The shoe is unmistakably a zapatillas salomon comprar but the refinement to the toe box shape and the updated tongue are undoubtedly improvements to comfort and looks.Having been sent my customised shoe box, inside were a few hashtag challenges to help guide testing – one was to put them through their paces with those massive lugs on the bottom and see how they grip on a range of surfaces. Easy enough around here to find moorland tracks which challenge most shoes – the slick boggy mud can snag a shoe even in the summer sometimes.
You might spot on the new shoes is that the grip is familiar but has been tweaked along the edges of the sole to use a full lug rather than the cut off design of the zapatillas salomon hombre baratas.I’ve always felt comfortable going straight up and down even the muddiest trails in Speedcross and the 4 is no different. Those big chevron lugs grip excellently when climbing and descending in a straight line. Just as well as any other shoes I’ve run in and I’d have no fears attacking a slick, muddy climb or descent in them.
The brief from salomon speedcross 4 baratas was simple – wear them, push them through mud, trail, grass and whatever conditions you want and see how they roll. As usual, there’s a set of hashtags to try and make use of and in part, I’ll do that below. Beyond that though, there was no commitment to blog or review, no forced “say only good things” so here goes .. Apart from using my old Speedcross for a 100 miler, I don’t really run in shoes quite as built up as Speedcross these days. My preferred training and racing shoes are much lighter so it’s quite odd pulling them out of the box and seeing that familiar big heel!
How much more rounded the toe box is on the new model. I’ve personally never had a problem with the pointier toe of the older model but I’d imagine this one will be a better fit for many more people. I think aesthetically it makes the shoe a little nicer looking too.I’ve also become accustomed to the look and feel of the built in tongue of the EndoFit tongue/liner of the Sense Pro so the big padded tongue looks a little strange in comparison but it’s definitely pared down from the zapatillas salomon mujer outlet and sits closer to the top of your foot.
I’ve fallen a few times when traversing muddy slopes or where there’s a significant camber to the path. I nearly went over the first outing in these too but in the interests of being reasonable – slick, angled trails often mean minimal engagement with anything but the edge of the outside of your sole and perhaps in reality the occasions where I’ve fallen in zapatillas salomon outlet españa, I’d have done the same in any shoe.