Cross-country shoe showdown: Specialized S-Works XC vs Sidi Drako

Two premium XC kicks go head to head

Published: February 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Sidi and Specialized are known for producing some of the best mountain bike shoes out there, and when it comes to cross-country racing both of these manufacturers offer premium choices.

We took the range-topping shoe from both brands – that's the S-Works XC from Specialized and in Sidi's case the Drako – and gave them out to our resident XC racer Joe Norledge, who pitched them head-to-head in this detailed video review.

Cross-country shoe showdown: specialized s-works xc vs sidi drako