adidasFive Ten Freerider Canvas Mountain Bike Shoes

The shoes are perfect for me

I got these on sale for $45. For that price they're fine. Anytime these are $60+ it starts to not make sense imo. For one, this is the first pair of shoes that have not been big enough length wise in 15 years of buying size 12 shoes. My big toes hit the front of the shoe which is pretty uncomfortable. Width wise they're absolutely fine. Second, while this is subjective, they're a bit dorkey. As an almost 30 year old man these make me look like a 12yo skater. They look worse in person imo. Lastly, I don't understand the design for the bottom of the shoe. The stiffness of the shoe is good for downhill but the design of the bottom of the shoe confuses me. I have a pair of $30 groved skating shoes that feel a lot more "attached" to the pedals because the notches on the pedals fit into the groves in that shoe. These shoes are actually flat rubber on the bottom. They're not horrible just at $110 they make no sense imo.