Salomon - Sense Ride 4

Although the Salomon Sense Ride 4 has a special.place in my heart for being the shoe I used for my first 50k, the Norda 001 is by far my favorite shoe ever and the one I now go to 95% of the time...

The answer is: it depends on the shoe. My Salomons shed mud pretty well (Ultra glide 2, Sense Ride 4, Thunder Cross), as do my Saucony Xodus Ultras. I wouldn't recommend either the Sense Rides or the UGs for very muddy conditions.

The answer is: it depends on the shoe. My Salomons shed mud pretty well (Ultra glide 2, Sense Ride 4, Thunder Cross), as do my Saucony Xodus Ultras. I wouldn't recommend either the Sense Rides or the UGs for very muddy conditions.

Saucony Peregrine 15. Also got some Salomon sense ride 4s, hated them at first, now have over 1000km on them and the damn things won't quit.

Love the sense ride. Not the best shoe for a long race, but an amazing workhorse that doesn't wear with miles. Have done gravel and technical trails nearly 700km and looks like they can do another 700 easily.

These were the 4s,so the midsole is a little harder than later models. Pretty good all over. Not a standout, for a race I'll go to a Peregrine 15.

I have always like the Salomon Sense Ride 3s for this. I loved this version so much that I stocked up when they moved on to the 4s and 5s which are both not the same shoe anymore unfortunately. I have done a ton of scrambling in these shoes. They run a bit narrow but the upper is pretty stretchy. I find them on the firmer side for just running but if there is any scrambling or technical downhill running involved that is my shoe of choice. Now that Salomon is fully discontinuing the Sense Ride line I might switch over to the Genesis which seems to be the closest to it. I have found Salomon's grip to be unparalleled but mind you I do not live in a hot, sandy and rocky area. Rather a wet, cold ish mixed terrain area. But for scrambling I would usually do it on dry days anyways and I feel very confident in the Salomons, both for the grip of the sole and snug fit around my feet. I have tried wider shoes before but none give me the same confidence because my fore foot would have more wiggle room in it. When I am running around on rock I want my foot to be one with the shoe.

You will sacrifice speed with approach shoes so it depends if you want to hike or also do some running. I do everything in trail runners. I know people who bring climbing shoes for some objectives, but not the ones you mention. As long as your scrambling, I don't think you will need to bring more than 1 pair of shoes (bar if you do a snow/ice/glacier objective and want to bring mountaineering boots). Shoes I've worn: Salomon Sense Ride, Salomon Slab Genesis, Norda 001, Topo Mountain Racer. All give more more than enough grip and confidence on hard scrambles.

i haven’t seen any issues on the technical rocky parts, neither uphill nor steep downhills. Prior to this i had Salomon Sense Ride 4 and 5 (4 pairs in total), even managed to finish Madeira 115k with one of them with no blisters what-so-ever; but i feel these glide 3 even better.

Salomon Sense Ride 4. Been wearing them for years (since they came out) without any issues at all. Longest I've spent on the trail in them was 12 hours. They messed up with Sense Ride 5's; they got narrower and the insert slips around.

Fyi i talked to Salomon today trying to replace some defective Ultra Glide 2 and they said the 3 will not be released in the usa.  Bummer.  These were the closest I could ever find to my beloved Sense Ride 3’s.  

Yeah I've gone to a shop to try them on. I've worn the Salomon Sense Rides before so going for that would be a safe bet. The other two models do also appeal to me as I'm interested to try Innov8's technology, but wasn't sure how comfortable that pair is on tarmac.

Sense Ride is the most comfortable, mainly because I've worn them before. My feet aren't used to Innov8's make and its relatively lower heel drop but I'm contemplating giving it a shot - only if this model is suitable for pavement to trail running though.

And Sense Ride, while we're on Salomon.

I always liked the Salomon Sense Ride. Very durable. Not a large lugged shoe.