Deal alert: Five Ten cycling shoes on sale ($63)

[Michael Morrissey]

These Five Ten cycling shoes are on sale at Adidas.com. I just ordered another pair. I really really like these shoes for riding, and you might too.

https://www.adidas.com/us/five-ten-freerider-pro-canvas-mountain-bike-shoes/GZ1931.html

Michael

[Keith Weaver]

Those do look good, I was thinking this morning that some flat shoes with less mesh than my Lems could keep my toes warmer on those cool commutes. Can you comment on how they fit? Would you recommend sizing up?

Cheers,

Keith

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[Kim H.]

My only concern is whether or not my MKS Lambda pedals with extensions would tear up the soles over a short period of time.

Kim Hetzel.

[Brian Turner]

Kim, Five Ten soles (in my experience) are quite durable. They are known for being popular flat-pedal / mtb shoes, and the rubber is specially formulated to be "sticky" in terms of gripping pedals well. I've probably had half a dozen pairs of Five Tens over the years and have ridden mostly mtb-style pedals, some with aggressive pin configurations. I've never experienced the soles getting chewed up by the pins, or any undue wear from the pedals with Five Tens. Now, my Blundstone boot soles haven't fared so well...

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[Kim H.]

@Brain -

I thank-you for your feedback and information about the FIVE TEN soles. I appreciate it.

Are they waterproof ?  or can they be treated as so ?

Kim Hetzel, who is currently use my old Merrell Moab Rovers with Vibram soles to ride.

[Kim H.]

@Brian,

Are these shoes true to size ?

Kim Hetzel.

[Richard Rose]

My experience with several pairs of 5/10’s. Fantastic grip & overall durability. Big, sharp pins without any significant damage to the Stealth soles. Freerider’s I size up 1/2 size. I can wear a 9 but my 9.5’s are better. Freerider pro size up at least 1/2 size. I did and it’s a very snug shoe. 

That’s certainly a very good deal.

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[Rich Lesnik]

SOLD OUT

[Shannon Menkveld]

Even though the sale is over, I figured I'd chime in on the shoes:

They're the closest thing I've found to the early 80's touring shoes.

The soles (on the basic version, which is what I have) are stiff enough to ride hard, road-style, (on the balls of the feet, with clips & straps,) and soft enough to do normal off-the-bike things. I've worn them all day at work, and it was OK. My understanding is that the higher level ones are stiffer, so maybe not as good off the bike?

They come in a 12.5 (US). That's pretty awesome, as I usually have to buy 13s because half-sizes stop at 10 or 11.

They don't scream "hey, bro, lookit mah shooooz!!!1!!"

The combination of 5.10 Freeriders, MKS Urban Platform pedals, Soma double-gate toe clips, and Velo-Orange laminated straps is about as good as it gets for the combination of foot retention's advantages (which do exist, even if they're mostly subjective) and off-the-bike functionality and convenience that I've ever had in almost 40 years of road riding. I have flats (Odyssey Grandstand V2s) on my around-town bomber bike, but for a recreational / touring road bike, I've found my happy place.

The only complaint I have is that the laces are too long, but I've been tucking my right  laces into my right shoes since the Reagan administration, so that's a pretty minor complaint.

--Shannon

[Ted W]

For a those who missed the sale and are still looking for something like these I can’t recommend Ride Concepts “Vice” shoes enough. I ride them with the MKS monarch pedals and there is no sign of premature wear due to peg damage. The combination grips so well that I sometimes forget I’m not clipped.

The sole of the vice is a waffle pattern gum sole (similar to Vans, FiveTen and other popular, flat pedal mountain bike shoes). The uppers are suede, but they have more of the texture of the back side of leather IMO than what I think of as suede. And though not advertised as such, they also seem to come with some kind of hydrophobic coating coating. I’ve observed water beading up on the surface of the shoe instead of being absorbed when riding through puddles.

You can get them for about $100 on Amazon (and I’m sure elsewhere) and for me they ran about .5 under true to size. I wear a 12.5 in them when I’m typically a 12.

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[Brendan Willard in SF]

and $70 at Jensen https://www.jensonusa.com/Ride-Concepts-Vice-Shoes-BLACK-105?loc=usa&gclid=CjwKCAjwyY6pBhA9EiwAMzmfwYsHfZH-NI3hE_eE7zbiE_b6A46sSY1ONqkuPJI1kCOnbGr7yz7l9hoCldIQAvD_BwE