Biking without shoes seems like a pretty bad idea. I haven’t tried it, but I don’t want to either.
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but in my opinion, shoes are one of the few true necessities for mountain biking. And while any old shoes can certainly do, there are plenty of upsides that come with dropping into a nice pair of riding shoes.
For most of the winter riding season, I’d been using some beefy high-tops to keep the elements out. But with the swampy days slowly coming to an end, I was looking for something a bit slimmer and lighter that could carry me through the summer season and be suitable for pedaling, shuttling and everything in between. Simultaneously, I wanted to see what Ride Concepts was all about, so I picked up a pair of their Hellions.
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