The new MT110 I've been waiting ages for have arrived. I grabbed a pair in Sports Direct, Denton, for £40 yesterday and ran Mr Sparkles Dark Un in them.

They're brilliant shoes, I didn't expect them to cope well in the mud, but they weren't too bad certainly better than the MT101. On wet rocky descents they were much better. Comfort wise they are really nice and the 4mm heel drop gets you on your toes nicely.

I was worried they wouldn't be grippy enough with the American outsole, but they are grippier than the old MT101. The upper seems a lot tougher too so they should last a bit longer.

In short they're the best trail shoes I've bought, they coped last night with conditions more suited to Mud Claws, and they're less than half the price of Roclites. If you liked the MT101 get yourself down Sports Direct.

My trusty MT101s are in the bin with a massive hole in them now - long live the MT110!!!