ASICS

GEL-TRABUCO 11 G-TX

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Sentiment score55% positive
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Last updated: Aug 5, 2026

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Reddit IconAntipolemic
9 months ago

I have the non-GTX version of the Gel Trabuco 13. Excellent shoe. I'm sure the GTX model is great too. Since you like the brand already, you'll probably love these. I'm on my second pair of the Trabuco line. I wore the 11's tread down too much for serious trail use, but they are still in great shape for casual wear.

Reddit IconDifficultShoe8254
11 months ago

Asics trabucos work for me in highly technical terrain. Enough cushion but still quite stiff, not very high and wide fit. Trabuco 13s upper is not good, it breaks really easy, I'm in my second pair and I won't get more than 400km from any of them (second one is a replacement sent by Asics). 11 and 12 work better for this kind of skyrunning. I was getting around 700/800km put of them.

5 months ago

Lowish stack, good grip outsole and not too soft. I have a quite difficult foot and not much shoes fit me well. I use to take for this kind of races trabuco 11 and 13. I would try tomir 2.0, akasha 2, trabuco, mafate speed 4/speedgoat, slab genesis, Topo MTN racer. This year im running 45km +4.000m in high mountain very technical terrain and im thinking to try the mount to coast T1. Last year I did a similar one, 43km +3.700m/-4.000m with the trabuco 13s and quite happy with them, i ended with "fresh" legs.

5 months ago

I went from trabuco 11, to 12 and now 13. They feel wide and roomy, and too squishy what I like when power hiking a lot. The outsole and the shoe itself is more running oriented than in 12 and 11, but still confortable. Haven't try the 14s, but they keep doing it less and less technical and more running oriented. With this fit I also liked agility peak 5, zegama 2s (they are very soft), Sportiva akasha 2. Topos MTN racer 3 if the arch fits you looks nice, too narrow for me. I know, but haven't tried myself, Inov8 fit is quite wide and confortable.

11 months ago

Asics trabucos work for me in highly technical terrain. Enough cushion but still quite stiff, not very high and wide fit. Trabuco 13s upper is not good, it breaks really easy, I'm in my second pair and I won't get more than 400km from any of them (second one is a replacement sent by Asics). 11 and 12 work better for this kind of skyrunning. I was getting around 700/800km put of them.

10 months ago

Asics trabuco is quite wide. Topo MTN racer 3 is too narrow for me too, mostly due to the midfoot

10 months ago

Asics trabucos are wide and roomy. The speedgoats 2E are actually very narrow and low volume. Even the mafate speed 4 in normal width are roomier. I tried topo MTN racer 3. They are wide in the forefoot, but narrow in the arch/midfoot. Can't wear them Agility peak 5 is also wide and high volume.

10 months ago

Have a look at Asics line up. Trabuco and trabuco max. They are plenty wide. I tried speedgoats 2E, they are not any wide. Mafate 4s are actually wider, but still not enough for me if I'm going long.

6 months ago

The ones that fit me well. I really enjoyed the old NB hierro V5 and V6, then they made them narrower and not using them anymore. Asics shoes fit me really well, used lots of pairs of trabuco and some Fuji lite for speedwork and short racing. Deciding between mount to coast T1 and Sportiva prodigio pro for this year's long objetive in high mountain technical terrain, 10 hours or so. If anyone has both, will appreciate an insight.

Reddit IconPolska_25
9 months ago

I’ve used asics gel trabucco 11 for running in Midwest winters. They seemed to be ok. Definitely a gummy compound for grip

9 months ago

I’ve used asics gel trabucco 11 for running in Midwest winters.

Reddit IconRodrigoDePollo
10 months ago

I really don't find the trabuco to be wide shoes (not sure if in other regions they sell these in 2E but I can only get normal width here). I have the 11 which are basically the 12, and find that the logo on the outside is causing me problems as they use it as a stiffening to give support to the shoe. But I have 2E midfoot and this logo is pushing into my feet causing quite some discomfort over longer distances. Otherwise a fantastic shoe I think, gives a lot of confidence on trail

Reddit IconSpecialist_Pomelo804
2 months ago

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!

Reddit Iconwhalegutts
12 months ago

I have a pair of Asics gortex trail shoes and a pair of light weight Mammut boots. Both of which I found. And they are both good. I don't recommend finding footwear but it's always an option.

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