Bont Vaypor S road shoe review - heat mouldable, these relieve pressure points

Super stiff, loads of size options and heat mouldable to tweak the fit but only if you have lots of money to spend

Bont Vaypor S road shoe
(Image credit: Rachel Sokal)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

If you're in the market for a high-end road shoe the Bont Vaypor S will be on your shortlist. The incredible stiffness and thin sole make it a fantastic performer which can be spotted in the pro peloton. The huge range of sizes including four standard width fittings will improve the chance that the Vaypor S is the right shoe for you. The heat mouldable chassis allows you to tweak the fit as often as you wish too.

Reasons to buy
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    Huge range of sizes

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    Incredibly stiff

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    Low stack height

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    Mouldable to improve fit

Reasons to avoid
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    Sizing process is difficult

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    Only slight changes in fit possible through moulding

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    Price

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If you've just spent over $400/£300 on a pair of bike shoes you might be a little dubious about putting them in your oven. 

We checked our thermometers and steadied our nerves to test out the heat mouldable Bont Vaypor S road shoes to see how they compared to the rest of the best cycling shoes

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Rachel has been writing about and reviewing bike tech for the last 10 years. Cynical by nature, Rachel never really trusts the marketing hype and prefers to give products a mighty good testing before deciding whether they're worth buying or not. 

Rachel's first riding love is mountain biking where she's been European and UK 24hr Champion on more than one occasion. She's not just confined to the trails though and regularly rides - and occasionally races - on gravel and road too.