By: Antoine

Antoine — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:51:20 +0000

Oh and one more thing: the upper has one small issue: the harder plastic that continues along the lacing gap above the toes is too long. As it’s more rigid than the Matryx fabric, it bends less and presses a little too much on the toes below. It’s subtle, but nobody likes a rubbing part during an ultra…

By: Antoine

Antoine — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:48:42 +0000

I bought these shoes 2 months ago and logged about 100km since, on HK trails that range from concrete path to stairs, to steep dirt trails and pretty technical sections with lots of sharp rocks and roots.
The rocker and midsole are fantastic, super comfortable and feeling fast, especially on hard tarmac. But then… I have a big issue with stability with this shoe.
OK, I am not a very good trail runner, so the skills are certainly an issue here, but the soft midsole, relatively narrow heel and flexible heel counter are a fact too. And I got several near-miss on ankle rolls until I actually sprained my ankle last weekend during a race, while speeding on a downhill (bad reception on a stone).
So although I blame mostly myself (probably didn’t pay enough attention where to land my foot), I still feel the shoe could have limited the damage better.
For less technical terrain, it’s a wonderful shoe, super comfortable and with an outstanding traction and I didn’t experience any breathability problem so far (I agree with the lacing and laces pocket being an afterthought).
That’s just my experience / opinion, but food for thought.

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