Adidas The Road Cycling Shoes
£130, adidas.co.uk
Adidas has heritage in the sport of cycling, having historically been the riding clog of choice for the likes of Rudi Altig, Jan Ullrich and, of course, Eddy Merckx. Yet for the past 15 years the brand has been in the cycling wilderness, notably absent from the feet of the professional peloton.
Thankfully, in the biggest comeback since Take That released ‘Patience’ in 2006, the triple stripes are returning to their rightful home in the cycling game with a brand new shoe, candidly named The Road Cycling Shoes.
Classic in design, modern in performance, Adidas says it has opted to use its recycled Primegreen jacquard woven fabric in the shoe’s upper to create a malleable ‘sock-like’ fit.
That is balanced against a nylon/glass fibre composite sole ‘for optimal power transfer’.
A pair of size 42s weighs a respectable 568g, and at £130 they are reasonably priced too.
Most importantly, though, they are fridge-in-the-arctic-level cool.