Shimano S-Phyre RC9 Shoes first ride review

Light, superstiff top of the range road shoes from Shimano’s new soft goods sub-brand featuring a number of performance enhancing features, including Boa technology S-Phyre (pronounced S-Fire) is the Japanese company’s new top of the range brand for soft goods – think of it as the Dura Ace for shoes and clothing under the Shimano […]

Shimano RP9 road cycling shoes first look review

A little while ago, Shimano announced a new range of cycling shoes designed for the grand fondo and sportive rider. These new shoes, according to Shimano, “bring the optimum balance of speed, rigidity and all-day comfort to the power-transmitting platform”. Three models were launched: the RP2, RP5 and the top of the range RP9. Also […]