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adidas Runs w/ New Stealth Rubber Terrex Trail Cross MTB Shoes & Continental Tire Collaboration

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adidas Terrex Trail Cross mountain bike trail shoe

adidas made proper cycling shoes back in the day, many of which can be found on eBay, and they continue to be involved at all levels of cycling from pro team kits to fashion collaborations.

They also acquired Five Ten, which gave them ready access to that brand’s premium Stealth Rubber compounds. Those grippy outsole materials have now found their way onto the upcoming Terrex Trail Cross shoes, a combo approach hiking shoe and flat pedal performer.

The treads are fairly low profile, angled and designed with three distinct sections. The toe’s treads are for climbing, the mid section is for grabbing pedal pins and the rear helps keep you from sliding down the declines when scrambling down the mountain. It’s all made out of Stealth Rubber, but those aren’t the only cycling specific features…

adidas Terrex Trail Cross mountain bike trail shoe

The inside edge has a an abrasion restistant material to prevent wear from the cranks. Its top edge covers the lace loops, too, keeping them from getting frayed and a lace bungie reduces the chances of them getting caught up in your gears. The midsole has EVA foam from the heel through the midfoot for comfort, laying over top their PRO-MODERATOR shank under the midfoot to provide a bit stiffer pedaling platform and keep rocks from poking into the bottom of your foot. Retail should be about $140, and we’re waiting to hear back on availability they should be shipping in February. A navy blue/orange/black colorway will also be offered.

adidas Terrex X-King trail running shoe with Continental mountain bike tire tread pattern

The Terrex X-King (above, available now) and Boost trail running shoes (below, coming Spring 2015) both get Continental X-King tire inspired tread patterns and grippy rubber compounds. Both use a speed lacing system with bungie to keep it in place. The X-King model is still in development, so pricing and availability are up in the air.

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The Boost will come in multiple colors for men’s and women’s versions will be available, retail is $160.

adidas Terrex X-King trail running shoe with Continental mountain bike tire tread pattern

We’re digging the cross promotional packaging.

adidas Terrex X-King trail running shoe with Continental mountain bike tire tread pattern

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j
j
9 years ago

Those are hot sh*t! I gotta get a pair of the X Kings.
This is not the first Continental collaboration with Adidas, they make road running shoes too.

Greg
Greg
9 years ago

The lack of Velcro is refreshing. Nice job.

satisFACTORYrider
satisFACTORYrider
9 years ago

very interesting.

rehsper
rehsper
9 years ago

So that’s where the tire tread designs come from…

retrofitz
9 years ago

nice shoes!

Joseph Clemenzi
9 years ago

welcome back to the bike industry adidas

d
d
9 years ago

looks like they aint goretex, thats a pitty :/

Slow Joe Crow
Slow Joe Crow
9 years ago

Those Conti shoes are awesome, gonna have to blag my way into the employee store to get a pair.

gringo
gringo
9 years ago

These could be a Salomon killer.

the_contrarian
the_contrarian
9 years ago

Nice kicks! I hope they do well – wouldn’t be surprised to see the line/range expanded to clip less if the initial investment pays-off.

I’m not 100% on this but I had a feeling Adidas also owned Salomon (along with a bunch of other companies inc. Arcteryx)…anyone have a definite answer on this?

zac
zac
9 years ago

Salomon was bought by Adidas in the late 90’s and sold off in 2005. A lot of other brands (Arcteryx) might have eben part fo the deal.

Adidas does own Reebok, Taylor-made, and Rockport though.

Ram
Ram
9 years ago

Awesome Adidas with skiing conti..

Emily
Emily
8 years ago

But only for men! They don’t do womens sizes. It seems in the world of Adidas women don’t ride bikes.

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