Adidas has been turning heads the last couple of weeks with new shoes just in time for the Olympic Games, and now the company has introduced a new cycling shoe that comes through a collaboration with Specialized. However to get the new Sonic shoes you might have to make the Olympics. The shoes are pro-only and won’t be released commercially.
So what do the pros get? First, the R&D might of Adidas, which think isn’t too shabby, and then insight from Specialized. The Sonic features a Specialized sole and BOA closures, as well as an Adidas thermobonded upper. Continue reading Adidas and Specialized Introduce Pro Only Cycling Shoes
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Handle bar wrap comes in many colors, and even degrees of padding – but all have the same problem. They require actual tape of some sort to close off the upper end. Cyclist and IT guy Tom Schoegler has created something different with the Tite Ends.
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