You’d be forgiven should you thought these flashy new Fizik Venta Proxy cyclocross, gravel & XC racing footwear have been a brand new top-of-the-line for the Italian biking shoemaker. Placing out from the ocean of drab earth tones and unexciting blacks & whites, these new Proxies are unabashedly outspoken. Screaming to be checked out and raced off-road. However with a barely simplified higher development and barely less-stiff sole to sort out run-ups, they’re really round 20% cheaper than Fizik’s Ferox…
Fizik Venta Proxy easy however flashy off-road racing footwear
I’m all for some flashy race kicks. And Fizik describes the Proxy as “developed for aggressive riders searching for race-ready options and optimum energy switch on unpaved roads.” So, cross-country, gravel, and cyclocross race-ready. However nonetheless with sufficient flex within the sole that they received’t make you undergo when you must hike up a hill too steep to pedal.
Plus, the brand new Fizik Venta Proxy footwear reveal all of their development tech in vibrant contrasting colours.
Tech Particulars in Technicolor
Coral orange microfiber on the heel & toe the place they want additional safety, and across the laces for help. Purple for the outer polyurethane mesh for nice breathability. Then, extra purple microfiber laminated beneath for extra construction to tie all of it collectively. Vivid yellow webbing lace guides so you’ve got fewer plastic bits to fret about breaking racing off-road.
A single minimalist black plastic Li2 Boa dial and wires fine-tune your match, with a low-profile. And a perforated purple microfiber tongue to comfortably unfold that strain over your foot. Then lastly, an additional little bit of hi-viz yellow and reflective detailing on the heel for added visibility.
Even the only real will get the tech-color remedy. Black reveals the X3 glass fiber-reinforced composite development with a 8/10 stiffness (the additionally colourful Feroxes are a ten). White the over-molded rubber lugs for sticky grip. And vibrant yellow for the thread-in toe spikes.
Full weight is available in at 326g per shoe (dimension 42 with out its 20g insole.)
Fizik Proxy – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Fizik Venta Proxy off-road racing footwear are literally accessible in 4 shade choices, so that you don’t need to solely put on these additional flashy ones if that’s not your model. This vibrant Coral & Purple choice is nice, however my favourite might be the Black & Sky Blue Reflective model.
Presumably, the weave within the mesh is reflective? I’m not totally certain.
In any other case, there are all-white and all-black variations for the much less adventurous amongst us.
Any means you take a look at it, all of them promote for $250 / 230€ – in EU half-sizes 37-47, plus 36 & 48. And can be found now direct from Fizik or their companion retailers.
