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Northwave & Cape Epic pair up for Particular Version Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence XC MTB Footwear
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Northwave began a brand new partnership supporting the Cape Epic and its Epic Sequence of multi-stage cross-country marathon mountain bike races final yr, and is now celebrating with a particular version pair of Insurgent x Epic XC footwear. Selecting from their second-tier of XC race footwear, the Northwave Insurgent 3 affords a premium 2-dial match, a race-stiff carbon sole which you could nonetheless hike-a-bike in, and now a hanging black & orange look…
Northwave Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence XC mountain bike footwear
Billed as a mixture of long-distance consolation and enduring excessive efficiency, the brand new Northwave Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence version cross-country marathon mountain bike footwear get their debut this week in South Africa on the Cape Epic on the ft of Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek. However we even have a pair too, and so they strike a stable steadiness of efficiency stiffness, mild weight, walkability, and a worth that’s not astronomic.
Tech particulars
The Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence will get Northwave’s second-stiffest XC12 carbon mountain bike sole with a mix of general carbon composite construction strengthened with a full-carbon insert round your cleats, then over-molded with TPU safety, replaceable toe spikes, and non-replaceable rubber lugs. The Insurgent 3 XC12 sole is internally rated by Northwave as a Stiffness Index 12, in comparison with the SI 14 of their range-topping Excessive XC 2 MTB footwear.
The Insurgent 3 contains a 1-piece seamless artificial microfiber higher with laser-perforated facet & toe vents, a mesh vented tongue, two Northwave SLW3 dial-wire adjustment, and heat-welded TPU toe & heel reinforcement. The particular Epic Sequence version will get a novel matte black end, with amber yellow (orange) NW emblem and Epic Sequence graphics on the outer facet of every shoe. In addition they get a particular version matching black & amber foam insole/footbed, as properly.
First Impressions
We’ve simply acquired a set of the particular version Northwave Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence footwear, and the appear to strike a very good steadiness of match & efficiency. In contrast to the highest Northwave XC footwear, the Insurgent 3 higher & tongue configuration offers a bit healthier adjustability to cyclists with low to medium quantity ft. And the footwear really feel very stiff on the bike, however nonetheless do have a bit of front-to-rear flex, largely feeling within the mid-foot to heel on the bike. Off the bike, a bit of toe flex makes strolling up steep inclines a bit simpler.
The compromise that cuts 1/3 of the value off the Excessive XC2, is the extra fundamental higher, the marginally much less stiff however nonetheless carbon sole, much less fancy wire lacing, and in-house rubber that’s most likely going to put on longer however isn’t as sticky because the dearer Michelin lugs. The truth is, they’re even 50g lighter than the Extremes, with my EU43 pair with out cleats weighing in at a good 709g.
Northwave Insurgent x Epic footwear – Pricing & availability
The brand new Northwave Insurgent 3 x Epic Sequence footwear retail for 210€. They’re accessible in EU complete sizes 36-48, and half sizes from 39-46. Get a pair now in-person on the Cape Epic or any Epic Sequence race villages, direct from Northwave’s web site, or by any of their common retailers.