The flat pedal shoe market has been dominated by a brand or two since toe cages lost their popularity. During those years of domination there has always been a brand or two trying to break into the ultra competitive shoe market, but soon fade away. The last two years however, have seen several new brands introduce shoes that have a real chance of taking a substantial piece of the mountain bike shoe market. Ion has recently joined the mountain bike shoe party and released the Scrub Amp shoe. We were lucky enough to get a pair before their official release and have spent the last month breaking them in. Here is our first impression.
The Ion Scrub Amp shoe is created around the Pin Tonic 2.0 outsole, which has positive and negative treads for increased grip and traction. The shoe also has an EVA midsole designed for increase comfort and impact absorption. The Scrub is built with a reinforced toe cap that is meant to absorb and deviate the forces of front impacts. Included in the design of the shoe is a pre-shaped heel cup for added comfort and to hold the heel in place while riding or pushing up the trail.
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