Crankbrothers is introducing its first range of mountain bike footwear for both clip-in and flat pedals.
The Mallet and Mallet E clip-in shoes and Stamp flat shoe apply the Match System to provide optimised engagement for clip-in and flat pedal riders.
Crankbrothers said it entered the footwear category to solve ‘common inconsistencies’ in the cleat box that cause frustration to riders. Its debut range is focused on the downhill, enduro, all-mountain and trail side of mountain biking. The outsoles are optimised for Crankbrothers pedals, though they are designed to work with any mountain bike pedal system.
“We have spent many years finding innovative ways to optimize the shoe-pedal interface focusing on the pedal system, but we were missing control over the shoe, which created interference issues with the pedals,” said Gaspare Licata, Crankbrothers CEO. “We saw riders cutting the cleat box in order to properly engage with the pedal and lengthening the cleat track to allow
Crankbrothers unveils all-new Mallet, Mallet E and Stamp MTB shoes The US components brand aims to create the ultimate shoe connection for mountain bikers
December 14, 2020 at 5:00 pm
Getting the right shoe/pedal combo isn’t an easy task, especially when you consider how many potential options are currently on the market. Even when you settle on a pair, they might still require some subtle ‘altering’ to get them just right – we’ve all lengthened cleat slots or trimmed shoe outsoles for better pedal compatibility in the past. It’s not ideal, more of a necessary evil.
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But Crankbrothers is keen to eradicate these sorts of problems and has spent the past few years developing its new shoe line-up to do exactly that, with help from Fizik Research and Development designer Anthony Hope and rubber expert Vanni Scapin.