Specialized Torch 3
The challenge however was pulling this off at a palatable price.
Specialized torch 3. Specialized s recent s works 6 shoes have been well received with great fit and super performance. There is a single sole vent at the toe similar in position to that on specialized s s works shoes and if it s good enough for the pros the rest of us. These torch 3 0s are the most expensive at 200 and offer excellent comfort with a very stiff carbon sole and easy boa dial adjustment. The new torch family of road shoes includes three models with the 150 torch 2 0 sitting between the 80 1 0 and 200 3 0.
Specialized s works 7 road shoes first ride review specialized s works tarmac review my size 45 torch 3 0s tickle the scales at just 564g and it s soon obvious why. The torch 1 0 is specialized s entry level three bolt cleat shoe featuring a plastic sole with about half the stiffness of the range topping s works carbon models. Specialized has completely revamped its mid range road shoe lineup with the introduction of the torch. 4 5 out of 5 star rating 4 5 gbp 200 00 rrp aud dollar 300 00.
The specialized torch 3 0 shoes have a welded upper of tpu and mesh at the front and a synthetic leather at the rear which helps keep the price down along with the fact carbon composite sole. Specialized torch 3 0 road shoe review. Unless you re putting out 1 000 watts in a sprint you likely won t notice and if you feel you need an ultra stiff sole to up your mental game of a sunday morning these probably aren t the shoes you re looking for. From the outset of the specialized torch 3 0 road shoe design process specialized s goal was to create a performance offering as feature packed as any top end shoe.
These lightweight shoes really shine. Body geometry sole and footbed are ergonomically designed and scientifically tested to boost power increase efficiency and reduce chance of injury by optimizing hip knee and foot alignment. In order to achieve this we utilized three strategically placed materials on the uppers that are welded together tpu and mesh in the front and synthetic leather in the rear. Specialized torch 3 0 review.
From the outset of the torch 3 0 road shoe design process our goal was to create a performance offering as feature packed as any top end shoe.