Udog has revealed full details of its new Sempre race shoes, first teased as a prototype at the Core bike show in February.
Udog founder Alberto Fonte has refined the shoe’s design and introduced a new dial system intended to rival Boa’s lightweight offerings.
The wraparound shoe design featured on Udog’s original gravel-focused Distanza, the road lace-up Tensione and Cima, and the brand’s first dial-closure shoe, the premium Cento.
Just as the Tensione is to the Cima, the new Sempre is a simplified and more cost-effective version of the Cento.
The Sempre is priced at £160 / $199 / €180, with a claimed weight of 276g for a size 42.
Dialled in
The Sempre debuts the Italian shoemaker’s new proprietary dial system.
The new Twist Tech dial is much slimmer and more compact than the system used on the original Cento. Udog’s dial features two-way micro adjustment and a soft-touch rubber edge.
The single dial tensions a lace that wraps across the forefoot and anchors on the latest iteration of Udog’s tension-wrap system: TWS 2.0.
This ribbon wraps around the midfoot and under the base of your foot. The idea is that, as you tighten the dial, the shoe wraps your foot in a more naturally supportive way.
It’s a design we’ve seen interpreted by the likes of Fizik on its latest premium Vega shoes.
Udog has also refined the shoe’s shape with a generous toe box and a deep heel cup. It has also taken care to reduce the number of seams and material overlaps on the upper to avoid any pressure points.
The upper is made from PU leather with laser-cut perforations for ventilation. The outsole is a carbon-nylon hybrid with the same directional vents as found on Udog’s premium offerings.
Lightweight and affordable
Udog claims a weight of 276g (size 42), making these among the lightest sub-£200 road cycling shoes around. The Sempres are available in 11 sizes, from EU 38 to 48.