• Sole name: MICHELIN Hyperlight XC
• Tires: MICHELIN Wild Race’R
• Season: Summer 2016
• Sector: MTB – cross-country

NORTHWAVE Extreme XC is “the” shoe that has characterized the ultimate expression of competitive cross-country. The shoe of the Italian company has taken another step forward, thanks to the close cooperation of its ambassador Marco Aurelio Fontana, in search of a shoe and reliable performance in all respects. Inspired by the MICHELIN mountain bike tyre Wild Race’R, MICHELIN Hyperlight XC sole has been realized using a dual-layer compound technology, which has a double layer to increase durability, stability and adherance. The sections of the MICHELIN sole are inserted in a rigid plate in unidirectional carbon fiber. The upper, developed by NORTHWAVE, adapts to the shape of the foot thanks to the Biomap technology which provides laser micro perforations of the surface and which, consequently, offers a perfect breathability of the foot. In the Extreme XC shoe, the company has chosen to use the closure system patented by SLW2 NORTHWAVE, the only lacing system able to adjust with step-by-step and close completely by using a single button. The end result is a cross country shoe which is among the lightest in the mountain bike market.