Inov8 - TRAILFLY ULTRA G 300 MAX

Say it...the shoes look shit. I love my trailfly 300 (despite nearly falling off the top of Tryfan) but they do look like i bought them from the Early Learning Centre. It's like the actively try to pick awful colours, but struggle to do that. There are smaller brands making half decent looking shoes (Norda, Mount to Coast).

I've been using Inov8 TrailFlys and love them. Probably easier to get where you are. If you can find the Ultra 300 G (discontinued) in your size, that's my favorite for racking up miles in the Sierra.

I've been using Inov8 TrailFlys and love them. Probably easier to get where you are. If you can find the Ultra 300 G (discontinued) in your size, that's my favorite for racking up miles in the Sierra.

I was / am a fan boy of Inov8 trail shoes but it seems like they rebrand everything in the Trailfly line up at the same time. Why can we not ever just go back and get the same model again. I do have 3 pairs of the trailfly 270 in the boxes left and they are my favorite. But it seems the 280 and the 300 are gone? I had been using all 3 and would get a couple more 300's if they were available.

Inov-8 trailfly ultra g 300s. I have 500+ miles on them through all type of terrain and they still have a ton of life left in them

Inov8 Trailfly 300G max, fell in love with this shoe. Currently on my second pair, and got a spare in the closet when these wear out

The new shoes from Inov8 have quite good room in the toe box.

I ran a lot in the G300 Max. Then I used different brands but have recently gotten TrailTalon both the regular and the Max due to the 6mm lugs. Especially the Max is quite enjoyable to run in.

The old Inov8 Trailfly G300 were perfect for this. They’ve been replaced with the new Trailfly but they have nowhere near as much cushion now and the max version with extra cushioning is a huge stack height so makes me prone to a rolled ankle. GYX shoes in my opinion aren’t great in the UK, bogs go in the top and you end up with your feet swimming because the water can’t get out. I much prefer a well draining shoe and a good pair of merino socks so you don’t get blisters My first trail she were the brooks cascadia which I’d I would recommend as a first trail shoe tbh. But for once you start doing more bogs/ deep mud/ grass etc they’re not great so are definitely a beginner trail shoe/ dry trail shoe (dry trail is hard to come by in winter though!)

The old Inov8 Trailfly G300 were perfect for this. They’ve been replaced with the new Trailfly but they have nowhere near as much cushion now and the max version with extra cushioning is a huge stack height so makes me prone to a rolled ankle. GYX shoes in my opinion aren’t great in the UK, bogs go in the top and you end up with your feet swimming because the water can’t get out. I much prefer a well draining shoe and a good pair of merino socks so you don’t get blisters My first trail she were the brooks cascadia which I’d I would recommend as a first trail shoe tbh. But for once you start doing more bogs/ deep mud/ grass etc they’re not great so are definitely a beginner trail shoe/ dry trail shoe (dry trail is hard to come by in winter though!)

Here’s my n=1. I’ve done several 50k runs (mostly forest trails, few rocks) on Inov-8 trailfly ultra G 300 Max. Great shoes for both training and going the full distance.

The first pair of "proper" running shoes I bought were Inov8 terrocs in late 2005. I thought I was going to buy some Walsh PBs, but tried the Inov8s in a running shop and thought they were just what I wanted. By later standards, at 330g they were heavy, but lighter and better in mud than anything I'd known then. I used them for mountain biking and many activities. At this point, inov8 was a new, innovative company making seemingly more modern trail running shoes than others whose designs had barely changed in years. Later, Inov8 remained my go to for a trail running shoe, and I used x-talons as my favourite for years, then things like Roadclaw when I was running on harder surfaces, Terralultra when I started running longer distances. Living in a rural area, having shoes I knew fitted me and would work meant I could buy them again online, without needing to go into a shop and fit. The shoes fitted me well, they were light, I liked the off road grip of eg x-talon, and new running on tarmac from my door to get to somewhere off road was fine. Then came the rebrand and complete redesign of almost all the shoes. I bought up a few pairs of my favourite x-talons, immediately suspicious of their replacements with much deeper cushioning, but not wanting to take the time to go to a shop and start working out new shoes and new fit. The new logo looked cheap and unoriginal vs the old one. I hadn't followed the chnges of ownership, but was immediately suspicious. I've still not tried the "new" designs, remain wary, but as of today see that x-talons are being manufactured again. I can probably retreat into my safe comfort zone with the shoes Ive been wearing for years.

I was a terra ultra and now trail fly user.. I never noticed any difference

I was a terra ultra and now trail fly user.. I never noticed any difference