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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    I purchased some Salomon Speed Cross 2's for my first fell running shoes, absolutely amazing shoes on the fell, they haven't let me down yet, loads of grip and very comfy.

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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by No vice View Post
    So let me see if I've got this anywhere near right.
    For the last few years I've always bought my shoes 'tight'. Think this started when I was buying climbing shoes. I reckon that to get a tight fit, I've also been erring on a too small fit
    I'm just getting out of the habit because with my road and trail shoes I was getting blisters on toes and heel along with premature wearing of the heel cup on the shoe. My latest road shoes are the same model I had, but a 43.5 instead of a 42.....

    Now for a fell shoe, I need to get them 'small' again? or is it just that fell shoes are by design a narrower fit than a road shoe?
    depend walsh-narrow
    inov8-wide

    May i direct readers to this thread

    http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?t=8887
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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by TurboTom View Post
    depend walsh-narrow
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    inov-8 have two lasts. Performance - narrower. Endurance - wider. Took me ages to realise why I couldn't get their shoes on

    Walsh Ultras are wide too.

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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by southernsoftie View Post
    Surely the only requirement for a beginners fell shoe is velcro fastening? Like a 'My First Fell Shoe' type thing?
    Like it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by southernsoftie View Post
    Surely the only requirement for a beginners fell shoe is velcro fastening? Like a 'My First Fell Shoe' type thing?
    Can you get them with lights that flash with every step?

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    Quote Originally Posted by idler View Post
    inov-8 have two lasts. Performance - narrower. Endurance - wider. Took me ages to realise why I couldn't get their shoes on

    Walsh Ultras are wide too.
    However - I'm still waiting for inov-8 to produce an endurance last shoe with a decent aggressive tread - in the mean time my feet are squeezed into mudrocs 1/2 a size bigger than normal, which do feel a wee bit long and clown-shoe like. My size 10 terrocs fit me fine but are pants on anything wet or muddy - may get some Roclites next as a compromise between grip and comfort, unless something new comes out... anything we should know about on the horizon Inov-8 Insider?

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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by Skids View Post
    However - I'm still waiting for inov-8 to produce an endurance last shoe with a decent aggressive tread .. anything we should know about on the horizon Inov-8 Insider?
    We are on with it
    Will let you know when its in production once its been signed off.
    Roclites would be good for all but the very steepest, muddiest stuff.
    I personally use a Roclite (285) for all my training and would be suffice for an awful lot of races.

    Will keep you posted

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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by Inov-8 Insider View Post
    We are on with it
    Will let you know when its in production once its been signed off.
    Roclites would be good for all but the very steepest, muddiest stuff.
    I personally use a Roclite (285) for all my training and would be suffice for an awful lot of races.

    Will keep you posted
    great stuff inov-8 i ran up pendle with the head torch last night in the mudroc 280s found them great on the rocky stuff but they didnt cope to well coming down the middle.. oh well carnt have everything id say just address your greatest need eg comfort roclites are comfy grip mudclaw or mudroc
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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    why not have both.
    They obviously can make them so they should.
    The thing that gets me about inov8s is that they are either small and a good fit width ways or you have to have them to big and then it wrecks your descending. Maybe quarter sizes would be an idea
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    Re: Beginners fell shoes

    Quote Originally Posted by TurboTom View Post
    why not have both.
    They obviously can make them so they should.
    The thing that gets me about inov8s is that they are either small and a good fit width ways or you have to have them to big and then it wrecks your descending. Maybe quarter sizes would be an idea
    How about if we offer Mudclaw in narrow fit, normal fit and wide fit?
    Im sure someone will want extra narrow and extra wide or extra extra wide.

    We will be offering a wider fit which will help some folks, I will keep you posted.

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