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05-17-2021, 01:43 PM #51
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05-17-2021, 01:48 PM #52Registered User
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i've toured wearing gortex shoe covers and they absolutley do keep your foot dry in driving rain
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05-17-2021, 02:05 PM #53
All out of XAlps in my size. Ordered ME5s and XT Trails. Excited to fall over a few times....
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05-17-2021, 02:51 PM #54
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05-17-2021, 04:06 PM #55
x2 on that! For wet mtbing at 30-50 degree temps those waterproof socks have led to a big increase in riding comfort for me. The boot drier also works great to dry the shoes out.
I'm half considering a few clipless rides after being almost entirely flats for five years, but think I might just keep it long rides in dry summer conditions. For some reason I just can't get away from the comfort and confidence that flats give me in slippery, off-camber steep/wet/rooty conditions.
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05-17-2021, 05:30 PM #56
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05-19-2021, 10:26 AM #57
Ordered a pair of X-Alp Elevates and they came in yesterday. I was hoping for 45s but 45.5 was all I could find. I'm a 45 in my Sidis, but these 45.5s feel really similar in length so I think they are going to be a good fit. They flex and walk like a shoe. That is encouraging on one hand but also worrisome - I'll find out more when I get cleats on them and get a ride in.
If others are looking for these it would appear that Backcountry has them back in stock (as of two nights ago) in normal sizes.
Also. . . anybody want a good deal on a pair of Fizik Terra x5s?
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05-27-2021, 06:59 PM #58Registered User
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Second ride tonight on the Elevates, and I'm happy with the shoes. The 43 is a smidge long for me, but the toe box is snug enough laterally that I'm not 100% sure the 42 would've been a good choice, and the two-boa closure means I can just snug the upper one nice and tight. Once I do that, I'm not noticing the shoes much at all--no uncomfortable spots, my feet aren't moving around in them, etc--so I'm happy there.
Now I just need to figure out if I have my cleats positioned optimally or not; getting back in didn't seem as easy as I thought it should today, but it's been a while since I went mountain biking with clipless pedals, and road riding isn't really a fair comparison.
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