New Product: Specialized 2FO Cliplite and Flat Shoes

Specialized extends their existence on mountain biking industry by releasing new shoes. In fact, these shoes are the improvement from their previous model, the 2FO shoes, both clip and flat shoes. (Read also: Look Closer - Specialized 2FO Flat Shoes). To be honest, the mountain biking shoes today is the style, and manufacturers try to make not only nice design but also comfortable and durable. But, what about the new Specialized 2FO Cliplite and Flat shoes? Let's check.

SPECIALIZED 2FO CLIPLITE

Clip shoes today is changing. Not only used by road bikers, but also mountain bikers. That's a fact, and there will be different design, despite they are clipless shoes. For mountain bike riders, with the more aggressive and wild riding styles, there are some things to be concerned for designing the shoes. Specialized 2FO cliplite is on the highest enduro or another aggressive style riding. For that, Specialized builds the 2FO cliplite with some interesting features.

Overall design, the 2FO cliplite shoes is different than previous shoes, though it uses the same name. the new Specialized 2FO cliplite shoes is using two independent Boa S2 Snap for the adjustment. It applies asymetrical toe box provides more protection from rock or something like that. The new Specialized 2FO Cliplite will come about €219.00, which is quite high price for the shoes. It is interesting to see about the durability of the shoes with that price.

SPECIALIZED 2FO FLAT

There are many flat pedals shoes on the market, but it is difficult to mention the best one. But, Specialized tries to revise their previous version of flat pedal shoes, the 2FO with the newest Specialized 2FO Flat. Some things to consider about buying the flat pedal shoes are, the shoes must be comfortable both on the bike or daily activity. The durability also. So, it is difficult to get the best flat pedal shoes.

Specialized 2FO Flat pedal offers more stylish design than before. With the €139.00, which is a reasonable price for the flat pedal, the 2FO Flat has nice design. It also adopting the new SlipNot rubber on the sole to keep staying on the pedal. The SlipNot rubber and Shark-skin sole create solid combination for better grips. The 2FO flat also offers an additional moulded toe box for protection from the rocks and something like that. But, sure, wait for the performance on the track and the durability. (enduro-mtb.com)

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New Product: Five Ten Prepares 2015 Products

The famous brand on mountain biking clothes, Five Ten, prepares their newest product for the 2015 and still using their most success stealth rubber sole, Five Ten tries to build new shoes and re-build the old with some improvement and new models. For now, there are four new shoes, one is clip shoes and the other are the flat pedal shoes.

Five Ten Kestrel

First is called Five Ten Kestrel, the new clipless shoe from Five Ten for the 2015 and it has different approach with their old clipless shoes. The man behind this shoe is Nico Vouilloz and Lars Stenberg who give some inputs and idea for the Kestrel. Using stealth sole rubber, the Five Ten Kestrel will be available on the market soon and will be priced about $180.

Five Ten Women Freerider

The Freerider series are on of the most successful products from Five Ten, and maybe got inspiration from that, for the 2015 Five Ten releases the Women Freerider, and the Five Ten Women Freerider will be available on two versions, canvas and standard version, with the price $110 for the canvas and $100 for the standard version.

Five Ten Freerider Contact

The Five Ten Freerider Contact basically is the new look of the Freeride VXi with the new design, and still using the Stealth rubber sole. The new improvement on this shoe such as breathable mesh tongue, and the Freerider Contact is claimed more durable. The Five Ten Freerider Contact will be priced at $120.

Five Ten Spitfire

Another popular and success product from Five Ten, for the casual shoe and dirt jumpers and slopestylers shoe, the Five Ten Spitfire. The new Spitfire will come for the 2015 with fresh color, and Five Ten Spitfire will be priced at $90.

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New Product: Specialized Boomslang Flat Pedals

Several times ago, Specialized has been released the new shoes both clip and flat, and now this brand also releases the couple of the Specialized flat pedals, the Boomslang Flat Pedals. This is very thin pedals, and has several pins each side to make the better grip from the shoes.

Specialized Boomslang Flat Pedal Highlights

Low profile, patent pending spindle design

Very low profile platform design - true, 10-mm thickness at centre

Custom undercut pins provide clip-in levels of grip and easy removal

Each pedal body carries 4 spare replacement pins

Tapered outside pedal edge for maximum grip and ground clearance

Large, modern platform: 110x108 mm

MSRP $180.00 USD

The man behind this pedals is the famous rider, Sam Hill; yea he's the designer who design this pedals and you won't be disappointed of this. With just only 10 mm, the Boomslang maybe regard as one the thinnest flat pedals in the market now. And again, the Specialized Boomslang Flat Pedals will be good couple for the Specialized 2FO Flat shoes. More information about this pedals, check here. 

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Cycling Tips #9: Things to Consider - Flat Pedal Shoes

Riding activity is a great activity to spend your weekend after a long day in the office or school, maybe. This activity today becomes more popular in almost around the world with the massive progression of the new bike brands. But, in the riding activity, you have to aware about the safety, not only just happiness, because the riding activity today start to the rocky track, or maybe roots everywhere. Across the jungle till downhill in the unbelievable track. So, the rider have to wear protection kit from head to the foot to protect the body contact or maybe if the rider fall down because the extreme track. Helmet, knee and elbow protector, gloves, and also shoes are the kit that will protect you from the incident you won't expect. Special for shoes, it is quite difficult to choose where shoes is better than other, so, this article will help you to decide where shoes you have to buy, with the several consideration in some aspects of the shoes.

#1 - Rubber Sole

First of all, watch carefully about the sole of the shoes because this is important. Better you choose the shoes that use rubber for the sole, because it can improve the control and stability and leech-like grip while in pedaling. 

#2 - Howling Dogs

Extreme riding activity sometimes will bring you to the muddy and wet place, and of course your shoes will be muddy and wet. If your shoes is like that, you have to do a little treatment for your shoes to avoid your shoes become smell.

#3 - Tread Carefully

Different brand of flat shoes usually have their own method about the way to tread the shoes after the usage, and you have to obey the method to make your shoes have longer time to accompany you across the jungle.

#4 - Size

I think I don't have to explain this. In other words, you are the one who knows about your leg. Find the shoes that comfort in your feet.

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