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Anyone had any experience with these Unparrallel shoes?

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I'm in the market and these look good, but they don't have any wide options. I have a wider than normal, but not crazy wide feet. IF shoes are on the thinner side the feet will start to ache after a while. IS anyone riding with these shoes and have experience that they might share?
 
Anyone had any experience with these Unparrallel shoes?


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I'm in the market and these look good, but they don't have any wide options. I have a wider than normal, but not crazy wide feet. IF shoes are on the thinner side the feet will start to ache after a while. IS anyone riding with these shoes and have experience that they might share?
I bought the dust up's (2 pairs), first pair has done over 500kms with the Deity Pedals and still look pretty mint apart from where the pins dig into the shoe, only slight crease.
I would rate them an 8/10 in grip compared to the Sam Hill 5/10's. (I prefer these as they are pretty light compared and the velcro straps keeps your laces getting caught up in sharp pedal pins.)
But they are super light, worked well for a few trail dig days, keep the dirt on the outside and wont get your socks wet when watering down that berm or taking an unintentional dirt sample. They aren't slippery at all, which was surprising when I marshaled a race at Stromlo and had to help peel someone off the rock garden area in a sleety/slightly rainy day.
As for width, they are on the wider side, I had the 510's, tried the newest Freeriders which ran a bit too skinny, tried the Etnies (look cool but feel tight after a while) tried the Race Concepts which just seemed too small after a few hours on the bike or after work (when my foot had settled and had some blood flow), these are just perfect.
Spent 7ish hours in these yesterday with no issues. (7am trail dig, laps of Maj, lunch, laps of Maj/test out new feature and then home)
 

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@johnny - I do indeed have the high-tops. I like them. I only have average width feet, but did not find these overly 'snug' in width, just a comfortable fit. In my US12, I still have a tiny bit of wiggle room along the sides (maybe 2mm each side of my foot?). Ride concepts by comparison were too too narrow, and very shallow in the toe-box. After wearing them for approx 30 minutes, my feet physically hurt. These are the opposite, and are relatively comfy to wear around (though not in the house unless you want to leave black skid-marks where your feet lightly brush any tile/timber/vinyl floor coverings). I wish the high-tops had a slightly firmer (ie: less flexy) sole, but the grip from the rubber compound is good (Not the ultimate tackiness, but still better than most - I believe the low-tops have a stickier compound again). They are quite a lot like an old-school 5:10 in fit in my experience (I also still have a pair of the old-school 5:10 hightops).
 
I have a different model shoe from unparallel @johnny and unusual feet. I went up half a size and after a few rides in them they had stretched out sufficiently to be a comfortable shoe. Spiky pedals will chew through them a bit, but that is most shoes. I would happily buy them again.



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I can also add, the soles wash off pretty quickly/well after being in 'hero dirt' aka Toowoomba soft sticky red dirt, which some of my other shoes have struggled with such as the Etnies.
And as for the sizing @johnny , I went with the same as my trail running shoes which were fitted up at Mont if your in Canberra and they are perfect size wise compared to La Sportiva trail runners. Didn't want to go too big, just in case, as I have clipped a few roots with the Sam Hills.
 
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Had a pair of Dust Ups for 18 months, close to the grip of Freerider Pro Velcro fastener could have a bit more range to get it a little tighter, great value shoe.
 
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