MTB Shoes
You got everything your MTB needs? Well how about yourself? Do you have everything YOU need? Did you think of new MTB Shoes? You will definitely need them because they are a huge upgrade for yourself. You will probably feel much better while wearing kind of MTB Shoes. They will give you more stability, more direct contact to your bike and many other things.
There are several sorts of MTB Shoes out there. You have to decide which of them you need. This depends, like almost everything, on your riding style and of course what you prefer. Do you like click pedals? Do you like flat pedals? So you want to walk with your MTB Shoe or do you only need them to ride your bike. You have to answer yourself these questions before reading further for the more specific information.
Here is a list of MTB Shoes:
Mountain Bike: This MTB Shoe is one of the best and most famous shoe out there. They are very light and out of a high quality material. You will find some made out of fiberglas and carbon fiber. Because of this you will have the best experience but also the highest price. Mountain Bike Shoes have an aggressive, lugged sole for the best performance even when you have to get off your bike.
Road: These MTB Shoes have a smooth, rigid and inflexible sole and less attention is paid to off the bike usage. Sometimes you will see some holes in the sole because of the better ventilation. They are most likely used with click pedals and that makes them even more unsuitable for off the bike use.
Track: These are some of the lightest and most rigid MTB Shoes. They allow you to force almost all your energy directly to your pedal and to your bike without worrying about the shoes stretching, coming off or coming unclipped. You will find some models for click pedals and some for flat pedals.
Casual: This is a more general shoe with a soft outsole and it is more like a street shoe. The casual shoe is more a compromise between the normal street shoe and one of the more specific shoe. So with these shoes you can easily walk around off the bike.