5 Flat Pedal Shoes For Gravel & Bikepacking Ranked!

These five shoes are being ranked according to how good they are when it comes to gravel cycling and bikepacking on gravel and double track. Of course this spills over to those riders looking for a great pedaling efficient shoe on XC and even trail.
The Leatt DBX 3.0 Flat shoes, Fiveten Freerider, Altra Torin 4, Fiveten Slueth (DLX and standard), and the Bontrager Flatline shoes. A Brief comparison is also made to Bontrager Rally a clipless pedal shoe.

[@tasaman]

I really like your review format. Having several shoes to compare gives viewers options and reasons for choosing a particular shoe or not.

[@samacar5009]

Awesome and thorough review and comparison, thanks! 👍🏼

[@cheeheifoo9282]

Thank you for explaining your criteria. Very informative.

[@reddevil211287]

So glad you talked about the toe box room....great review!

[@ellerybice3787]

A reviewer without an ego to show off. Refreshing!

[@AlunG28]

Thanks. That was super helpful.

[@daveeastcott9323]

You do good thorough reviews...I always found that on the website. Keep it up and I'm sure the chanel will take off! 👍

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

Thanks!

[@Joshuakoffmansculpture]

Thank you. Supper helpful.

[@Jcscoob]

Great video....thanks

[@fmc6338]

thanks, the 510's I bought killed my feet, too narrow

[@mastajogurt7520]

Hi, which shoes would you recommend for a whole day (120- 200 km) XC/Trail summer trip?

[@franknobody5965]

Thanks! Very interesting! Have you ever tried the Northwave Brand?

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

I have not though the look like they have some good options

[@Whyusadd]

Ride concepts for me

[@mindful_moto]

I wear Altra shoes and vivo barefoot, feel and wide toe box are essential, what should I go with?

[@pgreenx]

Came here looking for the same thing

[@dzubmariner]

how's the sleuth DLX after trying it out for some time? i'm torn between the sleuth and dlx one.

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

Both are really nice. The DLX feels and looks like a more premium shoe. It is more water resistant but it is also noticeable less breathable. Sometimes after a hot day my feet are uncomfortably sweaty.
The standards do not have this breathability issue and have molded to my feet better while the DLX have maintained their stiffness and shape better.
As a result I like having both and wear both regularly.

[@dzubmariner]

@@WildOutdoorLiving sweet, i live in a warm little island so i'll be going for the sleuths. do they run true to size or do i go half a size down?

[@danlatu209]

Adidas Terrex swift r2 gtx = stiff sole, grippy on pedals/terrain, toe protection, waterproof and dry fast,

[@robertwyland7770]

How wide is the bontrager shoe?

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

I would say they are wider than average through the heel and the midfoot and are probably average width in the toebox. The FiveTen Sleuth (Adidas Samba) is narrower for reference.

[@Klips005]

Through me off giving the running shoe a 3 and it slips lol not good for any kind of pedal safety

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

All of these shoes are quite grippy compared to other options, it just isn’t as grippy as some others on the list. Certainly not unsafe. That said a big part of grip for any shoe comes down to which pedal is being used.

[@tigerbalm666]

Around town, I wear a pair of Vans I got for $15 like new used. Screw overpriced yuppie Starbucks drinking mtn biker on $6k Yetis shoes!

[@orlandodasilva2529]

Same! I'm curious about their bmx shoes but it doesn't seem worth it to pay nearly $100 for vans