That's going straight in my basket! Cape Epic gets official Italian style kicks with carbon soles

Mountain bike shoes are an enormous design challenge. They need to be light, tough and breathable. But not too flexible.

Riders expect their shoes to remain comfortable, no matter the angle they are pedalling at. There’s a huge difference in your lower limb leverage and pressure points, onto the pedals, between climbing technical singletrack and descending it.

Industrial designers who develop the world’s best mountain bike shoes must create something that works in all conditions. And Cape Epic conditions are a significant test.