Off road shoe question
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Jun 2020
6:39pm, 18 Jun 2020
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um
I've had pairs of Wave Ibuki and Kazan and been happy with them. (one pair black, one pair green if that's any better ) |
Jun 2020
6:41pm, 18 Jun 2020
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halfpint
Oooh I'm looking at the Ibuki 2 in the green colour.
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Jun 2020
4:17pm, 19 Jun 2020
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Snoot
I have Inov8 X-Talon 200's for the real muddy stuff as they are wider than the Mudclaws, there's a width guide on the Inov8 website. Also have Altra Lone Peak for trails which have been great, look a bit weird at first as they have a really wide toe box! Pete Bland have some good deals on at the moment on shoes. Also a thing where they'll send you advice if you follow the guide on their Facebook page scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net |
Jun 2020
4:20pm, 19 Jun 2020
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Gobi
Speedcross by salomon are my shoes of choice, like DT I avoid waterproof ones
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Jun 2020
4:22pm, 19 Jun 2020
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rf_fozzy
I used to like speedcross. Until I got properly *off-road* Then I found their limitations v quickly. The studs I found were also v flimsy. And the shoe is quite narrow. |
Jun 2020
4:29pm, 19 Jun 2020
8,220 posts
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GordonG
I like this site as a good place for shoe reviews. runrepeat.com I like the way they present the data easily (i.e. even someone like me can understand it!) |
Jun 2020
9:06pm, 20 Jun 2020
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Rosehip
I like waterproof for dog walking on wet grass in the morning I have a pair of roclite 280 waterproof that I can both run in and walk all day in - I wouldn't want to walk the dog for very far in anything with a more aggressive sole than that |
Jun 2020
9:27pm, 20 Jun 2020
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halfpint
Thanks everyone. I ordered 3 pairs to try. A couple of mizuno pairs and some roclite ones. Hopefully one of them will be ok.
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Jun 2020
3:35pm, 24 Jun 2020
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HappyG(rrr)
I'd say most important thing is the "how off road" question that fozzy asked. If it's mostly dryish, flattish, trail type stuff then any road or road/trail hybrid will be fine. As Fleecy says, a trail version of your preferred road shoe. But if it's "proper" off road - muddy, wet and significant incline (e.g. steeper than 1 in 10) then "proper" fell running (in Scotland called hill running!) shoes required. Inov-8, Walshes, Salomon. I have the very cheap (20 quid?) More Miles Cheviot Pace and they are OK too, but still not very durable, not very comfortable and not as grippy as Inov-8 etc. My Inov-8 fave is X-Talon 212. Very narrow, very tight, very grippy, very assured runner. Not everyone's cup of tea. Good luck. And most importantly, enjoy! G |
Jun 2020
3:58pm, 24 Jun 2020
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halfpint
I’ve received my order. The inov8 ones aren’t a great fit but both mizuno pairs are a good. Not a surprise given my road ones are mizuno. I’m not looking for anything hardcore atm so they will do fine. I can graduate to something else once shops are open again.
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