Whippet Slippers Part II

Posted by nick on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | Filed under gears, reviews 

Specialized Body Geometry shoes
Whippet Slippers

I’ve only had my Specialized whippet slippers for three months and, ta da!, they’ve broken already.

It’s not a functional break, just, just the non-buckle end of the strap anchor that has cracked where it’s sewn into the shoe. So they’re usable, but the offending piece of plastic hits the crank every pedal revolution.

That’s the third pair of Specialized MTB Pro shoes that I’ve had quality issues with. The treads fell off the first pair, the tops split at the toebox on the second pair, and now this.

pinkies
Pinkies

I love the stiffness and above all the fit of Specialized shoes – I can now race 24 hours without losing my big toenails – but the build quality still leaves a bit to be desired.

Fortunately the dealer is doing a replacement under warranty, but at this rate I’m going to be on the look out for an alternative stiff race shoe with roomy toebox.

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