Steeve said:Hello
At first, please be tolerant with my english, which is quite
home-cooked...
I currently use the Montrail Vitesse for my trail runninggs, and I love
them. Unfortunately, the sole doesn't stick enough to the grounds I
meet here in New Caledonia : damned extra-slippery red mountain soil
:O/
Two other places you might also check are Runners World shoe and
ultra/trail forums:
http://forums.runnersworld.com/forum.jspa?forumID=3
http://forums.runnersworld.com/forum.jspa?forumID=35
One of the posters on the shoe forum (jamiedpt) really knows shoes.
(Although he sells Montrails and many other brands, he does not push his
business.) Many folks on the trail forum use several types of Montrails,
including Vitesse. I'm not sure I've heard of any of them using
Kinabalu, but they may, esp. since several adventure race.
(Note: Montrails don't fit my feet so I've never used any of their models.)
Quoted message said:
I read on several posts that the Kinabalu's could match with what I'm
looking for : super-sticky sole, forefoot plate protection, foot
ventilation.
Is this mud coating on rocks or deep mud? That is, are you better with a
sticky sole or with a tread that doesn't clog and has grip? It sounds
like you might be dealing with slippery rocks, if you're looking for
forefoot plate protection.
Quoted message said:What about the fit of this shoe ? Does it looks like the Vitesse's ?
I'm guessing from the description and looks, but I'll bet Kinabalu is a
snugger fit, esp. in toe box area - more like an approach shoe. Kinabalu
looks like it's made for slippery rocks while Vitesse is more
traditional trail.
http://tinyurl.com/8euv7 vitesse
http://tinyurl.com/bpboj kinabalu
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Quoted message said:also read that some users met some problems around the heel, did you
hear something about that ?
I probably just read the same review you did 🙂.
Some other shoes that might work in mud include Inov8 (MudRoc, MudClaw,
and maybe some other models) and Walsh, but I think these tend to be
narrow also, based on people's comments (could be wrong).
http://tinyurl.com/bkxc7
If you're dealing with deep mud, rather than mud on rocks, some type of
cross-country spike or this adaptation of your regular shoes might work:
http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm
Good luck.
Dot
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"It's not football, but it is trail running." - Julie Udchachon, Women's
US 50k trail champion 2005
