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Five Ten Sleuth DLX Mountain Bike Shoes Men's

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This versatile shoe brings bike style anywhere you go, offering the perfect balance of high-performance bike shoes and the comfort of casual sneakers. The round lugs of the “dotty” out-sole do a good job of preventing them from tearing, and of locking the pedal pins in for a secure connection, but the areas in between the gaps are showing signs of significant wear after around 2 months of regular riding. We're linking to the latest version, but be aware the review below is in reference to the model we tested previously. Prior to that, she was an Intern at the Mountain Bike Center of Scotland, and a Mountain Bike Coach and Leader in the Tweed Valley.

With that said, for those who ride a lot of bumpy terrain, pedal a lot in flat-pedal shoes, and / or who just prioritize grip over looks, I’d recommend at least bumping up to something like the Sleuth DLX. g., most of my trail running and hiking shoes are notably better), but it is a bit more reliable than the Five Ten Sleuth DLX, so I think the Powerline’s tread design goals were achieved to a certain degree. Ben Sims: The Five Ten Freerider Contact is touted as Five Ten’s most grippy flat-pedal shoe, and it’s filled that role for a few years now. The Freerider Contact is clearly built in the more traditional aesthetic of a skate-style flats shoe.The Stealth Phantom on the Sleuth DLX is still better overall in terms of sticking to my pedals / pins, but I wouldn’t say it’s a night-and-day difference. Once your product is ready for collection your chosen J E James Branch will contact you via text or telephone. One aspect of the Powerline’s hexagonal tread pattern that is noticeable is how it performs off the bike. I’m certain it saved me from a broken toe or three on infamously rocky Dakota Ridge in Golden last summer, thanks to its fairly high rubber toe cap.

Like many flat-pedal riders, I tend to steer the bike with my feet a bit, and having a flexy connection to the bike isn’t helpful there.First, the Shift’s rubber is the least sticky of the shoes here, falling a bit below the Sleuth’s C4 rubber in that regard. But the Shift is one of their few flat-pedal shoes, and given that it looks *ahem* just a little bit like a very popular skate shoe from another brand, I was curious to see how it’d perform on rougher mountain trails. But beyond my obviously fragile ego, the Sleuth seemed appealing cause it was also supposed to perform better on a bike than your average sneaker. Five Ten’s famous rubber soles are the cornerstone of its reputation, but there are a few different types it uses, and each has its own pros and cons, which we’ve listed above for you to reference to. I wore OG Giro Chamber Mids (mostly w/ flat pedals) for four years before the sole started disintegrating.

All Five Ten shoes I’ve used seem to perfectly straddle the fine line between having a shoe that grips my pedals / pins tenaciously while allowing me to reposition my foot (or bail!

Non-marking Stealth Marathon rubber and our Dotty tread provide proven pedal control and long-lasting durability. But the Powerline doesn’t just have extra fabric, Ride Concepts also added some D30 material around the asymmetrical ankle collar (higher on the inside, lower on the outside). The Powerline is far from an unbendable 2×4, particularly around the ball of the foot, but it does feel more efficient on the pedals and doesn’t feel quite as comfortable while hiking up steep hills vs. First off, the Five Ten Sleuth DLX Canvas sizing is a little off with respect to the shoe sizing for other brands. And like Vans, the Sleauth is also available in a slip-on version (most definitely not recommended for MTB!

But if you need sure-footedness or a higher level of comfort off the bike, or perhaps something that is more breathable and dries quicker, there are much better options.Stealth Phantom is almost identical to the Stealth S1 rubber you see on their less-casual-looking shoes like the Five Ten Freerider and Freerider Pro, with the main differences being that Phantom comes in different colors, it doesn’t scuff up your floor, and is a tiny bit stiffer / less sticky (reportedly 1 durometer difference between the two). A primo impatto sembrano molto comode non solo da usare in bici ma anche come sneakers, la suola Fiveten assicura molto grip sui pedali. As Ben described, the perimeter of the upper has a rubbery coating that’s nearly waterproof, but the top of the tongue and toe box is a more standard synthetic woven fabric.

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