Ride Concepts Launches 2022 Shoe Collection
Ride Concepts has announced its Spring and Summer 2022 shoe collection, with a few new additions to the lineup alongside some updated returners. There's lots of cushioning and impact absorption to see here, with D3O material in the insoles of the higher-performing shoes and EVA foam layers in almost every model. The outsoles all feature some variation of a hexagonal pattern, in three versions: Max Grip, which has the grippiest rubber, High Grip, which provides more adjustability for slopestyle riders and the like, and Clip Grip, which - as the name suggests - incorporates a cleat channel.
Here's what there is to see this spring.
Tallac & Flume
The Tallac and Flume shoes are the big news here, as they are all-new for this spring. As the latest addition to Ride Concepts' trail and all-mountain lineup, the Tallac (men's) and Flume (women's) shoes come in both flat and clip options as well as both BOA and traditional lace-up designs.
The shoes are Ride Concepts' first releases that incorporate Cordura stitch-free uppers, plus the clip version has an extended cleat channel for lots of adjustment options. Weighing between 365g (lace-up flat pedal Flume) and 570g (BOA clip pedal Tallac), the Flume and Tallac slot into the Ride Concepts line as a robust do-it-all shoe.
Features:
- Grippy rubber outsole with hexagon pattern and "reverse hex" traction pattern on toe and heel in Max Grip compound (flat) and Clip Grip design (clip)
- Lightweight bonded upper featuring Cordura mesh for durability and
breathability
- TPU toe and heel protection
- TPU mud guard to protect against dirt, debris and rubbing
- D3O High Impact Zone Technology insole for impact absorption
- EVA midsole for extra cushion and support
- Heel pull tab for easy entry
- Sizes: US M 7-13, W 5-10
- Weight: 365 - 570g, depending on the model
- Price: $160 (flat lace-up) - $210 (clip BOA), depending on the model
Hellion
Hellion Elite
Hellion Clip
Next up are the Hellion Elite and Hellion Clip. Available in both men's and women's versions, the Hellion shoe is Ride Concepts' lightest shoe, and it's now available in a clip version. The shoe has been upgraded with an anti-microbial lining and a microfiber upper that promises to use at least 30% recycled plastic.
Features:
- Grippy rubber outsole with hexagonal pattern in Max Grip compound (flat) and Clip Grip design (clip)
- Recycled microfiber upper (30% PET) with perforated ventilation for breathability
- Anti-abrasion toe and heel protection
- Anti-bacterial mesh lining to control
- D3O® High Impact Zone Technology insole for impact absorption
- EVA midsole for extra cushion and support
- Fully gusseted tongue to keep dirt out
- Sizes: US M 7-15, W 5-10
- Weight: 355g (women's flat) - 501g (men's clip), depending on the model
- Price: $150
Traverse
A few notches higher on the burly-ometer, the Traverse is Ride Concepts' new women's gravity shoe for enduro and downhill riders. There's D3O material both underneath and around the foot, with an impact-absorbent insole and collar around the inside of the ankle.
Features:
- Clip Grip outsole
- PU synthetic upper with mesh screen for weather-resistance and breathability
- PowerDrive nylon shank for power and stiffness
- D3O High Impact Zone Technology insole for impact absorption, plus D3O in the medial collar, too
- Sizes: US W 5-10
- Weight: 475g
- Price: $180
Vice
Ride Concepts' lifestyle and BMX shoe sees an update as it becomes Caroline Buchanan's signature model. The sole has a waffle-esque "inverse hexagon" pattern, which Ride Concepts says brings the pedal closer to the rider (but not too close), and a microfiber synthetic upper.
Features:
- RC Fuzion outsole with inverse hexagon pattern in High Grip compound
- Abrasion- and weather-resistant microfiber upper
- D3O High Impact Zone Technology insole for impact absorption
- Integrated gaiter keeps debris out
- Internal TPU toe protection
- Fully gusseted tongue
- Sizes: US W 5-10
- Weight: 380g
- MSRP: $100
Livewire
The Livewire is Ride Concepts' go-to, classic shoe that is made to fit the whole family as it's available in men's, women's, and youth sizes. For this year, the outsole has been upgraded to the grippiest Max Grip rubber compound, but the shoe keeps the rest of its simplicity, going with a lace closure and elastic lace tuck to keep things tidy.
Features:
- Grippy outsole in Max Grip compound
- Synthetic, abrasion-resistant mesh upper
- Toe and heel protection
- EVA midsole and dual-layer EVA insole provide support and cushioning
- Fully gusseted tongue
- Elastic lace tuck
- Sizes: US M 7-15, W 5-10, Y 2-6
- Weight: 330g-435g
- MSRP: $110
Lastly, each shoe is available in lots of color options. Visit rideconcepts.com to learn more.
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Those Etnies the other day are the only cool looking MTB shoes since 2009 I have to say…..
And a total upgrade from my 5.10 Impact Pros too, in terms of comfort and water absorption.
The Tallac (the one without straps/boa/clips) looks interesting!
A wide toe box shoe? A high top version that is still flexible at the ankle but closed that no trail debris get into the shoe. Less Goofy looking shoes. No laces or at least a place to stoe them for good on the platform pedal shoes.
Why is the top half of the same shoe even different when it is a flat/clip shoe?
Width AND length. That this should be a innovation is even embarrassing to all people with wide feet.
Your right they don't claim a innovation but why do I need a new shoe with just a different design as others have different features that I want?
Nothing about the shoes make me "shut up and take my money"
Remember the last survey that wasn't so long about shoes? More then 15% WANT a wider shoe if you look into it. If you also look at the pictures, the "When Air Jordans met the Trailcross." was a special shoe unlike anything else you saw on that list. I had one of those but could get my hands on a bigger size...
