Shimano have recently streamlined their mountain bike shoe offering into two distinct groups, ‘Cross-Country’ and ‘Gravity Enduro’. Within the ‘Gravity Enduro’ range you’ll find the flat pedaled GF shoes and the SPD compatible GE models. We've been sent the range topping GE9 to see how it performs out on the trail and I’ve been putting in the miles in search of some gravity assistance.
Now for the sad news…. Shimano have discontinued my all-time favorite ME7 SPD shoe, which have been my go-to for trail and gravity focussed riding over the past few seasons. The ME7s have been faultless, so the GE9s have a lot to live up to.
