Comments on: Hoka Cielo X1 Review: It’s All Fun and Games

By: horsey

horsey — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:21:58 +0000

Hoka lost me when they bragged about supporting Black Lives Matters, even as it was burning down cities and bilking people out of millions of dollars in the name of equality.

What have they done other than line their own pockets?

Nope, I was a hug Hoka fan but they lost me along with Nike. Bye bye…

By: Frank Field

Frank Field — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:42:16 +0000

I actually love the look in photos. Maybe in person, it’s more like unicorn vomit. The corduroy bit doesn’t scream “light weight,” more like “psychedelic college professor.” But it does look cool. And I bet knit is a whole lot more friendly to a whole lot more feet than dyneema or monomesh or matrix or whatever they’re putting on the $300 shoes the Euro-centric trail gang is sportin’.
I agree that the weight is probably gonna deter people who want a race-specific shoe.
But consider this: the Cielo X1 could be the only shoe in your closet if you wanted. Hoka is calling it a racer, but you all just said it’s good for everything on the roads. If this replaces a 2-, 3-, or 4-shoe rotation, $275 suddenly seems… reasonable?

By: Robbe

Robbe — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:45:41 +0000

In reply to Ethan Heisler. Sorry, corrected, it's available now!

By: Ethan Heisler

Ethan Heisler — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:54:10 +0000

Happy to hear the positive review, but disappointed at the release date! I had previously heard February. Guess I’ll try to be patient