These shoes were recommended by a friend. I chose a pretty substantial run/hike for a first run in these bad boys and fell in love. Big fan and a convert. I also have a standard - wide! - foot and I sized up a half size and fit has been spot on for me. Love them planning to get another pair.
Love these shoes. Recently used them for a Spartan Super 10k and biut another pair specifically for training! Best I’ve used for OCR.
One of my all-time favorite shoes for OCR. The aggressive grip is perfect for the muddiest, toughest terrains. Definitely more comfortable than the previous model. Love having it back in rotation!
This thing is light and feels nice on even terrain, but the stack height and heel-toe drop is too much for very technical trails & stability overall. I also think your foot does not sit low enough within the shoe’s upper. I wore these twice and rolled my ankle on a fairly moderately slanted slab on the second go. Lifting the heel decreases stability (try to balance 1-foot on just your toes), so this is not really for east coast technical mountain running. Probably fine for west coast or smooth single track. I think the most recent VJ lineup is style over substance, & catering to a new crowd
Thank you for your review Brian. And, yes you are correct this shoe is not made for East Coast technical, rocky mountain running. It is designed to be more of a speed trail shoe as stated in the description.
Fantastic grip, wonderful in wet conditions. I cannot recommend this shoe enough. Very sad its being discontinued.