Cycling shoe reviews

Bontrager's road shoe for the everyman promising the perfect mix of stiffness and comfort

By James Bracey Published 16 January 20

We've tested the DMT R1 shoes, the Italian brand's top road cycling shoes. They look distinctive but does their performance measure up against the competition?

By Paul Norman Published 14 June 16

The Northwave Evolution Plus shoes take all the clever tech from Northwave's more expensive road shoes, and puts into a relatively more affordable package.

By James Bracey Published 5 May 16

The Northwave Extreme shoes are stiff, comfortable and well-ventilated shoes, but are let down by the in-house dials that are fiddly compared to Boas.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 27 June 16

New for 2015, the Gaerne G.Stilo shoes are high end, lightweight kicks with carbon sole and Boa closure system

By Luke Evans Published 11 March 15

Northwave has been in the game a long time and and does things a little differently – will the Northwave Extreme RR shoes perform?

By Symon Lewis Published 12 March 18

The Fizik R4Bs – available in men's and women's ('Donna') fit – sit at the lower end of the premium brand's line-up: do they make performance more accessible?

By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published 30 January 18

The new Arione R1 Versus Evo saddle has a deep relief channel to help with pressure issues for some riders and it remains a comfortable performance lead saddle

By Symon Lewis Published 6 February 18

With a full carbon sole for only £65, the dhb R2.0C road cycling shoes are certainly impressive at first glance.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 12 May 15

Pear Izumi have produced a high qaulity road shoe with the Select road, all for £89.99

By Cycling Weekly Published 30 June 14

Lake CX236C £169.99

By Cycling Weekly Published 21 March 13

By Kenny Pryde Published 13 May 14

A great looking pair of shoes, the DMT Vega shoes are very comfortable and lovely and stiff, but that's no reason not to try before you buy...

By Symon Lewis Published 2 April 15

New shoe from high-end Swiss company Suplest seamlessly blends retro and modern, for £239.99

By Cycling Weekly Published 1 February 11

Despite the effort that has gone into the marketing spiel, Scott has still managed to produce a great pair of shoes in the Scott Road Premiums.

By Cycling Weekly Published 2 April 15

The Pearl Izumi Select Road IIIs may not be the greatest looking pair of shoes, but can they offer a bit more out on the road.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 14 May 15

Northwave Farenheit winter boots were tested by CW's Tech team this winter costing £149.99

By Cycling Weekly Published 10 January 13

Lace-up shoes are becoming more and more popular. The Specialized S-Works Sub 6 shoes are said to be light, stiff and aero

By Chris Hovenden Published 1 March 16

Pearl Izumi Elite III £159.99

By Cycling Weekly Published 21 March 13

We've tested the Vittoria Arctica winter cycling shoes. They're waterproof with some good features but are difficult to get adjusted to make them comfortable.

By Paul Norman Published 16 February 16

Performance dedicated yet seriously stylish, Specialized's S-Works shoes have always been hot property. But has the brand retained the coveted top of the wish-list spot with the S-Works 7 road shoes? We put the miles in to find out

By Rupert Radley Published 6 April 18

We test the Rapha Classic shoes, Rapha's first attempt at footwear in house and we're impressed

By Rupert Radley Published 12 December 19

The Specialized Audax shoes are designed to be worn on long rides. We see whether they can last the distance

By Chris Hovenden Published 14 January 16

Giant's flagship shoe, which has an innovative carbon-beam sole and is worn by the Sunweb team in the WorldTour, gets a full makeover

By Simon Smythe Published 13 December 18

By Cycling Weekly Published 15 May 14

Fizik has simplified the design of its top Fizik M3B MTB shoe, which now uses just a single Boa closure, but has this affected fit?

By Paul Norman Published 20 June 17

As used by the likes of Fabian Cancellara, the Bontrager XXX Road shoes may not be the lightest shoes on the market, but are certainly very comfortable and super stiff.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 24 April 15