Shimano RC3 road shoes review

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Shimano RC3
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Trickle-down technology is the name of the game in today's cycling industry. From bikes to helmets and even shoes; technology and materials that commanded top dollar only a few years ago will eventually work their way down into more budget-friendly offerings and in this case, yesterday's best cycling shoes become today's brilliant bargain offerings. 

The Shimano RC3 shoes are the prime example of precisely this concept, packaging quite a lot of Shimano's shoe know-how into a wallet-friendly package.

Based on the Gold Coast of Australia, Colin has written tech content for cycling publication for a decade. With hundreds of buyer's guides, reviews and how-tos published in Bike Radar, Cyclingnews, Bike Perfect and Cycling Weekly, as well as in numerous publications dedicated to his other passion, skiing. 

Colin was a key contributor to Cyclingnews between 2019 and 2021, during which time he helped build the site's tech coverage from the ground up. Nowadays he works full-time as the news and content editor of Flow MTB magazine.