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First Ascent Gravel mtb shoes


doubleDza

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Hey hubbers,

 

I’m in the market for a more hiking friendly mountain bike shoe and came across the First Ascent Gravel mtb shoes.

 

Just wanting to know if anyone has any experience with these or if anyone can recommend a different shoe. I’m not looking to break the bank or anything but would still like decent.

 

Thanks I’m advance guys.

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By more hiking friendly you mean you push your bike up the hills?

 

Sorry just joking.

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Specialized 2FO flat shoes are very comfortable for walking.

 

 

May not meet the budget requirement though ....

 

 

Where did you see the First ascent shoes ? Any small sizes ??

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I bought a pair about a month ago, I use them on flat pedals. 

 

The one thing that is a bit irritating is the shoe has an almost normal shoe sole pattern although more aggressive, which I find does not always give you a proper centre foot placement on the pins of the flat pedals.

 

This is where I think the likes of the Specialised 2F0 with the very flat sole design will be much better.

 

Using them with cleats I think will be fine.

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By more hiking friendly you mean you push your bike up the hills?

 

Sorry just joking.

LOL I've been known to push my bike up a hill or two in the past. But my bigger concern is "unclipping" on a technical climb and twisting my ankle with the more XC focused shoes. Its happened a few times to me, lucky without any major injury

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I bought a pair about a month ago, I use them on flat pedals. 

 

The one thing that is a bit irritating is the shoe has an almost normal shoe sole pattern although more aggressive, which I find does not always give you a proper centre foot placement on the pins of the flat pedals.

 

This is where I think the likes of the Specialised 2F0 with the very flat sole design will be much better.

 

Using them with cleats I think will be fine.

 

 

Ahh perfect, thanks man. Appreciate the response. I'm kinda inbetween flats and clips at the moment so this is exactly the type of feedback I'm looking for

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Specialized 2FO flat shoes are very comfortable for walking.

 

 

May not meet the budget requirement though ....

 

 

Where did you see the First ascent shoes ? Any small sizes ??

 

I saw them at Sportsmans Warehouse and on the First Ascent website. I think there are small sizes available but it depends on how small you want to go.

 

The Specialized 2FO does look great but at 4k they're out of my budget

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my cycling mate, Brett has a pair, he loves them (used Crank Brothers pedals and cleats with them)...

 

Is used to wearing carbon, or more-expensive shoes generally, found these super-comfortable, super affordable.

Cheers

chris

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I use Scott mtb shoes,  they are about R2500  and with the children I am off and on the bike alot, (well that is my story and I am sticking to it  ;))  They don't slip on gravel and stones. I use with flats. 

 

They are the men's ones  btw as the choice was better than the ladies so I got the men's. 

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  • 4 months later...
On 2/8/2021 at 9:24 PM, doubleDza said:

LOL I've been known to push my bike up a hill or two in the past. But my bigger concern is "unclipping" on a technical climb and twisting my ankle with the more XC focused shoes. Its happened a few times to me, lucky without any major injury

You shouldn't twist your ankle when unclipping with any shoes. It should be a natural movement. Check the angle of your cleats (affects how twisted your foot needs to be to release) as well as the release tension on the pedal. My Look MTB pedals were initially a pain to unclip from compared to my cheap Shimano ones, but after sorting the above, all is well.  Also, spray silicone spray on the cleat and pedal interface - sometimes the metal/metal friction causes them to stick a bit.

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I have been using these for years.  Best cycling shoe I have ever used.  Comfortable, waterproof, Gore-Tex, easy to unclip and flipping tough.  Walked many miles in them.

Not First Accent though but definitely worth looking at.  Best recommendation I can make.

 

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