Which shoes for downhill?

MikeyGordon

Hi there,

Contemplating buying a new pair of dedicated shoes for downhill as the countless pairs of skate shoes m wearing are just getting wrecked! Was looking at purchasing the Shimano AM41s...has anyone got any experience of these? Are there any better pairs out there? Budget I have in mind is around the 80 pound mark. Many thanks in advance

nicklouse

5:10s

tom_howard

nicklouse wrote:

5:10s

+ grippy potato

rockmonkeysc

5:10 for flats, Shimano for SPD.
5:10's are incredibly grippy but don't expect them to last more than a year

sparky543

I use FiveTen Impact Low for the summer & AM41's for this time of year. CRC currently have AM41's for £59.99 which is a steal.

If I had to choose one pair, the AM41's would win by a nose.

angry_bird

AM41s. I find they have plenty of grip, sometimes too much at times, they're a reasonable price and are holding up well, very impressed with how nice and dry my feet have stayed this winter too.

The Northern Monkey

5:10'S are too expensive... made of cardboard too from what I've heard. And they soak up tonnes of water and weigh a tonne. Plus, they look like 'special' shoes.

I've had my etnies for 4 years now and they're perfect... they're all i've worn on my feet since buying them for £15 in TK Maxx and they're still going strong!

tom_howard

RockmonkeySC wrote:

5:10 for flats, Shimano for SPD.
5:10's are incredibly grippy but don't expect them to last more than a year

Mine are strolling into their 5th year...

choldy

I just ordered a pair of five ten freeriders from Chain Reaction Cyles, they have them on sale for £56

delcol

5.10's all the way....

welsh_wonder

The Northern Monkey wrote:

5:10'S are too expensive... made of cardboard too from what I've heard. And they soak up tonnes of water and weigh a tonne. Plus, they look like 'special' shoes.
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Had mine for a full year now, they have been through hell and back and still perfect. Cant say iv ever had waterlogged shoes :roll: Plus they are not a fashion statement, who cares what they look like as long as they work which they do thats all that matters to me and if your worried about weight of 5:10 shoes well god help you..........

Muttly1981

The Northern Monkey wrote:

5:10'S are too expensive... made of cardboard too from what I've heard. And they soak up tonnes of water and weigh a tonne. Plus, they look like 'special' shoes.

I've had my etnies for 4 years now and they're perfect... they're all i've worn on my feet since buying them for £15 in TK Maxx and they're still going strong!

Expect 5:10s to come down in price over the next 12 months, i had an email from Jon who's the head of marketing explaining one of the main reasons they have sold a chunk of the company to Adidas is so they can get there products into a wider range of shops rather than just the specialist bike/climbing shops. He also went on to say that the production costs can be reduced meaning a lower retail price. I'm gonna get a pair of 5:10 but am gonna wait until the weather clears up a bit as i don't want them trashed before the good weather arrives, until then i'll just stay in hibernation

delcol

had my 5,10s since 09 and they still going strong they ridden in all year, and had some searious abuse in whistler 6 trips in total, thats riding in everything from sun baked dusty trails to mud and snow..

1mancity2

Tom Howard wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

5:10 for flats, Shimano for SPD.
5:10's are incredibly grippy but don't expect them to last more than a year

Mine are strolling into their 5th year...

Had my 5:10 Karvers for 2 years and still going strong, loads of protection and just stick newspaper in them when wet.