If you’re a size 10 then a guy is selling a new pair on here for £55…or Shimano AM41’s. I really rate mine.

How about a pair of teva’s ?
http://www.ultimateoutdoors.co.uk/item/Brand_TevaLinksMidMountainBikingShoe_2027_0_34652_1.html
Ok they are the mid version not the low’s but at £49 they’re not to be sniffed at. Got a pair myself last week and although I haven’t been out on a trail with them yet in the car park test seemed to have as much grip as my old am40’s

Freerider is a better shoe than the Impact IMO… Though, maybe not so much now, they seem to have improved the construction of the impact since mine.

Think I’m going to stick with Sombrio now for as long as they remain cheap, tbh- grip is good enough that any difference between them and 5 10 isn’t relevant, and they’re a more quality item IMO. And cheaper 😉

+1 for the Teva above, been very pleased with mine

My impacts are coming apart after less than a year – third pair I’ve had in several years, but these ones are falling apart quicker. Might have to try CRC for warranty. Dubious build for an £80 shoe, but nothing matches them for grip.

Nukeproof Proton. That and a Stealth sole is just the perfect amount of grip for me. Pedalling over rough stuff is where the biggest difference is – as long as the surface is smooth and/or I’m mainly freewheeling there’s not much in it.

I reckon I’ll try a pair of Freerider VXi’s this season.

+1 for Teva. I got the Pinner’s though. Really like them

Got a link to the Sombrio’s, Northwind?

I switched to Teva Links and much prefer them. They are slightly less grippy but in combination with a grippy pedal (I use DMR Vaults), then the amount of grip is spot on (with the 5:10’s I actually felt the combo was too grippy; sometimes my foot positon would sometimes get stuck in the ‘wrong’ position and you coudn’t change it without literally lifting your foot off the pedal)…and of course they are way less orthopedic looking.