EtniesMen's Marana Crank Mountain Bike Shoe

I purchased these shoes a little over a month ago and this is my review so far.When I first got the shoes, I was tempted to return them immediately. The opening of the shoe seemed to sit way too low on my foot and they were unbelievably stiff. I know MTB shoes are supposed to be stiff for support, but this was a little overboard. I was feeling pain in the tops of my feet from the stiffness of the entire shoe.That being said, I got the shoes for a really good deal at 30$ USD and there were no other MTB shoes in the same price range so I decided to wear them on a couple of walks, to the store, a few shortish (around 2 mile) bike rides over the next few days. I am happy to say that they broke in fairly quick and are comfortable enough to wear biking or in everyday situations.Now as far as the grip on these shoes goes, what a night and day difference from your standard pair of tennis shoes/running shoes! I was having major issues with my feet slipping off of the pedals during more difficult sections of trails and going off of jumps; MAN did these shoes change that! Now I can push my bike harder on the trail with the confidence that my feet will stay put on the pedals.Lastly, I got these shoes for a steal (30$ USD) and I've never seen them at that price again. Had they been 90-100$ like they have been ever since, I'd probably just get some 510s.TLDRPros+ Comfortable after some break in time+ Excellent grip+ Strong support for pedaling during long ridesCons- Extremely uncomfortable and painful at first- Strange support around the opening of the shoe, sits way too low on the foot

If you're looking for new MTB shoes for flat pedals, I'm sure you've noticed there's not a whole lot to choose from. I previously had Giro Jacket's, which were great but pretty bulky and don't really like any of the offerings from Five Ten. Saw these pop up in a search, looked into them a little and decided to try them out. The fit was spot on. I wear an 8.5 in my Nike's so I ordered an 8.5 in these, fit was perfect IMO. The quality of the shoes is great, the Thinsulate liner and Scotch Guard are nice touches. They're not too bulky like a skate shoe which is nice as well. I will say the Michelin soles aren't *quite* as grippy as whatever Giro used on my previous shoes, but that's fine as it allows me to actually reposition my feet if need be whereas it was very hard to do with the Giros and TMac pedals.If you're needing new MTB shoes and want to stray from the norm, I'd highly suggest giving these shoes a try. I'm very happy with them and feel they're a great alternative to other brands. Give them a try!

Very good quality shoes, well made, comfortable, good looking and perform very well with flat pedals, just what I needed. They set very firmly in the pedals, almost like using clipless, but still allow for little position adjustments, I can feel I can pedal efficiently and comfortably.Do note, however, that these shoes are well reinforced all around and are somewhat stiff at certain areas, so they feel rather tight or small at first and do need some determined breaking in until they adapt to your feet. I wore them for 3 full days until they felt really comfortable, now I feel they were taylor made for my feet.

That Michelin rubber took an unusually long time to break in man they're good after you do. Tough as nails. I had a straight red hot metal slug fall right on my toe. Did not melt through, which was impressive. Also I'm a slip-on kind of guy never tie em'… so you can see the heel wear on the back wall. Pictures taken about 12 months of ownership.

I ordered 10 and they where long enough but way too tight. I returned them but the company had some type of mishap sending me the 10.5s. I was not very please at how long it took to get the shoes back. However the shoes are cool. Someone said the grip to the petals where bad. I disagree, they are not shredded either. Durability seems great. Summary... Company sucked a little, shoes are good.

Great shoe and Sturdy as heck, fantastic grab to the bmx pedals and I’ve done hundreds of foot jams with them and they have no marks at allExactly what I wanted and built just like the pair I had when I was younger

Hight quality biking shoes. True fit, I ordered 10.5, based on my feet measurment (28.5cm) and they fit perfect! Quality materials and nice design!

Great shoes for mtb I use flat pedals with pins sticking up and they will not slip. I feel like I'm almost clipped in. The sole is very stiff, but not bad to walk in.. Great to ride in... and they look great!

Shoes fit and feel great, super comfortable right out of the box

Great shoe comes a bit small

Big dude, Big feet. I wear a size 11 1/2 shoe normally, however even the size 12 of these were too tight for my feet at first. Took a few days of breaking in before I could wear them for more then 5 hours. I love the design, love the colors. But won't be able to order shoes like this unless they start also doing sizes above 12.

Perfect shoe really happy

It sure pained me having to send these great looking shoes back due to them fitting really small compared to Sketches I usually buy. And unfortunately I couldn't get the next size available.