Pearl Izumi Cycling Shoes

You'll find this mtb shoe available in three versions, for both men and women, making the Pearl Izumi X Alp a very adaptable shoe from this manufacturer.

The X-Alp Low is a performance shoe with a stiff nylon sole plate to give direct power to the pedals when you exert effort. However, its also got good enough toe flexibility to let you walk easily when the trails gets too steep to ride and there are carbon rubber tread to give you stability off the bike.

With the X-Alp Enduro, as it sounds, you are equipped more for longer trail riding on single track and mountain paths, as the shoe is grippy and strong. Its built to give you power on the bike and plenty of grip off the bike in difficult terrain and over taxing long distances.

If you want a combination of the other models, then the X-Alp Seek does it, using a lightweight upper like the running shoe, combined with the X-Alp bottom and sole.

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These are women's shoes in both mtb and road versions, both of which are performance shoes with secure fit using a ratchet mechanism.

The construction of the Pearl Izumi Attack MTB shoe includes a nylon composite sole with moulded mtb cage for traction and strength, with lugs on the tread to let you go anywhere. The heel lining is synthetic and gives good hold with comfort, the buckle is two position and low profile to keep out of the way of stray branches. The sole is SPD compatable, twin bolt.

With the Womens' Attack Road shoe, you get a vented nylon sole to combine value and performance, with a synthetic heel lining like the mtb version. The uppers have minimum weight construction, while also providing an abrasion resistant front foot area mesh to allow your foot to breathe. As with the mountain bike shoe, the buckle is low profile, two position. The cleat is a 3 bolt Look pedal pattern.

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This is a classic all weather, all terrain winter boot as you might guess from its name: Pearl Izumi Barrier. Its designed for great protection on rides of all types, especially where you are going to have to get off your bike and fight mud, rocks, tree roots, muddy paths or whatever else the great outdoors throws at you.

It features a Gore Tex lining for waterproof protection, special 3M thinsulate insulation to keep your feet warm, a Nylon MTB sole complete with big lug tips for grip and 2 bolt SPD compatibility.

In addition, there's a rubber toe cap to protect against damage to the boot (and your foot), an integrated gaiter and a zip up cover for the laces that is also water resistant. The lacing system is internal and a speed type one, for good and consistent fit.

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If you need a budget cycling shoe for MTB or road use then the Pearl Izumi Quest is a good compromise between performance and price. The uppers are a mix of leather and mesh which gives both support and comfort.

For the MTB version, there's a mountain cage to give traction and durability, with good lug tips to keep you stable, while the mesh forefoot area is very abrasion resistant also giving good ventilation. There are three Velcro straps for easy and wide ranging adjustability.

In the road version of the Izumi Quest, there is a vented nylon sole to give high performance at a great value with a minimised upper to save weight, a synthetic heel lining to grip your heel and a similar mesh area at the front of the foot for ventilation. This has the same 3 straps for adjustability as the mtb shoe.

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