Bikepacking Shoes

Designed in collaboration with Ronnie Romance, the new Stomplox Trail Worm shoes are a lightweight, barefoot-style shoe with interchangeable insoles for traveling by foot or bike. Find everything you need to know about the Kickstarter campaign here…

The Five Ten Trailcross CL Shoes are clip-in mountain bike shoes optimized for equal comfort on and off the bike. After a year of bikepacking, including two week-long scouting trips in the US, countless trail rides, and too much hike-a-bike, Miles reports on what might be his new favorite clipless mountain bike shoe yet. Find his Five Ten Trailcross CL Shoes review here…

The Adidas Five Ten Kestrel BOA was completely redesigned with a new look as a “downcountry” shoe last year, blending a stiffer XC-esque construction with burly features from Five Ten’s gravity mountain bike range to find an interesting middle ground. We’ve been testing a pair for several months for this review…

There seems to be a shortage of flat-pedal mountain bike shoes for cold weather—or mountain weather—and we’re always on the hunt for new options. Prone to cold feet, Logan has found several that work for him over the last few years, some of which might surprise you. Find the list here, plus a few tips for keeping your feet warm…

Redesigned for 2024, the new 45NRTH Ragnarok BOA Boots are rated for chilly shoulder season riding and feature a highly weather-resistant construction, a grippy sole, and a neoprene ankle closure to keep the elements at bay. Miles has been riding in the wet and cold Pacific Northwest to see how they hold up. Find his 45NRTH Ragnarok Boa review here…

Fizik added two new GORE-TEX-equipped shoes to their Terra all-terrain lineup this fall, both featuring grippy Vibram soles, lace-up closures, and a versatile flat or clipless outsole. We’ve been testing out a special collaborative version from PEdALED that launches today to see how they hold up to wet-weather riding in the Pacific Northwest. Find Miles’ Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Shoes review here…

The Specialized Recon ADV Shoes combine the efficiency of a stiff clipless cycling shoe with a roomy toe box, lace-up closure, and unique aesthetics. Miles has been wearing them almost exclusively for the last three months on long gravel rides, rowdy singletrack rides, and several bikepacking trips to see how they hold up. Find his review here…

Shimano’s new Gravity Flat and Gravity Enduro footwear lines are designed to excel in rugged, technical terrain for flat pedal and SPD trail riding. Find specs, photos, and details on all eight models here…

We’ve tested a lot of SPD shoes over the years, but with most of them built around a BOA closure or some similar fancy ratchet system, some riders find that they’re getting a little too complicated. In his latest video review, Neil goes back to laces with the Pearl Izumi Canyon SPD…

The Giro Tracker is the brand’s—and maybe the world’s—first all-terrain bicycling flat-pedal shoe. In this long-term review, Logan weighs in on the pair he’s broken in throughout more than 1,500 miles of use while bikepacking, gravel riding, and testing the extent of their capabilities on rough singletrack trails…

When searching for a versatile flat-pedal shoe for a two-month bikepacking trip in Australia, Miles and Emily turned to the Fizik Terra Ergolace X2 Flat shoes. After three weeks and more than 1,000 kilometers of riding from the coast to the continent’s tallest mountain, they’re starting to look very promising as a mixed-terrain bikepacking shoe. Read the review here…

Released this week, the new Specialized Recon ADV Shoes are designed for all-day comfort on and off the bike and look promising as a clipless option for bikepacking. Check them out here…