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Love them or hate them, the new Specialized S-Works Torch Lace shoes gets bonus points simply for not being a billboard.

Shimano introduces limited-edition RX8 and RX6 Flint Hills gravel shoes to celebrate the early mornings and late nights that riders undertake while pushing their limits in Kansas each summer.

Words/images: Tim Schamber | From issue 107

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Interview: Tim Schamber; Images: Courtesy, Shea Gribbon

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Gear of the Day

No functional differences from stock, but they sure look cool.

The iconic Samba design is now available in a cycling shoe.

SRAM's latest acquisition and what it means for TIME pedals, shoes, warranties and future plans.

Great fit adjustment that's easy to grasp.

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The pursuit of the stiffest shoes may need to take a back seat to other more important considerations when you're ready to buy.

The Giro Regime road shoe is not the stiffest road cycling shoe I’ve ever worn, nor is it the lightest. But these shoes offered comfort beyond their price point.

Woven, not knit: the Rapha Pro Team Road Shoes feature two Boa dials to micro-adjust a super-comfortable woven upper.

Pearl Izumi’s X-Alp Gravel Shoes attempt to take the best characteristics of mountain bike shoes and tailor them to the needs of gravel riders.

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Giro ditch the laces on their new range-topping road shoe. Two Boa dials offer a more consistent fit. How do the Imperials play out on the road?

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Bontrager’s latest borrow their silhouette from classic cycling shoes, laces and all

Follow these Ask a Mechanic tips to replicate your cleat placement between shoes

400 numbered pairs will be made available worldwide, with 250 reserved for normal customers

CycleSoles and Sidi build on their fitting legacies to help our Lennard Zinn and others at Interbike

Power-transfer lab tests allow Pearl Izumi to develop a shoe stiff enough for performance with flex for walking and running your bike

Minnesota-based big-wheel brand launches new performance winter riding boot

Minnesota-based big-wheel brand launches new performance winter riding boot

The most comfortable mountain bike "race" shoe I've ever used

New Quarq spider allows riders to use Specialized cranks with power

A glimpse at LG’s top-of-the-line shoes that sport some multi-seasonal features

Lennard Zinn answers reader questions on melting carbon

Northwave’s new Extreme shoe line offers up impressively low weight, near-seamless uppers, multiple closure options and an innovative three and four-bolt-compatible sole

Carbon-soled and ready for some extreme riding, both the Mavic Chasm and the Bontrager RXL are well-equipped kicks that demand attention

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The Specialized Rime shoe is forging a genre all its own within the mountain bike shoe category

LZ has some suggestions for fine-tuning your Eggbeaters to suit your different shoes

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D2 Super Crit custom shoes and orthotics

New shoes, stems and handlebars from the component giant

We have before us two excellent road shoes, with all the usual trimmings: stiff carbon soles, soft, comfortable uppers, solid buckles, and good looks.

Bont Vaypor: Heat-moldable road shoes from a master of the ice

Superlight and flashy — a solid choice IF they fit your foot

Lennard Zinn asks around about how to keep your shoe soles from getting trashed by pedals.

Singletrack.com's resident wrench Lennard Zinn says these Sidi kicks are great for MTB and cyclocross.

You've probably seen Mavic's yellow Fury shoes on the feet of hardcore XC racers, but the French company famous for wheels has some other cool kicks.

Fi’zi:k moves down from the butt to feet with a new three-model road shoe line.

With new shoe models, Giro Sport Designs can now outfit you three ways: head, hands and toes.

Giro marketers chose Livigno, Italy as the venue to introduce to the world their new line of seven shoe models

In search of pain-free feet, Zack Vestal takes a look at Bontrager's new high-end road shoes and the eSoles eFit modular footbed.

We take a close look at Pearl Izumi's newest road shoe.

Sidi shoes and a Look 556 carbon frame with SRAM Rival components are up for grabs in contest.

If you want a lightweight, slipper-like mountain bike shoe that is good for racing, check out the Fury.

Why do my feet slip inside my cycling shoes?

Pearl Izumi is one of those companies that pushed to have a few 2010 products ready to show in July, for early looks. In Monaco we had a quick look at some clothing and high-end shoes. But now that fall tradeshow season is in full swing, Pearl has the entire line on display, and by the looks of things, Pearl is not resting on past success. Along with consistently innovative clothing, Pearl is charging ahead with shoe development, and has packed their high-end shoes with features that happily trickle down to mid-priced levels affordable by average riders.

A new cycling product brand is sure to leave a footprint despite the unfamiliar (for now) name.

The Tour de France always showcases a wealth of new products. This year, we’ve seen helmets, shoes, saddles, pedals, and even a road frame or two. We’ll have a look at each over the course of the next few days.

Specialized Body Geometry S-Works road shoe

Price: $200 Sizes: 39 to 48 Colors: White/blue, white/black, and red/silver Web site: www.northwave.com Northwave introduces the Aerlite 3 road shoe, an evolution of the Aerator concept. As one of Northwave's top-shelf cycling shoes, the Aerlite 3 is designed for comfortable lightweight performance.

Price: Not determined. Web site: www.sidisport.it Available: Fall [nid:79113] The Sidi Genius 5 pro woman shoes are part of the company's 2008-2009 season. The shoes feature several new technical features besides the floral fashion. The flower motif was first seen on the feet of Pippo Pozzato, the 2006 Milan-San Remo winner, who debuted the design at this year's spring classic.

Trek development rider Travis Brown was at the Trek team truck at the Sea Otter Classic sporting a never-before-seen set of white and red Bontrager mountain bike shoes. The shoes have a large RXL logo on the middle strap that threw many for a loop. "People keep asking me if they’re from Polo Sport," said Brown. Ralph Lauren was a common sight at Sea Otter in previous years with his now dissolved RLX Polo Sport mountain bike team.

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