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Review: 45nrth Ragnarök Winter Shoe – For Cosy Toes

Winter’s back! Rejoice! I’m pretty sure everyone, like me, was a bit bored of the ridiculously long and hot summer we were subjected to by the time September hit. Thankfully...

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Review: Bontrager Flatline Flat Pedal Shoes

Ask any mountain biker what flat pedal shoes they’d recommend, and there’s one brand that inevitably comes up in conversation: Five Ten. With its gooey Stealth rubber-soled shoes, Five Ten...

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Review: There’s no need for disco slippers when the Giro Chamber II shoes are so good

James Vincent gives up his usual toe-tappers to test out the burly Chamber II shoes from Giro. The original Giro Chamber was launched back in 2014 as a casual, skate-inspired...

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Review: Specialized Motodiva Women’s Mountain Bike Shoes

Sold as an all-round trail riding shoe, I’ve been using these for the more pedestrian end of trail riding – mostly because when things get gnarlier I’ll switch to flats....

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Review: The Giro Riddance flat pedal shoe uses a Vibram Megagrip sole for #flatpedalthunder

Brand new from Giro for 2018 is the Riddance – a flat pedal specific shoe that comes into the range one step above Giro’s current Jacket shoe. Designed for aggressive...

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Review: Shimano GR7 vs GR9 Flat Pedal Shoes

Shimano unveiled a brand new line of gravity-oriented flat and SPD shoes last year, and since then we’ve been testing a whole swag of them. Two such shoes are the...

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Longterm Review: Shimano XC7 vs XC9 SPD Mountain Bike Shoes

At the risk of RUINING EVERYTHING, consider this a somewhat cautious announcement that summer is now finally upon us. The weather is (steadily) improving, the trails are (sort of) drying...

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Review: The Shimano AM901 is good enough for Rachel Atherton, but is it good enough for regular trail riding?

If you’ve been flicking through fresh pages of the current issue of Singletrack Magazine, you may have already read our in-depth technical feature about the latest generation of platform clip-in pedals....

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Review: Scott MTB Heater GTX Winter Boots. The Most Important Component For Winter Riding?

Hannah tests these waterproof boots from Scott Sports

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Making Winter Mountain Biking Suck Just A Bit Less – Mavic XA Pro GTX Shoe Review

Did you know that on average, it rains one in every three days in the UK? We thought it was more than that too

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Exclusive Review: The X-ALP Launch Is The First Ever Flat Pedal Shoe From Pearl Izumi

Pearl Izumi’s X-Alp flat shoe is said to be designed for aggressive trails yet be comfortable enough for all-day rides, so how do they perform?

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Foot Out, Flat Out – The New Specialized 2FO 2.0 Shoes Will Keep You Glued To Your Pedals

5.10 has ruled them all for quite some time, but now Specialized has come along to try and steal their crown.

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8 Pairs Of Winter Boots Tested & Reviewed

Which boots will best suit your winter riding?

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Review: Fi’zi:k M3B Uomo SPD Mountain Bike Shoes

The Italians give us their take on a top-level XC racing shoe, complete with a carbon fibre sole and BOA dial.

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Review: Mavic Deemax Pro SPD Shoes

Mavic created the Deemax Pro as an aggressive SPD shoe for trail riding and enduro racing, with burly rubber tread and an asymmetric upper.

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10 Flat Pedal Shoes From Eurobike

New flat pedal shoes from the likes of Shimano, Afton, Vaude, O\'Neal, Five Ten and Pearl Izumi.

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Review: Giro Chamber SPD Shoes

SPD shoes with a skate shoe exterior - Giro\'s Chamber shoe looks great, but does it perform?

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Review: ION Rascal SPD Shoes

ION has entered the mountain bike shoe market with the new Raid and Rascal. Wil tests the Rascal clip-in shoes to see how they stack up

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Review: Specialized 2FO ClipLite Lace Shoes

As the lighter and more streamlined version of the Specialized 2FO shoe, the 2FO ClipLite Lace is pegged as a tough SPD shoe for XC and trail riding

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Review: Giro Terraduro Mid SPD Shoes

With a large flap covering the laces, the Giro Terraduro Mids are British-friendly SPD trail shoes

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Review: Northwave Outcross Plus Shoes

Not quite an XC race shoe, and not quite a full-blown enduro boot either. Is the Northwave Outlook Plus the Goldilocks shoe for trail riders? Rachel investigates

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Review: Bontrager Rhythm SPD Shoes

The unique-looking Rhythm SPD shoes are tough, grippy and well-armoured. Wil gives us his review of Bontrager\'s latest SPD trail kicks

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Review: Five Ten Freerider EPS Flat Pedal Shoes

Over the past winter season, James has been testing the all-weather Freerider EPS shoes from Five Ten. Do they get the thumbs up? Read on to find out

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Reviewed: OWN FR01 Shoes

Only What\'s Necessary aimed to change the way we think about riding shoes, but did they succeed?

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Review: Giro Jacket Flat Pedal Shoes

Crayons adorns some new flat pedal riding shoes from Giro. Do the Jackets have what it takes to stick it to Five Ten, Shimano & Specialized? Find out here

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