One school of thought on flat pedal shoes, as followed by Five Ten, is that you should be firmly stuck to your pedal, the other acknowledges that many riders like to shift foot position while riding. Giro's Jacket falls in the latter camp, with a Vibram outer sole that offers good grip. We didn’t have issues with feet coming off on rougher sections, but they required more repositioning than sticky rivals.
The slim fitting and supportive upper is a pleasure to wear. The padding’s spot on and the tongue uses broad, elasticated webbing to keep it in place, making fitting and removal faff free, and eliminating hot spots from the laces.
The shoe is pretty stiff, which makes pedalling a pleasure, though our slim-footed tester would’ve preferred a wider toe box for maximum traction on the latest generation of wide flat pedals, though the mid-tread pattern hooks up well with pins. Off the bike, the relatively low profile and densely packed tread suffers in mud and while not lethal on wet rock, they can’t manage the 'walking up walls' feel of the Five Ten Impact VXi. These shoes do however drain water much more quickly, and the laces are higher quality too.
This article was originally published in What Mountain Bike magazine, available on Apple Newsstand and Zinio.
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