Reviews by User: iva2437258 (1)

Difficult to rate properly here; the shoes are really comfortable, and work really well in all conditions - road, trail, hardpack, soft and really muddy terrain. loads of grip, and the gaiter system keeps the major crud out of your feet. OK so they're not waterproof, but the absence of any mesh is a big help in keeping bits of trail out of your toes. A 5 star rating for function. But.....there is a fundamental design flaw in the shoe. The plastic plate that protects your foot from rocks, thorns and hard stuff just isn't flexible enough. It does the job of protecting the foot well, but after a few miles I noticed a small crack developing in the plate where it sits on the edge of the shoe on the inside of the ball of the foot - where the most flexing takes place. This has steadily got worse over the miles, and has made a weakspot right across the sole where the lugs of the grip poke through. All of the lugs across this section have now almost completely detached from the shoe. Exactly the same on both shoes, so I think this is a design flaw, not a manufacturing fault. To be fair, this hasn't affected how well the shoe performed, but I'd give it a 1-2 star for form. I've done a lot of training + a 50 mile race in tough UK winter conditions in these shoes, despite the problem above, and I still like them! But they are expensive given that in the current design they have a limited lifespan. I will be asking for my money back I'm afraid!