Good Shoes for Freeride?

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Good Shoes for Freeride?
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flag SKIGAN14
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Posted: Aug 24, 2015 at 11:18 Quote
Hey PB, I'm trying to find a pair of shoes for Freeride/DH. I have liked Teva in the past, but sadly they have gotten out of the bike market. Frown I recently ordered a pair of Five Ten Freerider shoes but didn't like them. They didn't grip pedals as well as the Tevas did, they didn't have much arch support (The Tevas had a bunch which I liked because I have a high arch in my foot), and they felt really clunky and bulky on my feet. If anyone can help me out find a good comfy flat pedal shoe, that would be great! Thanks.

-Keagan
flag ddstuntjump
Posted: Sep 4, 2015 at 15:02 Quote
pumptrack wrote:
VANS
flag greencowman
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Posted: Sep 7, 2015 at 19:57 Quote
I fourth Vans, just decided to try to ride in them today and they have better grip than my Five Tens.
flag ILoveMySubi
Posted: Sep 9, 2015 at 11:59 Quote
I have some these Vans as my daily shoe right now and the few times I've ridden in them I've liked them better than my riding shoes.


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flag Aaronz25RS
Posted: Sep 12, 2015 at 20:26 Quote
Five tens take an insanely long amount of time to break in and "feel" right.. jus sayin

Once they do theyre great
flag gnarnaimo
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Posted: Sep 15, 2015 at 12:33 Quote
Aaronz25RS wrote:
Five tens take an insanely long amount of time to break in and "feel" right.. jus sayin

Once they do theyre great

I have the Specialized 2FOs which are specialized's answer to the Five tens and I love them. They do take some time to break in as well, wore them around grocery shopping the first couple days and broke them in quickly.
flag gnarnaimo
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Posted: Sep 15, 2015 at 16:24 Quote
I've hurt my feet wearing standard shoes which was my main reason for going to riding shoes. They offer some toe protection which was a must for me as I have badly hurt both big toes riding as well as ripping off my rh big toenail a couple weeks back. I have to say the stiffness of the shoe really makes me feel planted and almost clipped into the pedal.
flag Aaronz25RS
Posted: Sep 15, 2015 at 22:22 Quote
Ive had the fiveten freeride (danny mac) and the Impact (sam hill 2) and the impact is 2-3x stiffer than the freerides.. in fact so stiff i couldnt street ride with them for the longest time, i just couldnt feel anything under them.. i started wearing them around and they finally gave a little..

I chewed through the soles of the freerides in a summer, the impacts not so much..

Just an observation on the difference in them.. love the shoes
flag mudnrock
Posted: Sep 18, 2015 at 11:51 Quote
Specialized 2fo flat!
flag a-d-e
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Posted: Sep 18, 2015 at 14:07 Quote
VANS but by that i mean THE ORIGINAL WAFFLE SOLE vulcanised natural (orange rubber) like on sk8 hi/era/rowley/tnt/half cab.the diamond dips in the sole will hug your studs. best shoe out there in my opinion. I have around 10 pairs of vans with that sole 3 of which are winterised or scotchguarded to repel water so water resistant options, even have a pair called the 'switchback' which are waxed canvas hi tops with padded ankle have worn for past 3 winters.
flag a-d-e
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Posted: Sep 18, 2015 at 14:16 Quote
http://www.vans.com/shop/half-cab-pro
super comfort straight out the box moreso than any other vans ive owned. have these in all black with green.
edit: the outer sole footprint has been updated with this shoe pretty sure its the first of its kind - slightly narrower middle & closely follows the anatomical footbed so when on the pedal feels like there are no extended sole sides stopping from getting foot close in to the crank arms.
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