Bont Vaypor road bike shoes review: Feathery and stiff, with some much needed improvements for comfort

Certain shoe brands have pretty distinct reputations. Sidi shoes are generally classically narrow, Giro does excellent lace-ups, and Bont seems to be renowned for making incredibly stiff shoes. I’ve tried the gravel-oriented Vaypor G for my guide to the best gravel shoes, but for the latter half of the summer, I’ve had my feet ensconced in the new, road-going Vaypor. 

Released in 2023 the new Vaypor has a focus on all-day comfort, balancing out previous iterations which seemed, from my perspective at least, to be chasing stiffness and stack height above all else.