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@rick26: I mean - they've had almost all their bikes at 30% off for the last few months. I've been getting a bunch of emails about it. The Smuggler might be new and shiny enough to be selling at the moment, but I'll be shocked if we don't see Snugglers on sale here soon, and a "pricing correction" from Transition when new models or significant updates come out.

@levie125: Our family has two Spurs and one Sentinel. The Spurs have been rock-solid bearing'wise. The sentinel eats them like candy.

@eh-steve: Yes! Pearl Izumi X-Alp Elevates are my favorite all-around MTB shoe. Durable AF. Comfortable in a wide range of temperatures. Stiff on the bike, but not going to tear up your feet if you have to hike for a bit. I'm gutted they seemed to have stopped making them. Were 2 BOAs just too expensive? Mine are holding up really well after 3-years about somewhere around 5k of mostly-MTB miles, but I'm gonna be bummed when they finally do bite the dust and I can't replace them. I just lost one BOA a few weeks ago, but BOA sent me a nice little free repair kit and I'm back up and running.

@torontomtb: I mean, all the PB editors choose to wear "skate shoes with cleat mounts attached" style bike shoes, but plenty of other options exist. E.g - the Giro Gauge or Five Ten Trailcross are cleat-compatible MTB shoes that look like a trail running shoe. The Pearl Izumi Expedition Pro and Specialized Recon are a different direction, kind of like a road bike shoe with a bunch of traction added. The Adidas Velosamba looks like slightly-bulky Adidas sneakers. The Shimano XM9 looks like something you'd go backpacking in. The Shimano CT5 looks like those Sketchers that Joe Montana is always hawking. And of course, no-one should forget the glory and majesty of the Shimano SPD Sandal. There's actually quite a bit of variety in how cleat-compatible shoes look, feel and function. The PB editors just happened to all choose shoes that try to look like what rad skaters were wearing in the year-of-our-lord 1996.