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vivalargo said:

Check out the Fiveten.com site and the Sam Hill downhill shoe.
Expensive, but quite the muni shoe.

JL

It looks like the toe protector is soft (not the rubber part in the
middle, but the stitched bit above it); is that right? I really need a
decent toe cup, I constantly doink my big toe. The sole looks good,
though.

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exactly what I was wondering tholub, I think a MUni shoe should have
good toe protection as well.
I'm tired of breaking toenails...

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I have these, and they're the best MUni shoes I've ever owned! I've put
a ton of technical miles on 'em and they're still going strong,
although I'm getting ready to buy another pair. Oddly enough, they are
the "freeride" series; no connection to KH freeride, but a cool
coincidence! They are also the best *fitting* and most comfortable MUni
shoe IMO.:p

PS: It's called the "Impact mid" (plenty of ankle protection too!) and
there is also a newer version, but I like this one just fine. 🙂

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So, John, don't these Sam Hill shoes have that same button-texture as
the Impacts? I currently have the Impact Mids. I like their grip once
the foot is well-placed, but it can be tricky to wiggle them into a
comfortable spot because those button things on the sole catch on the
pedal-pins.

Terry, you say there is ankle protection, but I find that protection is
only against bangs from the pedals/cranks. They have no pro from
sprain-like injuries, which I found out when I rolled my ankle on after
UPDing in hummocky terrain.

I'd love to see a hightop version with real splint-like ankle braces.

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Does anybody use a hiking boot for MUni? I'm interested in a sole that
is stiff enough that it won't flex into the arch of your foot when you
do drops, yet would still be flexible enough and comfortable enough for
hiking uphill, crashing, etc. The 5.10, while a wonderful shoe, and
super grippy, still has a flexible sole.

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steveyo said:

I'd love to see a hightop version with real splint-like ankle braces.

They have an Impact II that's a high-top on their site.

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skilewis74 said:

They have an Impact II that's a high-top on their site.

Yeah, but it's just a leather upper and wouldn't protect from rolling
your ankle landing on uneven ground. It states: "Both the Impact and
Impact High are engineered to have a great fit, with and without ankle
braces", so it doesn't offer that "brace" type of pro.

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steveyo said:

Yeah, but it's just a leather upper and wouldn't protect from rolling
your ankle landing on uneven ground. It states: "Both the Impact and
Impact High are engineered to have a great fit, with and without ankle
braces", so it doesn't offer that "brace" type of pro.

Cough ankle biters cough for muni chough cough:p

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Ducttape said:

not gonna show you it tonight becasue I am going to play with it until I
go to bed to get it just right.........

steveyo said:

I'd love to see a hightop version with real splint-like ankle braces.

This would be cool. But it has to be done right. For a while, I rode
with a nylon wrapping ankle supporter, that cinches up like a boot. I
purchased it with plastic strips that fit in as inserts in the sides,
thinking it would add to lateral support. Instead, it pressed on my
outer ankle bone so much, it hurt. The plastic strips were flexible to
an extent, but not enough to work without pain. I took them out and
never used them again.

A shoe with splint-like braces would have to work with the ankle bone,
IMO.

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teachndad said:

A shoe with splint-like braces would have to work with the ankle bone,
IMO.

Agreed.

wickedbob said:

Cough ankle biters cough for muni chough cough

Bob - I know there are lots of different ankle braces out there, but I
just wish there'd be one incorporated into a good muni shoe.

Oh, and get that cough looked at buddy!

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MuniAddict said:

I have these, and they're the best MUni shoes I've ever owned! I've put
a ton of technical miles on 'em and they're still going strong,
although I'm getting ready to buy another pair. Oddly enough, they are
the "freeride" series; no connection to KH freeride, but a cool
coincidence! They are also the best *fitting* and most comfortable MUni
shoe IMO.:p

PS: It's called the "Impact mid" (plenty of ankle protection too!) and
there is also a newer version, but I like this one just fine. 🙂

hey, are those good for gliding and stuff?

