The Legacy Behind Every Grip
For over four decades, we’ve engineered footwear that holds when it counts — from World Cup podiums to your local trails.
Born on Rock, Proven on Dirt
Five Ten started with a simple challenge: create a climbing shoe that wouldn’t slip. That obsession with grip led to Stealth rubber — a proprietary compound that redefined what’s possible when rubber meets rock.
When mountain biking exploded in the ’90s, riders faced the same problem climbers did: inadequate footwear for high-consequence terrain. We applied decades of rubber science to flat pedal shoes, and the result was immediate — more control, more confidence, more speed.
Today, our shoes are the choice of World Cup downhill racers, enduro champions, and weekend warriors who refuse to compromise on grip. That legacy continues in every tread pattern, every rubber formulation, every stitch.
What Drives Every Design Decision
We don’t build shoes around marketing trends. We build them around the physics of traction, the biomechanics of foot retention, and the real-world feedback of athletes who trust our gear when a mistake isn’t an option.
That means testing rubber compounds until we find the exact durometer that balances pedal bite with trail durability. It means iterating upper patterns to eliminate hotspots on 3-hour descents. It means refusing to ship a clipless shoe that doesn’t release cleanly in a crash.
Our approach is simple: if it doesn’t make you faster, more confident, or safer, it doesn’t make it into production.
What We Stand For
Rubber Science First
Stealth technology isn’t a coating or a finish — it’s a proprietary compound engineered for maximum coefficient of friction across rock, metal, and composite surfaces. Every formula is tested in lab and field conditions before it touches a production mold.
Athlete-Validated Performance
World Cup podiums and Crankworx victories aren’t PR milestones for us — they’re proof points. When gravity racers choose our shoes at speeds where traction failure means injury, that’s validation no focus group can replicate.
Category-Specific Engineering
A downhill shoe isn’t a trail shoe with stiffer rubber. A bouldering shoe isn’t a sport-climbing shoe with a softer last. We design from the ground up for each discipline’s unique biomechanical and terrain demands.
The Product Range That Defines Modern Pedal Contact
Our men’s mountain bike shoes and women’s mountain bike shoes span every discipline — from the Freerider Pro’s all-day trail comfort to the Hellcat Pro’s clipless efficiency on technical climbs. Each model inherits decades of tread-pattern refinement and rubber formulation expertise.
In the vertical world, our climbing shoes continue the legacy that made Five Ten synonymous with sticky rubber. From the aggressive downturn of the Hiangle Pro to the all-day comfort of the Kirigami, every shoe balances precision edging with the Stealth grip climbers have trusted for generations.
Our approach shoes bridge the gap — capable enough for fourth-class scrambles, comfortable enough for the hike in. The Guide Tennie remains the benchmark in a category we helped define.