My Teva Links are finally falling apart after 8 years. I swapped to them from Five Tens as the insides took for ever to dry.
Are Five Tens any better now? If not, what would you recommend for a shoe that stands up to rain and mud and doesn't take forever to dry?
i dont think they do, none I've had in the last few years,
the trailcross five ten (more like Terrex outdoor gear) have a sewn in plastic inner under the removable insole.
the freeriders have a glued in inner sole from memory, hence rubbish for drying
if buying five ten go to vouchercodes for a 25-30% off code and it'll work on many styles of five ten direct from adidas.co.uk
Freerider Pro and the Trailcross shoes are much quicker drying than standard Freeriders.
I've got the freerider pro primeblues and they're perfectly fine. Seem well put together and whilst they take a while to dry it's no worse than my last pair of Spesh 2FO's
Cheap shoe drier from Amazon - don't know how I ever managed without it!
Thanks all - Freerider pro primeblues ordered with 30% discount code for £84
They've not had the cardboard since old impacts I think. Some are still the world's grippiest sponges and some take a long time to dry though.
Freerider Elements is a decent allrounder- it's less soakey-uppy and has a fairly solid outer and a DWP layer.
Freerider pro primeblue's here, I find they dry really quickly, just take the insoles out, and leave 'em somewhere warm 😉
Be warned the Freerider ‘prime’ use the less grippy sole than the normal Freerider Pro.
Probably not a problem if you are used to Teva lack of grip, but it is if you are used to normal 5-10 grip levels.
My left field choice is the new Spec Rime Flat. They are as grippy as a proper 5-10 & the soles seem to last really well. They dry out quickly & look like they are going to last 12 months, which is better than my last freeriders did…
My left field choice is the new Spec Rime Flat. They are as grippy as a proper 5-10 & the soles seem to last really well.
How do you find sizing compared to five ten?
Been 9 days since I was last on my bike. My five ten freerider pros are still wet.
Did you leave them outside?
Much as I hated the cardboard in the old 5Tens, they were super comfortable and had such an amazing feel on the pedals that no other shoe has since matched.
As long as you didn’t ride them when they were soaked (not likely in the UK) they lasted a long time. I have a pair of Teva Links that were nice (not as comfy or grippy as the first few generations of Impacts though), shame Teva killed then off after such a short time.