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steveyo said:

Agreed.

Bob - I know there are lots of different ankle braces out there, but I
just wish there'd be one incorporated into a good muni shoe.

*Oh, and get that cough looked at buddy*!

Yeah I get what you mean it would be one less step which can be
forgotten. It would be nice, but at least with ankle biters you can but
the sole over them to keep them in place. I use the t7? off ucd best
70$ I have spent. It has payed for it self all the times I could have
rolled and or broken my ankle. Sher they make you fall instead of your
ankle twisting, but you get used to that soon enough they feel a bit
weird at first too.

I am the doc said it was chronic I have no idea how I got it it just
started happening so quick!:eek:

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Ducttape said:

not gonna show you it tonight becasue I am going to play with it until I
go to bed to get it just right.........

I used to race downhill mountain bikes and I had these shose.
They are great and very grippy. The shoe that muniaddict showed would
be good for protecting your ankle from hitting the cranks but I dont
know how well they would help if you rolled your ankle, although it
would be better than the low cut ones.

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these are the ones, they worked great yesterday, first big ride MUni
w/them. i wanted a lighter pair for distance cokering, and decided to
try them for MUni. i like the 5/10 rubber and didnt seem to sacrifice
too much in ankle protection.

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hobo_chuck said:

hey, are those good for gliding and stuff?

Not sure since I don't/can't/haven't learned gliding.:o But I would
guess that they'd work well because of the sole design would give you
good braking on the tire while gliding.

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MuniAddict said:

Not sure since I don't/can't/haven't learned gliding.:o But I would
guess that they'd work well because of the sole design would give you
good braking on the tire while gliding.

But who would want to wear through a $100+ pair of shoes by gliding?
Good gliding shoes would be inexpensive bargain shoes that work well
enough.

I recently found the 661 Dually Taki shoes on sale. Could get four of
the 661s for the price of one of the FiveTens. My new muni shoes are
the 661s and the Vans that I've been using.

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john_childs said:

But who would want to wear through a $100+ pair of shoes by gliding?
Good gliding shoes would be inexpensive bargain shoes that work well
enough.

Not necessarily. You still want good equipment, including shoes. Those
who do some "gliding" obviously mix in much more types of riding during
their sessions that would indeed require a quality built shoe.

john_childs said:

I recently found the 661 Dually Taki shoes on sale. Could get four of
the 661s for the price of one of the FiveTens. My new muni shoes are
the 661s and the Vans that I've been using.

I have a pair of 661 duallys...they're sitting UNUSED in my closet! They
are the same "size" as my 5-tens, but the toe box area is waaaay to
small and caused toe blisters within 20 minutes of riding! The depth
and width at the toe area are not sufficient. I took them to a local
shoe repair and they tried to "stretch" the toe area, but there was no
improvement. The dually's are pure [censored], at least in my case. Btw,
moving up a 1/2 size would only make the rest of the fit sloppy, as I
had the right size from heel to toe, length-wise. The toe design is
simply bad! ONE pair of FiveTens are worth 100 pair of the
dually's....scratch that...there aren't enough duallys in the world
that be as good as just ONE pair of FiveTens. 🙂

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MuniAddict said:

I have a pair of 661 duallys...they're sitting UNUSED in my closet!
They are the same "size" as my 5-tens, but the toe box area is waaaay
to small and caused toe blisters within 20 minutes of riding! The
depth and width at the toe area are not sufficient. I took them to a
local shoe repair and they tried to "stretch" the toe area, but there
was no improvement. The dually's are pure [censored], at least in my case.
Btw, moving up a 1/2 size would only make the rest of the fit sloppy,
as I had the right size from heel to toe, length-wise. The toe design
is simply bad! ONE pair of FiveTens are worth 100 pair of the
dually's....scratch that...there aren't enough duallys in the world
that be as good as just ONE pair of FiveTens. 🙂

You know, this is why some people try on shoes before they buy them.

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but that would be the logical thing to do. what do you think we are?
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