There are plenty of little pin-prick marks, but all of the lugs are still structurally sound and the thickness of the Powerline’s rubber hasn’t worn down very much at all so far. The other side effect of this is that the Powerline offers the least amount of pedal feel / sensitivity of the shoes I used, though I quickly adjusted to that and I can still feel quite connected to my pedals in the shoe. Although there are other sticky rubber options out there, Five Ten's rubber options are still the standard by which all others are measured. And since I suck, I’d prefer any of the other shoes here for my typical trail riding (which always includes at least some rocky sections), since I find the Shift too prone to getting knocked off my pedals on any sort of rough trails.

I think this mostly comes down to the Trailcross LT’s tread pattern — it features lines of lugs (rather than the traditional “dots”) running across the bottom of the toe and heel, while maintaining Five Ten’s classic dot pattern underfoot.I’ve an older set of Sleuths and was impressed by the built in toe guard, a rigid structure under the material curving around the toes. Your feedback is important to us, your review about this product will be revised by our experts and will be published within 5 working days. Unfortunately, so far they seem to be the only one to tick the boxes for grip and fit, if not durability. As I just alluded to, the Sleuth DLX is not a super stiff shoe — it’s a bit softer than the Powerline but stiffer than the very flexible Sleuth and DZR Shift. the Stealth C4 rubber on the regular Sleuth and the rubber on the DZR Shift, and slightly softer / stickier than the Ride Concepts Powerline’s DST 4.

I bought it because I already had the same model in another color and I liked the sole that grips well. And thanks for the heads up — I know David Golay is a huge fan of the Shimano AM9 for clipless use, so I’ve always wanted to try some of their flat-pedal alternatives (just haven’t been able to try any yet). And after spending a few months riding in the Trailcross LT, I found that the shoe was, in effect, everything that Five Ten said it was. But the absolute key significant thing that the Freerider Pros have over the regular Freerider is a moulded EVA midsole.Such that, shoes that look similar can often perform differently on the trails, thanks to different materials, construction and rubber. I’ve ridden through puddles or creeks numerous times where it took a considerable amount of time for the shoes to dry; sometimes they were even damp the next morning.