Hoka - Speedgoat 7

It looks cool, was one of the only ones using Vibram Megagrip as standard early on before Covid made trail running more popular. As more companies either use Vibram exclusively or have a version with it, it’ll lose its edge. My main beef with hoka is that they just seem to keep adding foam (thereby increasing weight) instead of just innovating. They also messed up the mafete series so badly. People loved the mafete speed 4, should’ve just ruggedized it instead of axing it.

They were, they really were. I still check ebay randomly hoping to get lucky and find a pair.

I have about 75 miles / 12000ft~ in my pair of test Speedgoat 7s and I love them. Very fun shoe and super capable, happy on the fast cruisers and equally at home on the steep technical ups / downs. Softer than the SG6 but far more responsive, this shoe wants to go fast but will happily trot at slower paces for the latter miles on a long run or ultra.

Tounge padding is pathetic! Nothing under the Hoka label not comfy when laces are tightened. Poxy cheap insoles no SC insole they just flatten after a while under the ball of the foot. Correct me if I'm wrong but pretty sure both the Tecton X3 and Maf5 have SC insoles 🤔 mine are going back I'll stick with the Kailas Fuga ex330 2025 versions 👌

I would get about the same if the tread didn’t wear so quickly- all mine eat up 200-250

that is the point... was hesitant at first, but I actually like the concept of "making it my own" with mud/grass color-scheme :)

That is the single least responsive shoe Ive ever tried. Styrofoam has more response.

https://preview.redd.it/aqb5vpjl5jfg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c888a8917f96d7695f16e1593113aabcb7f1d8c They actually grip very well in all conditions plus they release clay mud unlike 5 & 6.

Thanks for this…I tried the 7s on and they were super squishy which I kind of am interested in with a trail shoe but could see them being a brick if they breakdown.👍

As a fan of the Speedgoat 2 and the EVO, I shifted to other brands until the Mafate 5 came around (which I love for longer/slower runs). I tried the Speedgoat 7 in the same size as my Mafate 5... And I'm going to go up a half size. The toe box is much lower volume than the Mafate 5 (and tapers like older Speedgoat models).