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Mavic Zxellium Sneaker?


Photo by Zack Vestal

Velonews toured the Mavic factory recently and thrown in the mix of photographs from the trip is this Mavic Zxellium podium shoe. I doubt they’ll be producing these for the retail market because who wants sneakers that look like modern road shoes? Or wait, is it the other way around?

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  • wilis

    Tri Athalon?

  • http://prollyisnotprobably.com prolly

    Nah, just a podium sneaker for when a racer wins a stage. Think about it, they’re always in full-kit with geeky sneakers on. Mavic just wants them to be in shoes that look like their road shoes.

  • Chris

    all their reps were wearing them at interbike. i asked about them, they said they’re super comfortable and just as light as the clipless shoe.
    they are pretty damn geeky though.

  • DirtyDave

    All the Mavic booth folks at Interbike were wearing these. They look way better on than they do in that pic.

  • levenger

    what if they were black? I think they’re just ahead of the times. all those buckles would hang up in a toe strap, FRS though. a lace-up with that last foot arch buckle would be ill. and of course, high-top please, but no-one ever will.

  • http://www.carytownbikes.com Braden

    If they sold them in foot locker for $120 each they would move more units then all of their cycling shoes combined… I would put real money on that.

  • http://prollyisnotprobably.com/old/ prolly

    now THAT’s the truth.

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