Bikepacking shoes are now a market niche!

[padonbike]

https://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/art ... oes-52282/

Not sure what others think, but these remind me of some of the earliest MTB-specific offerings pre-SPD (i.e. mid 80's).
We seem to have come full circle.

[PaulB2]

That's one fugly looking pair of hiking boots.

[RIP]

Look good with a nice retro cheesecloth shirt I reckon.

They're a bit confused about what BP's all about: https://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/arti ... ria-49310/ - "Are weird bikes, beards and suffering a compulsory part of bikepacking?". Yes of course they are (see every other BBB "philosophy" thread since time immemorial). Lovely:

"innate suffering needed to go bikepacking"
"foraging for grubs or doing whatever proper bikepackers are supposed to do"

Oh dear, it was all going so well, then: "rad riding". Sigh.

'Scuse me, just off for a quick S240.......

[Bearbonesnorm]

"that style can be infused with function to create a better cycle-centric lifestyle."

.............. just f*ck off.

[SteveM]

what he ^ said

[sean_iow]

They're going to look well odd with my Crikey, how much bibs

[Scud]

They definitely seem to have aimed that at the plaid shirt, mug-dangling, front rack sporting, craft beer drinking part of our brethren...

[PaulE]

I was expecting something like the old pony SPD boots, but those are significantly shittier!

[RIP]

"just f*ck off." - I just knew you'd home in on that little gem

[ootini]

I'm chilling the craft ale and sorting my 'man bun' as we speak.

[Lawmanmx]

Burty to the thread

[Asposium]

I must niche within a niche

Ride clipless

[gairym]

Hey, hey, hey!

Be reasonable, please can we have some perspective and sanity in this thread???

It's unreasonable to lump the appreciation of proper beer in with the feckless goons who'll fall for this bikepacking shoe nonsense

'bikepacking shoes' - heeeeelarious!!!

As you were.....

[fatbikephil]

Eh?
The Shimano XM9 and 7 are bikepacking shoes / boots - that's a town bike shoe....
Once again Bike radar loose the plot. (Although I wouldn't put it past them to be specifically writing that to wind this forum up )

[Bearbonesnorm]

I just knew you'd home in on that little gem

Indeed Reg, a fine example of bolloxy speak - I do sometimes worry that some people actually believe or even understand the crap they write.

[GregMay]

Nice pair of Converse there.

[Pirahna]

I'm still waiting for Nike to bring back the Poobah.

[Matt]

plaid shirt, mug-dangling, front rack sporting, craft beer drinking part of our brethren...

Quite a few like the on here....

There was even a hatchet attached to a bike on WRT....

[burty]

here is my new clip in shoes from the jenn ride, I must admit you could feel the pedal a bit in the foot area
shoe by paul burty, on Flickr

[PaulB2]

They’re well ventilated at least

[Oli.vert]

I like that there's a uniquely large pedal-trap area, something we ought to see more of in the other brands. I'm sure it'll catch on.

[Bearlegged]

They’re well ventilated at least

In my experience, DZR get even more well ventilated when the sole splits.

[padonbike]

Nice to see everyone else was as amused by them as I was

[PaulB2]

here is my new clip in shoes from the jenn ride, I must admit you could feel the pedal a bit in the foot area
shoe by paul burty, on Flickr

What shoes are those so that I know to avoid them...?

[BigdummySteve]

Hey, hey, hey!

Be reasonable, It's unreasonable to lump the appreciation of proper beer in with the feckless goons who'll fall for this bikepacking shoe nonsense

Absolutely!! I like a nice craft IPA, full of hoppy goodness before you ask I don’t have a beard or ride a fat bike. Hopefully I’m safe, I do have a drop bar bike, however it’s a Fargo so very far from being a trendy gravel bike.