Italian shoe brand Northwave has shown off its new range of shoes, including the Extreme RR and Outcross ranges, at Eurobike 2016, telling BikeRadar that it has placed an emphasis on comfort.
The Extreme RR, the new range-topping road shoe from Northwave, has been developed by the design team to create an upper that uses a wire and dial system that completely eliminates any friction or pressure points. The X-Frame technology used in the upper balances and tensions for a seriously snug fit and one that in fact works best with just one SLW2 dial to operate.
Northwave founder Gianni Piva explains: "Pressure points on your feet are something every rider has experienced in his life on the saddle. So we have been working on the XFrame technology for so long, designing carefully every angle of the cable and choosing the softest materials ever for our shoes, and the result is a very innovative solution, providing by far the snuggest and most even fit on a road shoe. We feel very proud of this evolution, whose performance is immediately perceivable and makes pressure points a thing of the past."
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The upper is constructed with a super-soft and super-thin (0.5mm) fabric that’s also very elastic and therefore comfortable. This material is reinforced with a mesh system for strength and this is controlled by a complex series of ribbed material reinforcements which also become the loops for the dial's cable. The positioning of this X-frame reinforcement ensures the uniform tightening and pressure point free fit. The cable is constructed with Dyneema (a light weight material that’s as strong as a steel cable but far more flexible, yet resistant to elongated stretching).
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