LAS VEGAS – When I wondered into the Northwave expo at Interbike and I was amazed by the wall of shoes before me. Northwave had quite an impressive display completely covering a wall with shoes for 2010. When Jim Wyker greeted me he slipped a pair of 2010 Aerlite S.B.S. on my feet and...

LAS VEGAS – Sidi debuted a new mountain bike shoe at Interbike that has the Sidi representatives glowing with excitement. The Sidi Spider SRS is below the familiar top-end Dragon 2 Carbon in the performance pecking order, but it doesn’t skimp on features and it may find an important...

LEADVILLE, CO – Rain, hail and muddy trail conditions did not slow down the seven-time Tour de France champ. Armstrong broke the course’s time record by nearly 20 minutes crossing the line on a flat tire. Armstrong wore silver Nike mountain bike shoes and black socks. This was a stark contrast...

Veltec Sports of Boulder, Colorado will no longer be the exclusive distributor of the Sidi shoes in the United States. The breakup comes from Veltec’s growing relationship with Lake Cycling. Veltec offers a conglomerate of products for local bike shops and online retailers. Sidi Sport is the maker...

These little jumpers are a classic case of when not to judge a shoe by its cover. They do look slightly quirky – even a funny. The time saved on styling definitely went into putting together a well thought-out rider. There is a raised and padded inner ankle protector and a protective pad over the...

You might see something unexpected the next time you are shopping for cycling shoes – lower prices on Sidi. There is planned reduction in overall pricing on Sidi shoes as early as this spring. Veltec Sports distributes Sidi shoes in North America and plans to offset the turbulent economic climate...

I was in my local bike shop today and overheard a new trick for learning to ride clipless pedals. It was to learn to ride with one clipless pedal and one regular flat pedal first. Then only add the second pedal when you get confident enough to control exiting from the first. The tip made me rethink...

Are you looking for something a little more civilized?  Might I suggest Dromarti to quench your thirst for riding in style. Vintage cycling shoes like these are retro to go. Dromarti offers quite the discerning eye for vintage with these retro leather shoes. Real craftsmanship goes into the styling...

If it’s not the year of the Dragon don’t tell the Chinese. Sidi has a new top of the line mountain bike shoe. This swashbuckling little number might be the sure thing to help you ride over the rainbow. Every year there is one good cycling product that turns heads, for 2009 Sidi has that title with...

The first pair of clipless shoes I owned were made by Shimano. They had a grey canvas Cordura upper, shoestring laces, a rubber sole that flexed over the pedal as I rode. They were a recreational level shoe and no matter how tightly I tied the laces the first sign of water would loosen them up from...