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Independent Gear reviews for walking, hiking, cycling and travel boots and shoes perfect for treks, travel and adventure including trail walking shoes, 3 season walking boots, winter walking boots, lightweight boots, cycling shoes, and approach shoes.
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The Speed Instinct 2 is a genuinely speedy, all-terrain off-road performer that's ideal for trail races and fast...
'Knit' is fast becoming the de rigour new technology in the outdoor industry but does it actually matter? We test the...
We review Shimano's new all-mountain AM9 clipless SPD shoe, to see if it's a worthy replacement for Shimano's popular...
We test Mavic's XA Elite SPD adventure mountain bike shoe to see if it cuts the right balance between pedalling...
We put Giro's new wet-weather trail shoe, the Terraduro Mid mountain bike shoes to the test
We test cult MTB shoe brand Five Ten's new winter mountain bike shoe, the Freerider EPS to see if its performance can...
On test: we review the rock solid Mammut Redburn Low GTX trail shoe
Approach shoes are often touted as do-it-all footwear, so we tested the Scarpa Zen Pro on the gnarliest range of...
The Salewa Mountain Trainer GTX aims to be the only shoe you need for scrambling, trekking and even taking on via...
We review La Sportiva's new Trango Alp Evo Gore-Tex boot, which combines a lightweight, comfort-centric approach shoe...
The Trango Tower GTX on test is a great all-round mountain boot for wet wintry hill walks, scrambling, challenging...
We review the Ridgemont Outback, a great piece of cool looking urban footwear
Our reviewer finds the Anatom V1 Trail Tri.Aria trail shoes to be very reasonably priced and versatile.
We review the Lowa Renegade GTX Lo trail shoes - rather conservative in appearance but great performers.
The Columbia Granite Pass walking boot is a well built trail shoe that's lighter than it looks. Alf Alderson puts it...
