Tips for choosing the perfect MTB shoes

 Tips for choosing the perfect MTB shoes

In this Post, we leave you some tips to choose the perfect shoes for MTB. The MTB modality, every day is more followed by bicycle enthusiasts, but this modality when faced with tougher aspects than any other modality, all equipment and accessories that are used must be chosen carefully so that they maintain the greatest comfort during the time your route lasts.

Therefore, below, we are going to explain the aspects that should be taken into account when choosing the perfect MTB shoes for mountain biking and advise on which MTB shoes to choose based on these aspects that must be taken into account. accounts such as: stiffness, last, size, weight ... etc.

- Tips for choosing the perfect MTB shoes and products

But cycling is not like in other sports modalities, you can choose the shoe that you like the most in terms of design or colors, in cycling you must take into account before buying, the characteristics that the cyclist has. But why is footwear so important?

Footwear is the most important in cycling because wearing inappropriate footwear during the route, which causes pain, can cause injuries, the time that is pedaling is a suffering and that the pain causes the cyclist not to pedal with force enough.


- First of all, one of the most important aspects is choosing the right size. By the design of these shoes, since these shoes are usually narrower, causing the toes to fall asleep. For this reason, the size may vary and is not the same as the size that is normally used in a shoe, it is advisable to try the shoe before buying it or to be guided by the size guide of each brand.

It is important to measure the width and length of the foot and consult the size guides of each manufacturer, since the size of each brand may vary by a few centimeters and the number you need may vary.

To have the greatest comfort, the shoe must fit, with the heel adjusted so that it is held, with pressure on the instep, but without it being tightened and it cannot be loose since the foot support will not be correct.


- Second, another aspect to take into account are the materials with which these shoes are made, depending on the material many things will depend, such as the price of these shoes or the time in which they are used. These materials will always be less rigid than those used in road shoes, in addition to the fact that these shoes will have small studs on their sole so that the cyclist, in the event of having to walk through the mountains, can do so easily.

It should be taken into account at what time of year it is going to be used, if the routes through the mountains are to be done during the summer or in spring, more breathable materials will be used, this makes the shoe lighter. For winter seasons it is recommended to wear MTB shoes that are waterproof or that withstand the heat.

The materials used to make these range from fabric, hard plastic, leather, carbon fiber or synthetic microfibers. This last material is the most used, since it is a material that provides lightness, resistance, breathability and water resistance. The soles of these cycling shoes can be made of carbon fiber, this makes the weight decrease but the price increases.



- Thirdly, the type of closure that is another aspect that is taken into account, the recommended thing in cycling is not to use shoes with laces, in order to avoid that the cord gets tangled with any part of the bicycle.

Velcro or BOA type closures are the most used for mountain biking. When a shoe has a velcro closure, they are a shoe that will have a lower price, therefore, if you are a beginner, it is best to start with MTB shoes with this closure.

The BOA type closure will make the price of the shoe rise, but this is one of the best closures, since this closure allows you to easily adapt the shoe to your foot, being also one of the fastest fixed closures and maintains the pressure and fixation.

There are other shoes that combine various types of closure such as laces and velcro or velcro and BOA closure. With these combinations the best fixation of the shoe to the foot will be achieved



- Finally, to choose the right MTB shoe, we must take into account what type of mountain biking we practice.

If the modality we practice is XC or cross-country, the most appropriate thing is to choose shoes that have a rigid sole, with a good fit so that the foot is supported and not lose strength when pedaling and with light materials so that the weight of the shoes is the smallest possible.

If we practice trail, the most suitable shoes that we should wear are rigid and comfortable shoes with a rubber sole, since in this modality it is possible that we have to walk through the mountains, therefore these shoes are very similar to those used when mountaineering is practiced.

If the modality we practice is Downhill, the most convenient thing is to choose a flexible but resistant footwear, these shoes have a reinforcement on the toe to serve as protection against impacts against the ground or stones, but unlike the shoes of the first mode, these shoes should not be so tight and the foot so subject to allow the maneuvers that this mode requires.