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Partnering with Primeblue and Primegreen, Adidas Five Ten is making a push toward a more environmentally friendly future.

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BHowell
3/1/2021 10:41 AM

Five Ten's Latest Freerider Shoes Are Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Five Ten’s all new Spring 2021 apparel and footwear collection brings Parley recycled ocean plastic, recycled polyester and sustainably sourced cotton to mountain biking. Plastic waste and pollution are a big problem. Adidas has been working hard to develop and introduce innovations to help reduce the use of new plastic and virgin polyester. As a brand, Adidas aims to completely phase out the use of virgin polyesters by 2024 and have all shoes and apparel made with 100% recycled materials. Five Ten is proud to be a part of this initiative.

Five Ten's new Freerider and Freerider Pro use Primeblue's technology.

As a part of the adidas family, Five Ten benefits from Adidas's research into recycled, recyclable and sustainably-sourced materials. For Spring ’21, Five Ten is offering two of its classic flat-pedal mountain bike shoes, the Freerider and Freerider Pro, with uppers made from Primeblue Parley Recycled Ocean Plastic. Parley Ocean Plastic is an upcycled material that contains plastic waste that’s been intercepted from remote islands, beaches shorelines and coastal communities before it can pollute the ocean.

Additionally, Five Ten is launching a new riding apparel line, which utilizes Parley Ocean Plastic, recycled polyester, and BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) cotton. For the first time, riders around the world will no longer have to compromise when looking for technical, performance riding products designed to end plastic waste.

Luke Hontz, Senior Product Manager, Five Ten Bike, says that Five Ten is proud to be a part of the mission to bring new technology and manufacturing processes to mountain biking and to help end plastic waste. “This will bring us one step closer to becoming a fully-circular company,” says Hontz. “Our sport is built in the outdoors and as a brand we need to be accountable for the impact we have on nature and the environment.”

Find out more about Primeblue and Primegreen technology alongside, adidas Five Ten.

View key specs, compare products, and rate the Freerider Primeblue shoes in the Vital MTB Product Guide.

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22224 zuman /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/zuman,22224/all 02/20/13 2 142

zuman

3/1/2021 8:49 PM

How durable are the new stealth compound? I wish it would last for more than 2 seasons.

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bizutch

3/2/2021 7:38 AM

2 seasons? Oh, the stench of your feet man!

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yzedf

3/1/2021 4:57 PM

How does the Freerider Pro feel versus the Sam Hill Impact? My Sam Hills are going on 4 years old and are almost dead. My only real gripes with them is the weight and how long they take to dry out.

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TRex

3/1/2021 6:59 PM

I've used both a bunch, and I feel there are a few things that are different between the two. Of course, the Sam Hill Impact is a bit heavier. The Freerider Pro is lighter, as well as slimmer. As far as the feel on the pedals, the Sam Hill Impact is stiffer right off the bat on the pedals. After 4 or 6 months, the Impacts feel how I want them to. The Impacts degrade from 'too stiff' for me to 'perfect' in that 4-6 month time frame. The Freerider Pro degrades less over time in my opinion, and it goes from just a hair over perfect to 'perfect' in a week, and keeps that. It doesn't lose stiffness like a Freerider or more basic shoe like that. In short, both shoes will feel similar after a year, but the pro thing to do is have two pairs of Freerider Pros. They will dry out quicker, last years, and you'll always have a second set if you are in terribly wet conditions.

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tavaenga

3/2/2021 2:47 AM

The Impacts weigh roughly 50% more than the Freerider Pro.

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yzedf

3/2/2021 4:01 AM

That much!?!?

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tavaenga

3/2/2021 5:17 AM

I actually took pics of the weigh... For US size 10, metric weights for one shoe were 568 grams for the Impact verses 373 grams for the Freerider Pro. Double those weights for a pair.

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yzedf

3/2/2021 4:02 AM

Thank you that’s a perfect comparison.

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Who is A A Ron?

3/2/2021 5:12 AM

I agree the new Impact Pros degrade to perfect. They don’t seem to degrade past that, I have been on a pair for two years rotating with a pair of freerider pros. I like the stiffness of the impact pros. The freeriders are slimmer, dry quicker and have a bit more pedal feel. They also work better on pedals with a bulge at the crank like one ups or boomslangs. I really like having both and rotating.

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luisgutrod

3/2/2021 2:25 AM

newer Sam Hills do not have any Sam Hill on them.. even have adidas on the upper tongue.. my kid was really dissapointed

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yzedf

3/2/2021 4:01 AM

That’s a bummer for sure

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bizutch

3/2/2021 7:45 AM

Freerider Pro is stiff, but in a way that you don't notice thanks to the thinness & quality of the sole & insole. The outers on this new material from "Ocean bound" garbage look like they will soak up a lot more water than the standard version due to the semi-porous weave.
Sam Hill Impact is distinctly forgiving for DH racing and rugged terrain because it's more protective of your toes, ankles. The Sam Hill, while being "stiffer" in general as a shoe (i.e. not very fun to walk around in) helps cushion heavy duty chunder and pinning it with your foot out or stomping big landers because the sole & insole are thicker overall. Last, the Sam Hill is FAR BETTER IN WINTER.

I'd much rather ride my Freerider Pros on trail rides & the occasional park lap, but for long days in the bike park or doing DH laps, they cause me more fatigue. Sam Hills are the opposite & feel better after a hard day pounding. They just take 345 days to dry the tongue out if you don't stuff them with toilet paper or leave them on a heater vent.

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brososick

3/1/2021 11:52 AM

Bro, these shoes are garbage.

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sspomer

3/1/2021 12:05 PM

LOL, took me a minute to get it.

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jason.west.750

3/1/2021 11:15 AM

I am sure these are going to be so wokenly expensive of course...

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Allen_Gleckner

3/1/2021 11:35 AM

on the website the price for the recycled material models is the same as the others...and the same as the Freeriders and Pros have been for a while.

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tavaenga

3/1/2021 1:35 PM

On sale in the UK already fo about 2 weeks, received mine last week for $130 shipped from an online store.

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bizutch

3/2/2021 7:47 AM

@tavaenga do they absorb water easier than the current Pro? The weaved mesh material looks more porous.

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