Specialized Expert Road shoes review

Specialized Expert Road shoes review

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Our rating

4

200.00
160.00
249.95

Colin Levitch / Immediate Media

Published: October 1, 2016 at 1:00 pm

Our review
Boa dials, a comfy fit, a stiff sole, and knee friendly Body Geometry treatement make Specialized's Expert Road a great option for those who are just getting started or on a budget

Specialized rate these shoes at 8.5 on their stiffness scale, compared to 12 for the S-Works equivalent, but don’t let that fool you. Even when you’re sprinting uphill in a big gear the difference is only slight.

You get the same foot-cosseting, leg-aligning, knee-saving Body Geometry technologies for your money, though there’s slightly less arch support, and the sole is still carbon fibre, albeit with fibreglass as opposed to the S-Works’s high-modulus carbon.

The excellent Boa Lacing System on the Expert has a single one-way dial that pulls out to release completely instead of offering one-click tension reduction. It’s complemented by a single Velcro strap running over the bridge of the foot that seals an extremely comfortable and secure fit.

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