Shoe and pedal choice is one of the most important decisions you have to make as a rider, whether you value the subtle connection the right rubber compound can make with a flat pedal or the power transfer provided by a sexy carbon sole. The choices are many, and range from utilitarian to ultra-exotic and everything in between.
We saw a huge cross-section of footwear at this year's Interbike show, ranging from new flat pedal shoes from Sombrio to urban clipless options from DZR and high-performance economical mountain models from Giro, all the way to high-end road shoes that cost more than a complete entry-level bike. Check out our massive image gallery to see the latest shoes from these brands plus Five Ten, Fizik, Giro, Northwave, Shimano, Sidi, The North Face, Vittoria, and Bont.
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The Sidi Ergo 3 Vent Carbon (US$499.99) is built atop a new full-carbon plate and has two internal channels for flow-through ventilation, with an adjustable toe vent that can be opened or closed to account for changes in weather
On the pedal front, we were impressed by the features e*thirteen have packed into their LG1 flats and the potential of Speedplay's prototype off-road Syzr, which our technical editor James Huang has already reported on comprehensively. Other notables for 2012 include CrankBrothers' redesigned Mallet. Click through our image gallery for a look at these pedals and more, including the latest offerings from Time, Twenty6 and VP.
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CrankBrothers' new Mallet in commemorative Interbike 2011 colours