mountain bike shoe recommendations

[moondoggie]

Looking to replace my Look shoes. Presently road biking with frogs. Getting hot foot alot. Thinking i should get a carbon sole. Could really use some recs.
thank you!

[Irulan]

Personally, I prefer the non-carbon type. I'm currently in a Specialized Taho. It has more of a traditional sneaker-like "tacky" sole. I've had very bad experiences losing traction when putting a foot down with stiff/hard soled MTB shoes. They can be very skittery for hike-a-bike on rocky terrain, and they slip when walking on Anything but dirt. For hot feet, you might look into improving the fit with a footbed.

[Artista]

I've had very bad experiences losing traction when putting a foot down with stiff/hard soled MTB shoes. They can be very skittery for hike-a-bike on rocky terrain, and they slip when walking on Anything but dirt.

I 100% agree with Irulan. I broke the bones on both sides of my ankle when my hard soled mtn bike shoe slipped. Now I wear only sticky bottom shoes similar to the pair that Irulan linked to. I use them for both mtn and road biking.

[Maye]

I currently use the Mavic Scorpio 2012 MTB shoes with my road bike and so far I like them. Before them I was using a pair of MTB shoes with rubber sole and had hot foot issues even before hitting 10 miles!! My pedals are Shimano the double platform ones. With the Mavic shoes, so far I haven't had any hot foot issues but I have been using them for almost a month. I can also walk short distances with them and they have a good grip. They are my "training" shoes/pedals since I was having a hard time clipping in/out. Once I get better, then I'll consider changing the pedals to road ones.

For now I hope this shoes work for me since I can't keep buying shoes or more pedals

[Catrin]

I use Frogs on the road and also use Mavic Scorpio shoes (2011). Awesome combination on the road and the lugs on the sole are rubber - not hard plastic (though quite firm). My old Bontrager mtb shoes would slip when I went to stop on pavement these do not do that, and no hot foot issues, at least for me.

[Maye]

I use Frogs on the road and also use Mavic Scorpio shoes (2011). Awesome combination on the road and the lugs on the sole are rubber - not hard plastic (though quite firm). My old Bontrager mtb shoes would slip when I went to stop on pavement these do not do that, and no hot foot issues, at least for me.

Thanks for adding the info about the lugs. And also, they are cute shoes!

[Irulan]

My recommendation is for mountain biking, that IS what you needed a recommendation for?

[zoom-zoom]

I love love LOVE my Louis Garneau T-Flex 300s. They are quite stiff, except from the ball of the toes forward (hence the flex). They are fabulous for cyclocross and hiking my mtn. bike as needed. They have good traction and heat-moldable (in the oven) uppers.