DMT KM30 Gravel Cycling Shoes

KM30 or MH10?

Both sit on DMT’s Air Tech carbon sole with 8 mm of cleat adjustment. The KM30 is full 3D knit with a single BOA L6 dial and interchangeable rubber lugs, at €239 RRP — the lightest-feeling, simplest option. The MH10 adds a microfibre instep strap and heel to the knit and uses two BOA L6 Dial Z dials that tension the upper and lower foot independently, at €289 RRP. If you like a firm, adjustable hold for racing or rough trails, the MH10; for comfort and price, the KM30.

IAAN Gravel or an MTB shoe like the KM30?

It depends on the terrain. BIKE magazine places the IAAN between a road shoe and an MTB shoe: made for tarmac, firm gravel and easy off-road, with a softer rubber than DMT’s road shoes and lugs designed to grip when you push the bike. For regular technical trails, roots or long hike-a-bike, BIKE suggests an MTB shoe with a coarser tread — DMT’s KM30, MH10 or KM0 Evo, which also have carbon soles. DMT doesn’t publish the IAAN’s sole material or weight.

How does a knit upper fit — does it stretch?

DMT says its knit adapts naturally to the shape of the foot, and describes the KM30’s as a light-stretch knit, so it wraps closely like a sock rather than a stiff shell. Reviewers agree on the comfort but note the flip side: Cycling Weekly felt the KR1’s foot move slightly under hard efforts, and cycletechreview found the SH10 snug, in the slim Italian style. DMT publishes no advice to size up or down for knit — use the chart for your model. The hybrid SH10 and MH10 add a microfibre instep and heel for extra hold.

How does DMT sizing work — is it the same on every model?

Not exactly. DMT publishes a separate chart for each model, with a length in centimetres per EU size, and the lengths differ: EU 42 is 26.6 cm on the Pogi’s Superlight, 26.8 cm on the KR0 Evo Superlight, KR1 and KM0 Evo, 27.04 cm on the SH10, MH10 and KM30, and 26.5 cm on the IAAN Gravel. Measure your foot heel to longest toe and use the size guide on this page, which is the chart for this model. Some models come in half sizes; the size selector shows exactly which we carry.