What makes the perfect cycling shoe? Is it exceptional power transfer? Superior Comfort? Undeniable style? The simple answer is "yes" to all of the above. With the S-Works 7, you get a shoe with no compromises. Specialized have taken a no holds barred approach to transferring every bit of your power to the pedals. The lighter & stiffer Powerline™ carbon sole is new & brought to you by the same team that developed Rider-First Engineering. Why's this special? Because it led to their lightest & stiffest carbon outsole to date. A completely refined Padlock™ Heel, meanwhile, packs in more comfort with the same exceptional heel hold that you found in the previous iteration. & finally, the space-grade Dyneema™ material used in the upper doesn’t stretch when pulled on, making sure that your foot stays where it’s supposed to. With these all features combined, you can be sure that specialized have kept in line with the motto “every watt is sacred.”