sme for me. Salomon Speedcross has been my go-to. THE speed cross 4 where the best. The toe box was far more durable - they wore out in my heel before toes and It been the 6 are falling apart in comparison. Looking at either a new pair already 4 months in and may settle for the bushnado as I heard they are more durable.
For me in wet terrain with rocks, the best is Asicsgrip (6). After that, probably Vibram (tried in Hoka and Nike shoes), Contagrip in Salomon Speedcross 4 and Continental in various Adidas models. Here, some variation between them (for example, Continental in Adidas Terrex Two Flow is better than in Adidas Terrex Agravic Flow 2.0 (so a 4 for them). After those, probably the outsole by La Sportiva (in Jackal model) and various Nike outsoles (Kiger 8, Wildhorse 6, Pegasus 4 TR) in wet terrain (btw, in mid Spring to mid Autumn, Nike are pretty nice shoes here)
The lugs on the SpeedCross 4 hold up amazing in 90% city use and they are very useful in climbing stairs, especially escalators.
Yes they are a trail running shoe but they work really well in a urban environment. I took mine on a 5 day hike through Norway recently and it's amazing that you can go from the wilderness of Norway straight to a city like Tokyo with the same shoes
Good morning folks,
I (28F) will be heading to New Zealand’s North Island in early May for 10 days to complete a couple small hikes, but two major hikes being: An overnight hike at Pouakai Crossing (total 19kms) at Mt Taranaki, and Tongariro Alpine Crossing (20kms one day) at Tongariro National Park.
I currently wear my Salomon Speed Cross 4’s which are my preference for hikes, and have been great.
Although I have copped boots for this trip, Salomon X Ultra 5 Mid GTX which I will need to break into the next couple of weeks.
My question is, for the above hikes plus others, do yall think I can getaway with being able to do them in my Speed Cross 4’s?
Or should I really consider using the hiking boots?
Thanks!
I have a few different trail shoes that work in the mud:
- Salomon speedcross (I think the 4): best I’ve tried but horrible on the road
- new balance summit unknow v4: surprisingly good on mud, drain water well and can run ok on road. Sizing is a bit weird but if you can get the right fit I think they are a really good compromise for lots of terrains. Not super cushioned though
Others: Nb hierro v7, asics trabucco max 2, North Face Enduris 4 (love these shoes by the way for everything other than deep mud) are ok on light mud but when it get really deep and thick don’t have the right lugs.
All that being said, there is muddy trail and muddy trail - what are you really dealing with ?
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