Cycling shoes for an optimal riding experience
Compared to regular street shoes, you'll have a much better riding experience with professional cycling shoes. The wearing comfort is also much higher in comparison to conventional sneakers. If you ride longer distances on your bike or train properly, you should definitely get special bike shoes. We explain which type of shoe is best for you!
Mountain Bike Shoes
Weather-resistant materials ensure that your feet stay nice and dry even at peak performance or in bad weather. To protect the toe and heel area to the maximum, extra caps made of fiberglass are incorporated in this area in many MTB shoes.
MTB shoes are available for both clipless pedals and platform pedals. If you are more of a freerider and on your descents also like to incorporate occasional jumps, you should choose shoes for platform pedals, so that you can always move your feet freely. These shoes then again have a softer sole with a little less profile, as they hold better on the pins of the platform pedals.
Mountain bike shoes for clipless pedals usually have specially recessed cleats, which provide particularly high comfort when walking (cleats are plates that are individually screwed to the sole of the shoe, so that they can lock onto the clipless pedal). Because it is not uncommon in mountain biking that you have to carry or push your bike sometimes for a certain section.




Road Bike Shoes
Since road bike shoes are less suitable for walking, you should only opt for this type of shoe if you want to practice the sport of road cycling effectively. A plus point of some road cycling shoes: certain models are moldable under heat, so you can adjust them perfectly to your foot shape.
If you're afraid that you might not be able to get off the pedal in time in the event of a fall, we can reassure you somewhat. With a slight sideways twist of the foot you come out of the pedal in a flash. With a little practice you will get used to this move very quickly.




(Photos: Scott)