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.
Check into the Asics Gel-Trabuco series. I have been wearing these for both backcountry trails in Colorado, running on pavement, the gym, and on local smooth gravel trails. They are lightweight, flexible, with a grippy sole, and breathe well. They are unlikely to hold up for extended backpacking, though. But for general hiking and trail running, they excel. Be aware that you are going to see the soles wear sooner than some of the hikers on the list you gave. Trade-offs. I have Goretex hikers as well and I can tell you that they definitely are hotter and your feet will sweat in them. I have them in cold and warm weather models. They are good in cooler mountain environments and where you might hike in spongy, moist lowlands, and keep your feet from getting soaked from morning dews. Again, trade-offs.
I like Asics Gel Trabuco. Comfortable, good traction, cushiony enough that I don't need to add inserts. I don't tear through shoes as fast as some others though, but they do seem durable to me.
Stability trail shoes aren’t so much of a thing because your foot falls are not the same on every step like on the road. There are shoes that have wide bases like the asics gel trabuco or topo mtn racer but they don’t have the same technology that stability road shoes have. There aren’t any either medial posts or guide rails to stop pronation.
Even stability road shoes aren’t kind of not made much any more as there were a few studies that showed it did not help with the issues they were trying to solve.
I work in a running specialty store and what we suggest to people who are looking for a stable platform to run trails on is a shoe with a wide base firm foam and possibly extra foam behind the heel like a trabuco.
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