Reluctantly looking for alternatives to Trabucos with similar features. I did 1,500km in my Trabuco 9s and absolutely adored them. I’ve gone half as far in my Trabuco 10s and they still have plenty life left in them. However, I don’t like the way the line is going, towards more cushioning – and weird, blocky soles on the 13s!
Ideal features:
- Wide toebox
- Rugged sole
- Rockplate
- Seemingly suited to all terrains, even UK mud!
- Can stash away the laces
- Great heel lock
Is there anything else that meets that brief?
I’m open to exploring a summer shoe and winter shoe rotation. Admittedly the Trabucos are great for not slipping on mud, but they do pick it up a lot. I’m assuming smaller lugs or alpine shoes might make for better mud shoes.
Thank you in advance for your help!
I had trabuco 10 and after that moved to agility peak 4. Merrel fit me much better, and the grip was just insane.
However, the new trabuco looks amazing
They are very different shoes. I tried both, the standard feels more like a: asics trabuco 10, tradicional salomon, etc. The pro is more “modern and race style”. I had the SG5 and replace them with a nbhierro9, and the the prodigio pro is more on that veins
The midsole is a modified version of the Novablast, to render a firmer ride in the trail shoe. Still it is bouncier and more energetic than the older foam in Trabuco 13. Trabuco 14 is a HUGE improvement on the Trabuco 9, 10, 11!
I run in the ascis gel Kayano for road which is a stability shoe. I was told the ascis trabucco is the equivalent trail shoe and they work well for me.
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