Maybe I will stick that to any new announcement form now on I can spot because I dont look every week into Pinkbike.
Everyone can buy what they want, I never said someone should not do it or call people crazy about that.
I cant understand it but that doesn't matter.
I would buy stuff that works but looks crap just because it works and no one else can provide it.
Function over Form everyday for me personally.
Introducing a wide toe box wouldn't be innovation, that would just be the fit of that particular shoe. Incidentally it would maybe fit you better, but then not other people. If you are yet to find a normal shoe wide enough I'd argue that your foot shape is unusual, and sadly people with more unusual foot shapes are under-catered for.
Width AND length."
None of those are innovations, that's just providing product dimensions. The product itself is not being innovative. You could *maybe* say that providing width dimensions is innovative in terms of product description, but it's not, a lot of shoes come in different widths (which are denoted by letters, D, EE, etc.). Bike/hiking shoes tend not to be because you're supposed to try them on, they're all build on different lasts and have their own particular fit. Some models will be wide, some will be narrow. But if you're yet to find a shoe wide enough for you I'd say you're the unusual one, and I say that as someone with a wide foot. Before you whine about innovation you might want to figure out what it means.
Get me the same shoe in different widths for the same length. That's why I said like a jeans.
I never saw the same size with a different width, show me an example if there is something like it.
Again if there are wide enough shoes why does this survey said 15% or more want a wider shoe?
If you call this whining I would say you can't take criticism.
Also if you want to quote something then quote the whole thing and get it back into context. Because I wrote that this isn't even something really innovative. Some of you want to criticize my criticism I wrote in 5min, and expect that I come up with something just on the spot ha.
I don't care about different shoe models are more or less narrow, thats just like it is and for its purpose differently build.
Why someone downvotet that I can't find a really shoe that fits is beyond me.
It would only be my inability to take criticism if I had a stake in this company, but I don't, nor did I design these shoes. But I do know the meaning of the word innovation.
I don't need to quote the whole thing, anyone reading can see your post. The context also doesn't help you
The fact that you bitched about a lack of innovation and then couldn't come up with anything says it all
I asked about a shoe who does this and there is apparently no answer.
Tho ask the customer to try everything first is just stupid if there was a better measurement. Ordering every damn shoe is just wasteful just to send them all back and wait to get a big refund. Going locally isn't good either because most brands have noone or not all models.
Wellp I don't give others enough ideas because this isn't my job and I don't want to take more time for social media stuff a day.
DJ-24 above gave you an answer. Come back when you've tried what he recommended.
The entire hiking/biking shoe industry seems to be doing just fine on the current model, so I don't think they need your amazing ideas
But that's all irrelevant. The point is that you asked for innovation and then said you wanted wider shoes. That's not innovation. Get over it
You absolutely cannot pull (which would be upwards) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7MsXVlo1H8&ab_channel=JeffKendall-Weed
Instead of citing Jeff Kendallweed, on YouTube, how about you look up biomechanics on PubMed.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31933344
Have you actually read the article you linked to? Because it's not free to access. Come back when you've read it and can provide a quote (which isn't in the abstract), because it is using PULL as an acronym. Get access to the article, read it, quote it, and explain it. Then you can start to cite it.
But none of you are bothering to even read what I've clearly written so I'll write it again. You cannot pull UP on a flat pedal, which you dunces have stated multiple times along with myself. However, you can pull a pedal backwards. Obviously nobody scoops (plantarflexes) when cycling so there's no upward force. You're an idiot if you think you can plantarflex through the pedaling motion. However, if a pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, you can absolutely use your hamstring to pull it BACKWARDS about 20* before you'd have to pull UP. Literally all of you have a bike you could sit on and put one leg on a pedal and do this.
youtu.be/c74smIB6uf0
I made a video since you can't bother to read what I said every time, which is you can't pull up, but you can pull back. You sent a video about bunny hopping, I'll send you a video about pedaling, which we're actually talking about. In the video you can clearly see how with a flat foot, you can move the pedal 20 degrees. If you plantarflex, you can move it further (the "scoop"). Obviously no plantarflexes while pedaling, so nobody scoops. Don't be an idiot. Read what I wrote.
If you wanna talk about "physics" then that's fine. Biomechanics and physics were what I studied before I got to med school. Given that a pedal at bottom center (which was the point of the article I quoted, to explain the 4 transitions of a pedal stroke which I verified you can at least read the abstract of from my link) is at a position with the crank arm perpendicular to the ground and the pedal is parallel, a force exerted by your leg onto the pedal will be parallel with the ground as well, creating a clockwise rotation. Also, since biomechanics do matter when pedaling, the only muscle that can exert this force is the shorthead of biceps femoris. The other 3 portions of the hamstring are lengthening at the hip while flexing at the knee, creating an isometric force which produces no changes in muscle length. So we're biomechanically limited to the SH of BF. Thus, we can only create a force with a FLAT foot (not pointing down, as needed to scoop up) that points in the direction of the chainstays.
Therefore, yes, you can't pull up. I've said this in every post. But you can pull backwards. Using SH of BF, you can move it about 20 degrees. To move it further to almost 90 degrees, you'd need to scoop. But at that point you're creating an upward force PERPENDICULAR to the chainstays and ground (you know, the way an upwards arrow points). I'm saying you pull back.
Though, the flat pedal Tallac Boa is $190, which when compared to the $180 Stamp Boa flat and the $150 pearl izumi x-alp launch isn't that bad actually, more so when these seem better for hike-a-biking and whatnot.
It's safe to say that these are now top of the list for the replacement of my current Freeriders, as soon as the pedal pins finally go all the way through the shoe.
Cuff, ankle bones and crank arms don’t mix !