The XA Enduros come with Salomon’s tried and true Endofit, Sensifit, and Quicklace system. After waiting for nearly five months, I finally have my hands on a pair of the XA Enduros and will share my initial impressions in this post.
The La Sportiva Akasha is a high cushion trail shoe that provides amazing grip and traction. In this review I will cover my thoughts on the upper, midsole, outsole, and overall performance.
This new Inov-8 Roclite 305 is the first Inov-8 shoe that has me excited in quite some time. This lightweight trail shoe has a great outsole in a burly package. Here is my preview.
2017 is shaping up to be another great year for new trail shoes. With entries from top brands like Salomon, La Sportiva, Altra, Scarpa, and Brooks, my review closet is sure to be full. Here are my top 15 picks!
Lately, Hoka has been releasing a number of models much more in tune to my running shoe preferences, still with great cushion, but much less of it. The Speed Instinct falls into this category with 26mm in the heel and 23mm in the forefoot. Here is my preview.
Altra has corrected a few of the imperfections users had with the 2.0 and 2.5 for this 3.0 version. This shoe is going to a monster seller for Altra. Here is my preview.
I haven’t been able to put too many miles on this shoe yet, but have a few answers in regards to how these differ from last year’s SLAB Wings. Here is my preview of the upper, midsole, and outsole.
The Nike Wildhorse 3 has been my favorite trail shoe this year by a long shot. I purchased my first pair in September of 2015, and am now on my fourth pair. I put over 400 hiking miles on pair number one, and have logged over 100 trail running miles on pair number two. Here is my long term wear report.
When I first started to actively pursue hiking, I had a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilators and a pair of Merrell Trail Gloves that I …
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The Terra Kiger is the streamlined race car in the Nike trail running line up. Although the Wildhorse is my shoe of choice on most days, the Terra Kiger has a strong place in the lineup.