Gallery: The shiniest cycling shoes for next season
Subtle they are not; cycling shoes go wild for 2018
Gaerne’s G_Stardust women’s shoe
It is hard to capture the reflectivity of the Stardust exterior with a camera
You probably wouldn’t want to wear these on a rainy day… or maybe even outdoors
Giro’s reflective Empire, shown here with the center section as appears under car lights (or a camera flash…)
Giro also went big on knit uppers for its Empire lace-ups
Giro worked with one of its suppliers for cycling-specific knits that have less stretch that athletic-shoe knits
Here is what the reflective Empire looks like in daylight
And here is what the reflective Empire looks like at night
Or if you prefer something that shimmers in daylight, perhaps you’ll like this Empire finish
Crono kicks, for when you plan to win that gold medal
Or, for the more conservative, the plain-old fluoro yellow Chrono
Giro also has a sublimated microfiber for one of the women’s Empire models
Former pro cyclist Geoffroy Lequatre has a boutique brand G4, and a penchant for design
No, you can’t buy these from Fizik, but Lequatre is talking to a few brands about potential collaborations
Northwave rolled out this Extreme RR GTX winter cycling shoe with integrated GoreTex cuff at Eurobike
The new Northwave Flash TH is made for fall conditions with a Thinsulate 200g lining
Lake is playing around with microfiber treatments. Because shiny
Okay, not shiny, but Lake still has Ben Berden’s monster-cross shoes in the line
Do shiny shoes make you angry? Then how about some lace-up boots with nasty toe spikes?
Although more subdued than Giro’s offerings, Fizik also came to Eurobike with knit shoes
Note how airy the knit is
Fizik’s Infinito R1 with knit
Pearl Izumi reworked its P.R.O. Leader for 2018
Pearl’s ultra-thin sole requires a bit of finishing where the upper wraps around the carbon – so why not make that finish bling?
Vittoria showed a prototype Velar. Microfiber uppers open up a range of finish options
Vittoria’s 1976
Sidi’s Shot glows by day and night
Garneau won a Eurobike award with shoes that expand up to 5mm outwards at the foot’s widest part
Bont’s new Helix features BOA wires that wrap all the way around the shoe
Channels are built into the Bont Helix to guide the wrap-around BOA wires
Scott’s Road RC SL shoe weighs a claimed 245g in size 39
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.
