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Thanks. Sounds pretty good tbf.
Ended up ordering a pair of adidas.
Hopefully they will be good fit and function.
If not easy return
For anyone still considering, Groupon have an offer on whereby if you buy a £35 Adidas gift card you get a free £15 promotional card too. So, you could buy a couple of these and stack with the 30% code which, by my reckoning, brings them down to £75!
Apologies, how do I get the 30% Adidas vulture?
PS, Groupon sold out.
@thegeneralist - generate a code here.
Shame the Groupon has gone.. saves me buying yet another pair of shoes though!
Does anyone have real world experience with the new goretex adidas boots?
Wore mine for the first time yesterday. It was dry but I went though some wet long grass. So not the stiffest test - but they kept my feet dry, were very grippy, and were comfy. Only slight thing was because of the high cuff, that bit dug in slightly whilst walking in them. No issue on the bike of course which is the main thing and they will probably break in a bit before long. Overall really happy with them.
Thought I would give a quick one ride review of the Trailcross mid boot that I got this week. First impression are good, lighter than my Freeriders, same grippy sole, narrower, and looks that will divide opinion.
I rode Llandegla and there had been a lot of rain before I got there. Thankfully the skies cleared so I was just left to dodge some big puddles. Didn't take long before I got my boots drenched and whilst my feet got wet, they seemed to dry quickly. I was wearing some merino Endura socks. They felt quite loose. I bought an 11, my Freeridersn were also an 11. Quite a few reviews said to go up a size, very glad I didn't. Before my second loop I tightened the main laces and they felt much better. I have quite narrow and very flat feet. I don't fill shoes very well. Couple of other observations; the laces are long and it's hard to keep them from being outside the boot. There is a gap between the inner 'sock' and the outer ankle cuff, a place where water and dirt will collect. Being a narrower shoe, it didn't foul my crank arm like my Freeriders. Oh, and I got mine with the voucher code for 30% off.
7/10 so far.
UK friendly flat shoe would be lovely, but I'd settle for one that fits. Why is everything so narrow? I'd quite like somewhere for my toes to go in the shoe.
Shimano had a new GR9 flat pedal shoe at the eurobike show with a new grippier sole called ultread and a little bootie around the opening to stop trail crap getting in the shoe, might be worth waiting for those to come out.
As reviewed by singletrack track themselves I’m surprised there is not more recommends for vaude moab mid stx, I’ve had mine for 18months now and they are hands down the perfect MTB boot for UK riding IMO.
I'd love to try these, but there I can NEVER find anywhere that stocks them to try on.
Finding UK stock of UK8s was pretty sketchy when I seriously looked last year so I went with the (non waterproof) Adidas Terrex. As I know what size I am in them and that they fit me - I'm more likely to take a punt on the GTX ones than the unknown of the Vaude ones.
Maybe that's why fewer people are using them, combined with the cost?
I think the waterproof (sealskinz merino) sock / cold feet issue is significantly aided by sock liners.
And perhaps most importantly shoes with space for toe wiggling
I have some old climbing liners. Skiers use them too. They seem to work well when there’s snow on the ground -I use with my Sam Hill Impact (looks like old chunky impact but doesn’t hold water like those - and dries better.)
I am looking at some overshoes as well this winter.
My old Lake winter boots finally died in February this year, my Shimino M089's are just mesh. I would like another set of boots - but am struggling to find the money for some good ones.
+1 on warm legs keeping warm feet. My new Endura bibs arrive today - nice windproof panels on front and bum, roubaix throughout. I hope they work, I seem to be really feeling the cold these days in a way I never did use to.
FIVE TEN TRAILCROSS GORE-TEX® MOUNTAIN BIKE SHOES ...
Except for stcolin, and their narrow feet... did everyone else size up?
Wore my Adidas trailcross goretex today for the first time riding.
Not massively wet but quite a few puddles about, tried to hit as many as possible.
Feet were bone dry after.
Grip on the peddles is super.
I usually wear 11, sized upto 11 and 1/2. Fits perfectly at that and I have reasonably wide feet.
Very comfortable for me anyway, I love them so far. 10/10
FIVE TEN TRAILCROSS GORE-TEX® MOUNTAIN BIKE SHOES …
Except for stcolin, and their narrow feet… did everyone else size up?
Yep by 1/2 or even 1 full size.
Ordering … ta.
Hi all.
The trailcross gtx are back in stock on adidas site if anyone else was waiting for them.
Strictly speaking they're back in stock regardless of whether anyone else was waiting, but you know what I mean.
£105
I keep forgetting I've got the colombia fairbanks, need to roll them out again!
i had my columbia's on yesterday. toasty and grippy.
Vaude Moab again. Coupled with trousers (pants). Dry warm feet no need for sealskins.
I ride in 'approach shoes'- the walking shoe/climbing shoe hybrids that mountaineer types use to walk to their climbing spot, and then do the actual climbing in too. They have stiff, flat soles that grip well and a decent amount of waterproofing. Also really comfy and robust with a toe rand to repel rock strikes
My Trailcross GTX arrived earlier and went for a quick ride. I'm a size 10 in Nike/Adidas and they were true-to-size for me, so I wouldn't recommend sizing up.
Very comfortable to wear/walk in and incredibly grippy sole too (used with a TAG pedal).
Seems to be a mix of people saying size up, don't size up on the trailcross. So I've gone for half a size up 🤔🤞 looks like free returns/exchange so no worries if they're not quite right.
I’ve worn my GTX trail cross a few more times now. Very happy with them still.
On the sizing I think they’re true to size if using the size guide on the adidas site. I went half a size up which gives a bit of space for thick socks but they don’t feel too sloppy with normal socks. I wouldn’t have wanted them any bigger so not sure about going a whole size up.
