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I spent quite a while trying on shoes and even bought and resold a pair of $300 shoes that did not work out for me. These ended up being far and away the best value out there. Sure, they're NOT a carbon sole (pretty sure "injected carbon" is just a marketing game since these are definitely not like real carbon stiffness), but unless you're constantly pushing 300+ watts or doing lots of 100 mile gravel/road rides in these, you'll be fine. If you're doing that, just spend for the real carbon. These did start to hurt the bottom of my forefoot on a hard century I did recently.One of the best things about these is that they do break in, unlike many higher-end synthetic shoes that need to fit you perfect out of the box. They were a bit narrow at first but broke in to comfortably accommodate my slightly wide feet after 200 miles.The single boa isn't a problem for me at all since I never messed with the forefoot one mid-ride on my old shoes. Velcro does the job there and helps keep these very very light! I will say the low-end boa dials they use on these aren't great. They do the job, but you have to pop them completely loose and then retighten in order to loosen while riding (vs nicer boas where you can just dial them back a bit). They also take a bit more effort to pop loose than nicer ones, but it's fine.THEY NEED TO FIX THE US SIZING ON AMAZON. It's way off. Go by the EU size that shows when you add to cart and they'll be true to size.If you want solid, lightweight shoes that can do it all, but don't have endless money to throw at your hobby, these are the shoes for you!I was surprised how well these fit. I am typically a 10 1/2 and normal width, but wear size 11 for running. I went with size 45 and the fit was snug, but perfect for cycling. This is a quality shoe and works great for me.Nice looking MTB shoes, ride with my new fizik shoes today. Nice fit, comfortable.Will update my review after more rides.Me agradan muchísimo. No los he podido estrenar.Well made quality mtb shoes, great fit and finish!I love the boa feature. First time using it and I love it. Adjust the tension to your liking.I use this shoe on my road bike which had SPD pedals on it because I didn't want to invest in SPD-SL pedals. For this purpose, these shoes are great - the bottom is very rigid which is great for power transfer. I haven't had any discomfort or nerve pinching, and the Boa dial is a god send. I will say that if you plan to walk around a lot in your cycling shoes, then these are not the shoes for you. While they do have treads on them that elevate the cleat off the ground, this only really works on very flat surfaces. If the surface you are walking on is at all textured then the cleats will scrape the ground and you will feel it (even on some paved surfaces). The hard sole also would make it quite uncomfortable for walking (but it's also what makes these good for pedaling). On the bike, these are great, and seem more like a road shoe with a few MTB features like the treads and SPD cleats, which is exactly what I wanted.Beware: if you select your American size, you will get the wrong product. I ordered an 11.5 US and got a 42.5 EU which is obviously way too small. I had to return it and specifically order a 45 EU. So make the size conversion to EU yourself and then make sure the item you order has the correct EU size in the title. This problem is what stopped me from giving 5 stars.Overall I like these shoes, but i have a couple of complaints. On longer rides more than an hour, my toes get numb. Bigger issue though is that in a size 9, the space between the treads for the cleat to attach to the pedal is not wide enough for many pedals. Spacers don’t help. For smaller feet, these are only good with really small, low profile clipless pedals.Shoes are great, but I didn't get the size I ordered. The shop sent the size they received order for, but the app sent through the wrong size to them. Not going to buy shoes on amazon again if the app doesn't work.This is a great item for the money I brought it for my son to use at good rod & real.A diferencia de algunos compradores, en mi caso enviaron la talla exacta, con ajuste perfecto como medias, y con sistema de correa BOA aún mejor el ajuste. Contrario a lo que imaginé, por su perfil angosto, es mucho más cómodo que los otros pares de marca Shimano y Tommaso que he tenido.Sobre su funcionalidad, la rigidez de la suela es excelente y la fuerza de pedaleo siente que se transfiere de manera bastante eficiente.Fuera del pedal, es un tanto resbaloso en superficies lisos (concreto o rocas) pero con buena tracción en tierra o gravas, espero que la tracción en pisos lisos mejore con el uso.El acabado es precioso, All Black, y con la perilla BOA hasta se ven como zapatos mucho más caros. Y el material sintético facilita la limpieza y quiero creer que durará buen tiempo así.Teniendo casi 2 semanas de uso, se siente resistente y que dará buena vida, de esto lo veré en un par de meses más.Update, after riding in rain and getting the shoe wet the toe of the right shoe has developed a big hard bump or wrinkle in the leather that makes my big toe very sore. Trying to fix it by using a wood block wedged in the toe area while drying the shoe. This is a big design flaw. The left shoe has some small lumps in the leather. I hope this does not get worse.Sent 8 3/4 when ordered 10.5, So I returned. So I deciphered their sizing code and ordered the correct size using the cart size (not the one selected from the drop down menu). EG The listing indicates size 13 but when placed in cart changes to EU size 44.According to Fizik, size 44 is 10.75 US which is my size. I ordered, again, and they fit perfectly.After 3 rides the Fitik X5 are the most comfortable mtb shoe I have ever owned. Great power transfer.The shoes look decent, and I would like to see their fit, but I ordered size 13 and Amazon shipped EU44 10 3/4. So I’m not able to assess the fit. The shoes are lightweight, the construction looks sound, but not the toughest.Amazon does have well-identified and ongoing problem shipping the correct size of Fizik shoes, which makes it hard to review their fit!
