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Shimano patents wireless, electric cycling shoes that adjust automatically
Shimano patents a new wireless cycling shoe with auto-adjustment features that might make it to the competitive circuit.
Though not on the shelves yet, the brand-new concept shoe from Shimano is turning heads for its state-of-the-art design that incorporates automatic shoe-to-pedal adjustment powered by an electronic wireless system. The patent lays out how a flexible cleat on cycling shoes would improve different riding scenarios, however in reviewing some scientific studies on the subject, Velo hasn’t been able to find evidence as of yet that these claims are true. Most notably, a 2009 study said, “there was no substantial physiological or performance advantage in this group using an arch-cleat shoe position in comparison with a cyclist’s normal preferred condition.” But Shimano seems to disagree, and the field of science knows already that it can be proven wrong.
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