why are trail shoes neutral

[webber]

hi all
im going to be buying a pair of shoes end of the week and ive notice that there are not many structured shoes why is this i wear brooks ravenna at the moment and have always had structured shoes

[Rob Furness]

You don't need supportive shoes (in the same sense as on the road) when running offroad because every footstrike is different resulting in less chance of overuse injury caused by poor foot mechanics and less impact due to the softer surface. Depends what sort of stuff you're running on really, if you're running on well graded trails then stick to your road shoes, but if you're running on rough stuff or fell type terrain then go for some trail or fell shoes.

[webber]

You don't need supportive shoes (in the same sense as on the road) when running offroad because every footstrike is different resulting in less chance of overuse injury caused by poor foot mechanics and less impact due to the softer surface. Depends what sort of stuff you're running on really, if you're running on well graded trails then stick to your road shoes, but if you're running on rough stuff or fell type terrain then go for some trail or fell shoes.

cheers mate so any shoe that feels good then

[Hank]

cheers mate so any shoe that feels good then

That's it! Go to a decent shop that has a good choice and try plenty on.