What I don't get about Salomon: the ultra glide 3 is a totally different shoe. Fine for me, but don't call it the 3 then, name it differently. This is confusing.
Now I need to go searching again after a model that resembles the glide 2.
(I did buy two additional pairs of the 2 so I'm set for this year)
I'm 210lbs. Always a Salomon user.
Very good results with many of their models, last years the Ultra glide 2, now changing to the Genesis model.
(I don't like the Ultra glide 3, much higher and with a ridiculous amount of cushion)
I don't do that many miles on them because I tend to wear out the thread early (technical terrain) but the soles always hold up very very well.
Are you me? I did exactly the same as this. The UG3, salmon absolutely dropped the ball. Just runs like a spongy slipper, whereas the UG2 ran like an actual running shoe. I’ve actually just bought what might be the last pair in my size in the UK, after scouring online stores for months.
The Genesis has been great for me. Has done loads of training miles and also mountain ultras. Proper all rounder. The UG2 is great if you can get them. The UG3 not so much.
Prodigio Pro? It's a fair bit firmer than the Ultra Glide but runs like a running shoe. What I mean by that is a lot of the cushioned ones don't, they run like a shoe with a load of foam stuck to the bottom.
Also if you can get them, the Ultra Glide 2 ran way better than its successors. I did loads of big mile races in them, whereas I thought the newer Ultra Glides were ruined with the cushion.
Edit: don't discount the Salomon Genesis. Has some cushioning but is pretty dialled in.
Prodigio Pro? It's a fair bit firmer than the Ultra Glide but runs like a running shoe. What I mean by that is a lot of the cushioned ones don't, they run like a shoe with a load of foam stuck to the bottom.
Also if you can get them, the Ultra Glide 2 ran way better than its successors. I did loads of big mile races in them, whereas I thought the newer Ultra Glides were ruined with the cushion.
Edit: don't discount the Salomon Genesis. Has some cushioning but is pretty dialled in.
I think my last pair were a well worn pair of Ultra Glides, then £58 for the soling. Or the other pair, I picked up for £70 in the sale and then the same. So even new, you're only looking <£130, which is far below what the new super trail runners go for these days. Prodigio Pro was £170 new.
Ultra glides are my vote for mixed use. The smaller lugs are nicer on road. I use the sense ride 5, ultra glide 2 and just finished a pair of the Genesis non-pro version and those were great for trail but I don’t think I would care for them on road.
Ultra glides are my vote for mixed use. The smaller lugs are nicer on road. I use the sense ride 5, ultra glide 2 and just finished a pair of the Genesis non-pro version and those were great for trail but I don’t think I would care for them on road.
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