Ride Concepts

Since their arrival, we have been fans of the flat pedal shoes from the Truckee, California, brand, Ride Concepts. Now with a chance to test their Transition clipless shoe, we were anxious to see how it would stack up to its highly performing flat-pedal sibling. The Transition is the only clipless shoe in the Ride Concepts product line, and as the old saying goes, "Do one thing, and do it well." Ride Concepts could be cited as putting all their stock in this one shoe, but how would it fair? We spent the past few months dragging the Transitions through muck and rocks to find out. Strengths...

When Ride Concepts popped up in the mountain bike shoe world last year, we were impressed by the investment the company made in its initial range, and we were also impressed once we got the first models out on the trail. We tested the Wildcat with good results, and the market provided its own validation as Ride Concepts grew quickly. With distributors in over 30 countries, this young, rider-owned company out of Truckee, CA is pushing ahead with its product roadmap and earlier this summer they announced a couple of key new models in their “Flow” and “Launch” series to complement the initial...

When it comes to flat pedal shoes, we’re currently seeing a proliferation of new models and even new companies popping up, all promising great grip and better quality. As our recent flat pedal shoe Face Off proved, we do have more viable choices now than ever before, but there is still room to improve – and that is exactly what upstart Ride Concepts has set out to do. Hailing from Truckee, CA, this young company has spent the last 18 months perfecting the design of their first offerings, and the result certainly looks impressive on paper. What does it all add up to on the trail? Read on to...