Specialized Recon Shoes
The specialized recon 1 0 clipless mountain bike shoe is a versatile and lightweight trail shoe that happily takes on gravel riding too.
Specialized recon shoes. Specialized launched the s works recon shoe at the beginning of 2019 as its top of the line off road shoe. The recon 3 0 features two boa dials and a carbon sole which specialized claims is stiff but still has some flex. Thirty years is a hell of a long time to obsess over the perfect shoe. Like the recon these new shoes are aimed at the off road and gravel rider but unlike the flagship recon the price tag is much more manageable for racers on a budget or want more walkability in their shoes.
The soles on the new recon shoes feature two bolt spd slots surrounded by grippy slipnot rubber top marks for that specialized naming team and a general awareness that things aren t always. Incredibly lightweight rugged and almost freakishly cozy recon is the perfect shoe for anyone seeking speed over dirt gravel or mud. Additional shoes in the recon line include the 2 0 which features one boa and the 1 0 which features three velcro strap closures. It s comfortable stiff and easy to walk in and well priced as well.
2020 specialized recon 3 0. Specialized has been rather canny with the recon because it s effectively taken the awesome s works 7 road shoe with its seamless welded dyneema upper and fact carbon sole rated to a max 13 0. Other than the flimsy feeling velcro straps there s not much wrong with them at all. Construction that recon shoes are the stiffest in specialized s off road lineup thanks to the carbon plate that runs the length of the shoe.
There s slipknot rubber on top of that plate at the. This week specialized launched three new additions to its popular recon shoe line. Then again the result is a hell of a shoe say hello to the s works recon. The recon 3 0 comes in hyper black rocket red and aqua for 225.
With that said the recon 3 0 s did fit a little loose in size 43 so i ll be making a mental note about specialized shoes in the future.