Specialized Exos Review
My test pair of 45s weigh in at 347 2g 173 6g each 347g is an acceptable weight for a single.
Specialized exos review. Firstly there s the weight. Only just eclipsed as specialized s premier road shoe the s works 7 is still mighty impressive. These cycling shoes have been recently teased at the 2019 tour down under where a specialized sponsored bora hansgrohe rider was spotted wearing the pair of new light weight shoes with a single boa dial. First the shoes are laughably light.
The specialized s works exos are brand new lightweight climbing shoes from the american brand boasting some big claims. Specialized exos lightest cycling shoe. Those mavic comete ultimate shoes are 632g and specialized s own s works 7 shoes are 448g. Specialized s works exos road shoes in depth review this is an in depth review and unboxing of the new specialized s works exos road shoes.
Right out of the box two things are clear. Specialized claims 99g s works exos 99 is lightest production shoe ever made. Each shoe only weighs 158g in a size 43. For comparison the next lightest pairs we ve tested are giro s prolight techlace 384g and lake s cx301 408g.
The size 45s weigh 340g for the pair. Whereas earlier specialized shoes had been fairly narrow fitting the s works 7s gain a roomier. I m a size 47 13 u s and my pair weighed in at 6 5 ounces 184 g. So yes the exos are very light.
Specialized s new s works exos shoes are obviously very different from those old nikes but i couldn t help but think back to those shoes as i was going through this review process because. To get the weight down to the 150 gram mark without sacrificing power transfer we implemented all the. If you missed all the key launch details have a read of this first look article and there s a first look. Light stiff and very comfortable specialized s new s works exos shoes are highly impressive as well they should be for 450.
I ve been riding them for the past week and have managed to clock up a fair few miles enough to form a first impression before long term testing continues. At a mere 150 grams the s works exos are the lightest cycling shoes to ever come with a boa dial. And not only are they ridiculously light but they still have all the features that are synonymous with the s works label.