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