This week Shimano released details about their newest triathlon shoe, the S-Phyre TR903. It marks the first time that Shimano brings out a triathlon shoe that earns the S-Phyre line designation. Designed specifically for fast transitions, the new addition to the top-shelf S-Phyre line is more than an adaptation of their RC9 road shoe.

Notable features include the lower profile heel cup and pull strap designed for ease of slipping them on. The single, wide Velcro strap secures the top of the foot with a single Boa dial for the bottom of the foot. The upper features large perforations in the quick drying microfiber material and a foot liner designed for use with bare feet.

The TR9 comes in the team blue color or the familiar Shimano gunmetal gray. The carbon sole of the shoe includes drain holes for shedding water as you pedal out of transition.

We have yet to receive a pair of the new TR9 shoes, but you can bet one of our triathlon veterans will be putting these to the test and reviewing them soon.

The new S-Phyre line also includes updated road and mtb/cx shoes. Notable changes include a return to a single Boa dial on the RC903 road shoes and updated uppers and Boa dials on the XC903 mountain bike/cyclocross shoes. The new RC9s come in white, and the new XC9s come in team blue and gunmetal gray.

More to come after we have a chance to put some miles on this new S-Phyre line of shoes.