Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £71.99 – Save 28% (RRP: £99.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes features
Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Shoes – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Shoes – Cycle. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Shoes – Cycle. Brands like Afton are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Shoes – Cycle category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Shoes – Cycle.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £71.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Shoes – Cycle
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Shoes – Cycle.
We found 377 in the Shoes – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £133.53, making it below average at £71.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Shoes – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £378.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £11.99.
With 377 products available we worked out that 319 cost more than Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes and 56 were cheaper.
Cost of Afton products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 1 products from Afton, of which 1 were in the Shoes – Cycle category.
For now though we’re looking at Afton branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £71.99 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Afton product we found was £71.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £71.99.
Of the 1 from Afton, 0 were more expensive than Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes and 0 were cheaper.
How much are Afton Shoes – Cycle?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Afton products that are listed in the Shoes – Cycle category.
The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £71.99, with the cheapest coming in at £71.99 and highest price was £71.99. With the average being £71.99, Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes comes in below average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes and 0 were cheaper.
Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shoes – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes or another similar product, like Mavic XA Pro Off Road Shoes 2018 reviews or dhb Aeron Carbon Road Shoe Dial reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Shoes – Cycle.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Shoes – Cycle. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Afton, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes
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Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010884757
- Product ID 2: 694433UK
- Brand: Afton
- Model number: 1002-15-013
- RRP: £99.99
- EAN: 819465021525
- Description: Afton Vectal SPD MTB ShoesA new level of comfort has finally hit the offroad scene. We’re ready, are you? The Afton Vectal SPD MTB Shoes are changing the game in clipless comfort and provide unrivalled flexibility in the toe and heel areas to make your time travelling off the bike just as comfortable as it would be on it. Pairing with these shoes will literally make any session a walk in the park.Extremely durable and resistant to rough terrain and tough edges, the Vectal offers a reinforced heel to enhance protection and deliver a cupped fit. The reinforced toe box keeps the front of the foot safe thanks to the additional protective PU taping and the durable external materials ensure a soft, comfortable wear for shredding morning, noon and night.BreathabilityThere’s nothing worse than hot and sweaty feet. No matter how hard you attack the trail, the Vectal SPD MTB Shoes benefit from venting in the toes while the back strap has an air mesh to keep out debris and maximise airflow around the foot. Reducing sweat and unnecessary moisture, care-free riding makes any adventure worthwhile.Travel FastFor the speed demon in you, the incredible thickness rating, which ranges from 4mm to 12mm, offers a shank specifically designed for power transfers, helping you to pick up the pace when lining up kickers and berms. With no restrictions when clipping in and out, these shoes might just be one of the finest options on the market.Features:Afton’s proprietary Intact® rubber – traction meets durability for when you’re clipped outOversized clip box and 35mm of clip travelThickness ranging from 4mm to 12mm, the shank is specifically designed to transfer power into the pedalToe and heel outsole construction assists with off the bike tractionTongue StrapReinforced toe box with additional protective PU tapingVenting in toe area and on strap backed with airAnti-microbial moulded foam insole to control odour and for proper heel and arch supportDurable external materialsBuy Afton from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
- Savings percentage from RRP: 28%
- Size: EU 46
- Unisex
- 28
- Adult
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