Cushioned Trail Shoes
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Nov 2021
6:08pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Bowman
Found some comparisons. switchbacktravel.com According to them, speedgoat is the most cushioned one. And peregrine not so much. Damn, I hoped for the saucony to be my next trail shoe 
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Nov 2021
9:47pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Muttley
Saucony Peregrines here too. They're a bit clumpy and heavy but certainly smooth out sharp stones underfoot. I did have the Speedgoats, a few years back. Very cushioned but the fit can be narrow. They rubbed my feet raw so be sure to check more thoroughly than I did. |
Nov 2021
10:10pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Steve NordRunner
Hi Bowman, I use both Peregrine 10 and Challenger ATR5 on trails in SE Norway, which might be similar to your ground? The ATR is a great all-rounder, as the A suggests. I can run any distance on sidewalks, roads, and the kind of crushed-rock marked trails that are common in Nordics. They have broad, flat lugs on the sole with grooves in between, a kind of inverse tread. This works will in those two conditions. For the same reason, they will not lock onto a more technical, pine-rooty minor trail as well as a more technical shoe would. They are OKish on slabs of smooth granite. We don't get much mud here but they are also fine in peaty, pine-needly soft places that tend to collect on granite, though they do let standing water in at the slightest excuse as they don't have much of a «rand» or overlay around the top of the outsole. The Peregrines are good in similar functional way and have a rock-plate, which the similar Mad River TR does not have. They are less eager to let in water from peat, slightly less good on road, have firmer and less cushioning. Their true lugged outsole has a lot of small lugs, which again work well but do not allow a lock-on to roots. Both of these models are two of my favourite shoes. I have tried neither of them in snow or ice yet. When I bought the Peregrines in Norway they came with a set of spikes. There are designated places on the soles for screwing these in (also on the Mad Rivers). I intend to set up one of these pairs with spikes, probably this weekend, looking at the weather. I also have bought a pair of Peregrine 11 ST recently, for soft terrain. I actually think they are less grippy on smooth rock but better for peaty conditions, because the lugs are longer and more widely spaced. I will also try them for new snow with no ice under, because of the lug style and they are more water-resistant. I used to use Salomon Speedcross in small amounts of snow, and then Spikecross when there was ice or old snow, but I don't like the high drop so much now, so I will be experimenting this winter. Hope this helps. |
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Nov 2021
6:17am, 27 Nov 2021
538 posts
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Bowman
Thanks SNR, very interesting. I do guess the peregrines are a bit stiff then. I have the asics Fujisetsu with spikes, they work very well I very slippery conditions |
Nov 2021
9:24am, 27 Nov 2021
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sLickster
Over the last 15 years I've gone through lots of trail shoes and never really found one that suited my feet/running style...until last year! The fairly new to the UK market 'VJ Ultra' have been a revelation. Still use Inov-8 Xtalon for short really muddy runs and if walking in mud I use Inov-8 Roclite GTX boots, but the VJ is very much like a road shoe for long runs involving trail. |
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Nov 2021
9:29am, 27 Nov 2021
545 posts
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Bowman
Looked interesting slickster.
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Nov 2021
9:34am, 27 Nov 2021
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sLickster
Just found a review from someone who knows a thing or two about ultra running - iancorless.org
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Nov 2021
9:40am, 27 Nov 2021
546 posts
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Bowman
Will check it out! One thing I’m looking for is not the subjective thought that some people think that some “ultra rock orienteering inov-8, with a sole made from titanium” is cushioned enough. Cus those people will always exist. And is fine of course. I look for the objective view of actual softness, and maybe bounce. |
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Nov 2021
9:46am, 27 Nov 2021
547 posts
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Bowman
Great review!
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Nov 2021
9:53am, 27 Nov 2021
889 posts
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Steve NordRunner
No, Bowman, I don't find the Peregrines stiff, but only sufficient cushioning, not plush. There is plenty of flex front to back. If I felt the way you describe in your last comment I would try out the Speedgoats again. I had the first generation but I found the toebox too narrow, and sold them. I think they have become slightly more roomy since then. The lugs are quite small, though.
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