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TheYak says don't be so stupid. Skate shoes ain't worth £80.
deanfbm - they've got a bit of give but nothing like as soft as a pair of Vans.
thepurist - rubbish, thought i had found my fiveten replacement
The construction on 510s has got better, very good on the new danny macs. IMO the only shoes worth considering in the range a their more skate style freerider/baron/danny mac, dont get so heavy when wet, dry easier than the prescription models. The prescription models are just clogs too.
Jedi, too stiff, really, well that,s my 5.10's gone int bin then.
I use a set for motorcycling too and for walking in and find they are soggy when through deep water.
Look understated and wear comfortable and are wearing ok longevity wise.
Have had both impacts high and low for past 3 yrs and latest ones for motorcycling last 2 years so pretty chuffed as I kill shoes within 6months of core use most sets.
8/10 for performance and wear, 6/10 for vfm.
You pays your money, you takes your choice wherever your fancy leads.
I've got two pairs and I love them. Wear them all year round and I don't think they get any more soggy than anyone else's shoes. In fact they seem to keep my feet warmer than most when it gets really cold.
I've got two pairs and I love them. Wear them all year round and I don't think they get any more soggy than anyone else's shoes. In fact they seem to keep my feet warmer than most when it gets really cold.
Well worth it IMO. Grreat shoe. I had some reservations due to people ripping the soles, but i've had mine a year and 2500miles now.
I've had a pair of Immpacts for about six years now, the best shoes i've worn, I previously tried various skate shoes and Shimano (Can't mind which ones), the soles are the grippiest around, the stiffness of the soles give a far better feel than the skate shoes where you can feel the pins pushing through the soles.
They do leak (no worse than skate shoes and sealskins sort this)and are a bit heavy but worth it for the grip levels, I don't hold with the opinion you only need grip in certain poor conditions, you slip a pedal in any conditions and it's usually bad news, often leading to a crash.
The soles on mine are fine, almost perfect after loads of use, the uppers are falling to bits but I'm still wearing them, hoping for Santa to bring me a new pair, I'll probably never wear any other riding shoe.
I got a pair of 5:10 impacts recently. They were reduced a bit but still expensive.
Awful, awful pair of shoes. The grip is great, and they fit me well. However, they never ever dry and the cardboard insole bit has disintegrated after a few rides. People keep saying they never dry, well they don't. Ever. I have a ski boot air drier thing and it doesn't even do the job. After the last wet ride it took a week to get them dry using a mixture of shoe drier and radiator. Even then the cardboard is gubbed. I'm seriously considering binning them. Cost per use is £15 vs £0.50 for the cheapo skateshoes I had before.
Just had the cardboard midsole drop out of mine which was probably for the best actual as due to them taking forever to dry, the cardboard had gone mouldy.
I doubt I'll be using them again. I actually switch back to spds in the winter as disco slippers dry better.
Vans gravel FTW... Had a set of freeriders, awesome grip but as mentioned, all the water proofing aof a sieve, the vans have they're own take on the sticky rubber sole which is nice and grippy and they're a lot stiffer than 5:10s which I find better for pedalling.
I rate them. Have got a pair of freeriders I think, they grip well and are comfy.
They do not seem to absorb water like my old 661 skate shoes, which were like a sponge and fell apart at the sole (as well as being massively heavy).
Expensive, but worth it.
