Fizik has unveiled two new team editions of its off-road racing shoes, celebrating the riders and culture behind East Africa’s growing presence in international gravel racing.
The launch sees the Ferox 2 Carbon arrive in Team Amani colours, while the Proxy has been given the signature neon green and black look of the Black Mamba Development Squad. Both colourways have been created for, and raced by, the athletes helping shape the future of East African cycling.
Design inspired by East African craft
The Ferox 2 Carbon Team Amani features a blue-and-black upper with coral accents, with patterns and colours drawn from East African weaving traditions. Floral motifs appear across the shoe and on the AMANI-branded insole, where a repeating bloom pattern is set against a coral base.
According to Fizik, the design embraces small, deliberate imperfections as a nod to hand-woven textiles and the human craft behind them. The Proxy Black Mamba edition uses the high-visibility colours of Team Amani’s U23 development squad, reflecting the riders learning their craft on the unpaved roads around Iten, Kenya.
“Team Amani and the Black Mamba squad represent exactly the kind of riders Fizik exists for: discerning, ambitious, and pushing the sport forward. These colourways carry their heritage and their identity onto a race shoe that they actually compete in. It’s just the start of how we want to celebrate the athletes we work with through design.” — Alex Locatelli, Head of Brand, Fizik
Built for gravel and XC racing
Beneath the new livery, both models remain focused on off-road performance. The Ferox 2 Carbon is Fizik’s lightweight, high-performance off-road racing shoe, designed for fast gravel and XC MTB competition. It combines a translucent, tear-resistant PU-laminated upper with a foot-wrapping bootie, a Powerstrap at the instep and a Li2 BOA Fit System at the forefoot.
The shoe also features a redesigned full-carbon X1 outsole, described by the brand as wider, lower and stiffer for improved power transfer, with studs and full-surface rubber for traction off the bike.
The Proxy brings a more endurance-focused option to the range. It uses a lightweight PU-laminated mesh upper, an X3 carbon-reinforced nylon outsole with rubber tread, and a single bi-directional Li2 BOA dial. Fizik said the model’s long-distance credentials have been underlined this year by Proxy holding both the men’s and women’s Tour Divide records.
Riders behind the colourways
The launch also highlights the athletes connected to the two teams. Claudette Nyirarukundo, one of Team Amani’s most decorated riders, recently finished runner-up at the Migration Gravel Race and has been central to the team’s mission to build a professional pathway for East African women in cycling.
Ivan Kipruto, a member of the Black Mamba U23 development team, took victory and the leader’s jersey at the 2026 Migration Gravel Race, with Black Mamba team-mates completing the podium.
Part of Fizik’s wider colour story
The new team editions continue the colour direction Fizik introduced earlier this year with TONES, a seasonal collection spanning shoes, helmets and accessories. The brand said the programme reflects a move towards bolder, more expressive colour choices across its range.
Fizik added that further rider-inspired colourways will follow in the months ahead, drawing on its roster of professional athletes and bringing more personality-led designs into its core product line.
