s too many to list on here so we have picked three of our hot favorites as examples but like everything, call and talk to us as we are able to order in.
Shimano G R 5 Flat Pedal shoe
Shimano AM 9 Men’s SPD shoe
Shimano AM 7 SPD shoe WOMENS