Mine arrived last night in ‘Very’ Blue.
I bloody love them – very stiff and a tiny bit narrower than I would like ideally (I have very wide feet) I wouldn’t like to walk 10 miles in them, but on the bike they’re very comfy, second only to Teva Links, the absolute gold standard in riding shoe comfort in my book.
Grip wise, out of the box I was a bit disappointed, I thought they were like the Shimano’s of old, basically rock hard rubber and relying on the pins finding a good bit of tread for grip, but after 15 mins they really took hold – you CAN correct foot position without lifting unlike Five Tens, but weighted they’re rock solid, tempted to say the old “90% as grippy” but I honestly couldn’t say they were any less grippy than my Five Tens at all, and last night was really dry and rocky.
It was also 28c and insanely humid in the forest last night, but they were fine despite a very rubbery material and vent that aren’t really they vented.
The little elastic thing to tuck your laces into is simple and genius.