inov8 Grip question

[wheezing donkey]

If it's not icy, and want grip "almost" as good as Mudclaw, but with added comfort, try the new X-Claw 275. In their words "The ultimate shoe for running long distances over extreme terrain" https://www.inov-8.com/men/footwear-terrain/x-claw-275.html

Only worn mine once, but certainly no complaints with a mile or so of road, then a bit of a path, then some bog/tussock/heather off-track, then some steep wet grass.

Fully agree. Covered the final 32 miles of my Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge in X-Claws. Did the first 16 miles in Salomon Fellraisers which are excellent, comfortable shoes but descending into Threshthwaite Cove Mouth their grip left something to be desired. The X-Claws were excellent when descending Fairfield, Seat Sandal, Great End, Great Gable and Kirk Fell.

[The_Saint]

I've heard complaints with regard to the grip on latest roclite models.

I have the Roclite 280 with the red sole, no complaints at all from me, it seems to perform identically to the seven pairs of 295s I have owned in the original grey, then the black, then the black and lime.

[Graham Breeze]

The older I get the less grippier, less comfortable, more fragile, and very, very much slower my shoes seem to get. Odd that.

[mapper]

The older I get the less grippier, less comfortable, more fragile, and very, very much slower my shoes seem to get. Odd that.

Have you tried buying a new pair of shoes Mr B?

[Graham Breeze]

But I've only had these for 30 years!

[mapper]

But I've only had these for 30 years!

Oh, thats OK then. They'll be good for another 20 years yet.......