Feet of engineering

From budget carbon-soled shoes to boots to keep your feet warm in winter…

B’Twin900Carbon £79.99

These shoes continue B’Twin’s reputation for producing quality products at some genuinely outstanding prices. The light and comfortable shoes are made in Italy, have stiff carbon soles and a secure closure system that uses Velcro straps and Boa dials. These are some of the best value shoes on the market.

MavicCosmicUltimate SL £340

Weighing barely 200g each, these shoes from the French wheel giant have a Boa dial for single-handed adjustability and a slim but stiff carbon sole for maximum power transefer. Their seamless, sock-like upper is designed to stabilise your foot while you keep those cranks turning.

BontragerJFWWinter Cycling Shoes £169.99

Nobody likes cold feet, so if you’re riding in freezing temperatures you’re going to want warm shoes. Bontrager’s JFW (Jack Frost Weather) shoes are made for temperatures from 4.4°C to –3.9°C and have water-resistant neoprene uppers. Walking-friendly tachyon rubber soles, Boa dials and /"!" 1&3"0"/,2+!" things off well.

ShimanoS-PhyreRC9 £319

According to Shimano, its S-Phyre RC9 shoes are ‘the pinnacle of road competition footwear’. Available in black, yellow, blue or white they have synthetic leather uppers, super-stiff carbon soles with a low stack and Boa dials for precise adjustment.

NorthwaveExtreme Winter£239.99

These boots are made for winter. They’re designed to keep your toes toasty down to a bone-chilling –15°C and feature a Gore-Tex Duratherm Kelvin membrane that is windproof and waterproof. The X-Frame construction keeps them light and able to provide a 0+2$"#1"1%$1O0"#/""" from pressure points.