How Northwave Shoes Are Made

 

Good article plus photos, here, about how Northwave makes cycling shoes. Northwave is located in Onigo di Pederobba (TV).

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Northwave

Ahhh, who can forget this old Northwave advertisement with Mario Cipollini ?

I digress. Northwave has moved on since then, continuing to produce cycling shoes, apparel and eyewear. More recent wearers of Northwave shoes include Tom Boonen, Philippe Gilbert, Frank and Andy Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, and Josè Hermida, (2010 World Champion, MTB).

The company, located in Onigo di Pederobba (TV), has just launched a newly designed website at www.northwave.com. At Friedrichshafen they also introduced the new "Extreme Tech" line of shoes. The road and MTB versions (for other colors visit the website):

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Ready to Dazzle Your Friends?

Ready to Dazzle Your Friends? Northwave, headquartered in Onigo di Pederobba (TV), is bringing back 1980s colors to cycling shoes. The "Extreme-Tec" model will be available in orange-green or in white-red-green.

You know that Italians are trendsetters so you might as well be the first to have a pair....

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Photo, copyright: Messe Friedrichshafen | EUROBIKE | www.eurobike-show.com

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What Was Northwave Thinking?

Or, for that matter, Cipollini?

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