Nike - Terra Kiger 9

I picked up a pair of Nike kiger 9 really cheap, they are fantastic trail shoes

It’s nice to see at least one shout-out in here for the Kigers. It’s currently my favorite shoe and I bought a bunch of extra pairs of the Kiger 9 when they were on sale. Hopefully the Kiger 10’s will be even better when they’re released next year with the Vibram soles. Just out of curiosity, how many miles do you get out of a pair? I’m at ~450 on my current pair and they still have some life in them.

The 9s are way more middle-of-the-road than previous gens. I actually preferred the old Kigers because they were minimal which helped differentiate them. Either way these shoes have been changing a lot lately and the 10s could be different again. The one constant so far is they are springy and soft but wear out fast.

Nike Kiger 9. Been using the kiger line for years and I wear them for everything up to 100k.

Look around for Salomon Genesis, Kiger 9.

Zegama 2s probably have the best long distance comfort for your feet, however at the expense of raw performance and agility. But there is a paradox that more cushioning does not always equal more comfort. I find with max stack cruiser shoes I don't have ground feel and run with worse form and more impact. I've run longer distances in the Kiger 9s than the Zegamas for instance.

Kiger is indeed great, totally underrated shoe.

Nike Trail is quite different in fit to their road shoes. Kiger 9 has a pretty wide toe box, but is very locked down over the midfoot and heel. Kiger is a bit more of curved last compared with the Zegama 2 which is a bit more straight.

Kiger 1-8 terrible on wet rock. Kiger 9 = pretty good. Kiger 10 = Vibram. Also Kiger 10 is significantly lighter than the 9 as it switches from React to Cushlon. Also one of the rare shoes that uses a thin rockplate which I prefer as I don't sink or distort over stones.

Ye, Kiger will be more demanding that's just a personal preference I guess. Kiger 9 is my favourite shoe for Trailrunning and Hiking, but I'm just light not top 20% or anything.

Peg trail 4 had the old compound, Kiger 9 is updated and is much better.

For me Kiger 9s. They just work for my footshape and cost $70 and last 1200 km. Kiger 10 they changed the foam so won't be durable like React.

Kiger 1-8 bad wet grip. The K9 is much better than Saucony now. Not quite on Vibram levels though. Currently i think these are the best value trail shoes around as I bought some pairs for $50-90 and they last each 1000+ km (compare that to the Norda 005 for $325 and 300km). Be aware of the fit. It's wide in the forefoot, narrow in the waist and narrowish in the heel. This works well for my high arch feet. I think flat feet won't work, similar to most Nike. Works well for a forefoot strike as low drop and the forefoot is stable and broad. Good lockdown without being restrictive on the toes. Heel strikers would probably want more cushioning though. Cushioning is firm in cold conditions and it's definitely more pleasant in summer. I've run a 90km race in them and no problems (I wish they made a ReactX version though). They are not soft and bouncy, but have good shock absorption and rock protection and good ground feel. Overall there is no special feature in this shoe, it just works and fits my foot shape incredibly well and is cheap and durable. I think this shoe flew under the radar a bit as people were tired of the Kiger series and the poor grip. 'Conversational Pace' did a great review of it.

Try pick up a pair of Kiger 9s for like $80. Solid heel and it's 4 mm drop similar stack to peregrine, and toebox is wider than you might expect from a Nike. Peg Trail 5 another option, although the heel foam is quite soft and high drop so it's not really for technical terrain. But it handles road and fireroads well.

Yeah I may replace my Kiger 9s just for the extra grip on wet rocks.

Here’s my contribution. I haven’t done controlled tests like you did, but I run a lot of rocky vertical terrain and have put lots of miles in all these shoes. Trying to focus here on wet rock grip from the outsole and ignore other shoe attributes (fit, lock down, flexibility/stiffness, weight, cushion, etc) that also come into play with their overall ability to do the job on wet rock 5: VJ Maxx 1&2 VJ Spark Arcteryx Norvan VT (limited mileage) 4. Arcteryx Norvan SL 1, 2, &3 Salomon s/Lab Sense 7&8 Nnormal Kjeraq 3. La Sportiva Helios SR La Sportiva Vertical K & VK INOV-8 F-Lite 195 2. Whole bunch of older inov-8 x-talon and RocLite models NB minimus Salomon s/lab ultra 3 Salomon s/lab sense 7SG 1. Old Nike Terra kiger Salomon s/lab sense 1, 2, 3 For spiked shoes, I actually think they suffer quite a bit on rock because they don’t stick instantly like pure rubber soles. 4. VJ Devil 4 3. VJ bold race, VJ ice hero, INOV-8 ORoc 280

Rotating out Nike Zegama 2 and Terra Kiger depending on run type and/or weather.

Peg trails and the wild horses are my favorites right now. Terra Kigers are good too but I’ve just gone through 3-4 pairs of those.

I mostly wear Topos but got the Terra Kigers on sale recently. They are awesome shoes