Half a size up for me, to 8.5. Got the 8s at first, they were ok, and even after ordering the 8.5s it was a hard choice. Eventually settled by wearing both for an hour in the house. The cuff is a bit bigger too so it's less of a battle to get them on and should last a bit longer.
looks like free returns/exchange so no worries if they’re not quite right.
Adidas are brilliant for returns and swapping sizes, don’t worry.
I went for half a size up as well…
🤞🏼
I think it depends on how wide your feet are. I eventually settled on size 47 (I normally wear 46) but they aren’t as wide as I’d like. I just hope they are as waterproof as folk are saying because I won’t get them on if I’m wearing Sealskinz.
Are they noticeably narrower than say Freerider Pro and Impact Pro?
I currently have a silly number of flat pedal shoes in the hall trying to decide which to keep. They all rub the side of the big toe and bend it inwards. The RC Hellion, the Northwave Clan anFreerider Pro and Impact Pro as well as a Freerider DLX. Of those, I think the Impact Pro might have the straightest line from heel, the ball to big toe.
None of them seem to get noticeably wider by going up half and a whole size. The RC Hellion Elite also has a weirded raised bit under the foot opposite the arch support which is a real shame as it's a nice shoe otherwise.
Apologies for any typos. Half my screen is keyboard and half is adverts overlayed so I can't actually see the text box!
I have a pair of the Trailcross GoreTex, and i'm basically a size 10 in everything (including 510's) so went for that. They fit as expected.
Worn them once, but haven't ventured out in the truely minging weather yet. They arn't as substantial as a Freerider Pro, I would assume similar to the normal new Trailcross, which I haven't tried.
Thankfully they have put the grippier sole on these, rather than the massive fail on the new Freerider Pro Primeblue's, which they have put the shyte one on.
None as grippy as the new Spesh Rime Flat though.
As an update to this thread - I picked up some of the Endura MT500 Plus Overshoe II for flat pedals. Rode them in anger for the first time at the weekend and they were very good. I think it says it all when I didn't have to think about them once on a very wet and sloppy ride.
Undid them at the end to reveal dry and clean shoes underneath! We rode at Ardgartan on Sunday morning and it was extremely wet / muddy - roads flooded on the way there sort of thing.
I was expecting the pedal feel to be not as good but, honestly, absolutely fine.
They're a bit of a challenge to get on so best not done in a dark, wet carpark. Took me about 3 minutes to fit them to my 5.10 Freerider EPS.
Longevity TBC but they looked completely unmarked from the pedals so far...
Has anyone tried the Vans MTE range of shoes for general wear or riding. I know they aren't marketed as a riding shoe but thought they could potentially be an interesting option.
I have a pair of well worn low top vans MTE ultrarange and the soles are on the harder wearing end of the scale and the sole isn't the typical waffle sole, it's lugged.
You could try using them but I don't think the grip would be great.
Ah, fair enough. Thought they might have the waffle sole.
Half size up on the trailcross gtx was the correct decision. Bit of wiggle room with a thick winter sock and snug with thick sealskinz. They feel light and comfortable. Looking forward to trying them out properly.
Another option has emerged - Five Ten Freerider Pro MID VCS. Looks are a bit...well, just look at them. But the lack of laces does make sense for a winter shoe, I guess.
Anyone tried these?
They managed to put a lace flap on the Freerider ELC and they’ve put Velcro straps on that ^ so please dear god tell me why when they have at last come out with a waterproof flat pedal shoe does it have exposed laces to flap around and fill with crap? WHY?
Used my Trailcross GTX on Friday for the first time. Not particularly impressed.
My feet stayed pretty dry for the first 2 hours or so, then got wet and stayed very wet for the rest of the day. Spent the last 2 hours squelching about in pools of water, whereas everyone else's non gtx feet were just wet, rather than sodden.
Pretty shit design tbh. The gtx liner appears only to go the top of the shoes, not the cuff. So not really waterproof.
Also, the much lauded cuff is a shit design. It needs to go a bit higher and close better. I tried it initially with socks roller down, ie cuff on bare skin, but binned that idea when my calves started bleeding.
If I'd paid 150 for then they would be going straight back. As it is, I might keep then for fairly dry days in winter when occasional splashes could ruin your day. For summer spring & autumn I'll just revert back to approach shoes and let them wet out/ dry out through the day.
PS. Just to be clear, it didn't actually rain a drop on the day I used them. They just got soaked from front wheel spray. Pretty useless.
I'm completely done with FiveTens. Their soles don't last at the best of times but the last three pairs have been particularly dreadful.
"Fortunately" I picked up a pair super-cheap a year or so ago which are sat spare and will tide me over (for about 3 months use before they fall to bits going on current progress) but after that it's pastures new.
The Vaude's look the part.
Another option has emerged – Five Ten Freerider Pro MID VCS.
I ordered a pair of each... these and the Trailcross GTX.
My normal Freerider Pro are size 10.
Size 10 in Freerider Pro MID VCS were too small, so swapping to 10.5 to try. Fingers crossed.
Trailcross GTX will never fit me, so they're going back for a refund. The right length, but far too tight across the toes, while also being far too loose around the rest of the foot. Could lift my foot noticeable inside the shoe without lifting the sole of the ground, despite my toes feeling crushed. Very odd shape/fit.
The right length, but far too tight across the toes, while also being far too loose around the rest of the foot. Could lift my foot noticeable inside the shoe without lifting the sole of the ground, despite my toes feeling crushed. Very odd shape/fit.
Totally agree. Very strange.