Gallery: The shiniest cycling shoes for next season

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Fluoroscent’s recent resurgence in cycling clothes, helmets and shoes may have recalibrated cycling’s shared sense of what constitutes loud and proud. For 2018, cycling shoes have exploded into a cornucopia of shimmering, sparkling, reflective and otherwise colorful designs.

The best cycling shoes, as rated by our expert testers Bont’s in a twist Giro picks Knits for new Empire road and MTB shoes Click through the gallery above for a look at what we found on display at Eurobike, the bike industry’s biggest tradeshow, held in Germany.

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data-src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/shiny-cycling-shoes-4-1504722179630-x7t6ebr7wasg-9305200.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C349" width="1600" height="900" alt="Giro's reflective Empire, shown here with the center section as appears under car lights (or a camera flash...)" title="shiny-cycling-shoes-4-1504722179630-x7t6ebr7wasg-9305200"> Giro’s reflective Empire, shown here with the center section as appears under car lights (or a camera flash…) Ben Delaney / Immediate Media