Salomon's new shoes - Attackpoint : Orienteering training, racing, running, navigation, and fitness

Jan 28, 2011 7:05 PM #

I just saw this on my FB page. Salomon's entry to the spiked shoe market. It is a spiked version of the popular speed cross shoe. Also shown here is a fell cross shoe.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=598198&id=18...

Also see here:
http://alpenglowsports.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sa...

Jan 30, 2011 4:16 AM #

j-man:

The Speed Cross is a great shoe. My favorite. And someone just stole mine a week ago...

Sep 16, 2011 4:05 PM #

feet:

So now these are on the market, has anyone actually tried them for orienteering?

Oct 4, 2011 12:49 PM #

feet:

OK, I have now tried them for orienteering. They ran the Highlander (26km) Sunday just fine. Only hesitation is that they seem to have a bit too much padding in the upper, and so they retain a little too much water when (inevitably) you run through marshes and streams. (I say this in comparison to Icebugs; I can't wear Inov-8 due to sizing issues, so I don't know how they compare there.) I will be keeping them as my main O shoes for now.

Oct 7, 2011 1:56 AM #

phatty:

Try the FellCross if you're sufficiently concerned about water retention. It was a careful design process we undertook to ensure that water is shed very quickly. This was tested by UK fell runners in the environment for which it was intended.

Oct 7, 2011 2:56 PM #

Nick:

are they available ? and where ?

Oct 7, 2011 3:26 PM #

Hammer:

Phatty, does it come with a gore-tex version for winter?

Oct 7, 2011 3:40 PM #

feet:

No spikes = not for orienteering, unless the FellCross sole has quasi-mystical grip properties.

Oct 7, 2011 3:58 PM #

ndobbs:

Phatty, does it come with a gore-tex version for wimps?

Oct 7, 2011 4:59 PM #

c.hill:

@Hammer

What the hell do you want goretex?

Oct 7, 2011 5:15 PM #

Hammer:

For when it is -20C. I have a pair of Salomon gore tex trail shoes that are absolutely awesome for using with snowshoeing. Feet never get cold.

Oct 7, 2011 5:20 PM #

c.hill:

Sealskins + any shoe, works a treat

Oct 7, 2011 8:45 PM #

j-man:

I agree--Salomons with GoreTex are awesome, if expensive. None of those models I know of have the grip of the ___Cross models.

Oct 7, 2011 9:04 PM #

jjcote:

Sealskins + any shoe, works a treat

Provided the shoes are big enough, this is true. If they are not, it's heinous.

Oct 10, 2011 12:49 PM #

Useless Fool:

We were testing FellCross Slab1 version about 6 weeks ago.
It was great - until we went to cliffs and rocky section in heavy rain.
There it was much worse than ie. speedcross2.

Personally I wouldn't run with FellCross in wet conditions on trails as the sole material lost basically all the grip when there was even little water on the rocks/cliffs and usually we have that kind of terrain quite much in here.

There were actually bigger group of people testing shoes, and everybody who tested FC in wet conditions, came to same conclusion.

Bottom sole material is simply very hard. I dont know what Salomon has been thinking when they have selected it. Naturally as it is hard, consumption of sole is not so fast but... still...

Oct 10, 2011 10:37 PM #

j-man:

SpeedCross soles are very soft, and wear quickly, but the softness is part of the appeal.

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