Really?
They look broad, and one of the testers has quite broad feet and they suit him. I have hopes for them as very few fell shoes fit me. the terrocs fit me lovely but I don't think inov8 use that last for any of their pure fell shoe range.
Here's what it says in TrailRunner (issue 51) about them:
"blah blah blah ...these quick shoes offer a low, not overly padded ride blah blah ... The aggressive outsole grabbed in sloppy conditions, particularly mud . The shoe had a surprisingly supportive midsole and flexible forefoot. Testers commented that the shoe is a terrific option for trail races up to the marathon. The Crosslite fits narrow to medium widths ... blah."
fwiw, take with grain of salt, etc.
It is always difficult to know how a shoe is going to fit until you try it on. My feet like the Mudroc 290, Roclite 315, are ok with the flyroc 310. But the roclite 285 was a toe squeezer and the 305 was ok on width but the shape was wrong. I am concerned with the narrow to medium width statement, because that does not leave much room for interpretation as wide. So I guess we'll have to wait and see and get some real user reports. Somebody will take the bait
The main point to consider is,how much do they cost?.
About £65
http://www.rawoutdoors.co.uk/Models....1&ModelID=1205
And A.T. Grip Spikes are these:
http://www.sportiva.com/products/prod/441
Last edited by Bonobo; 29-02-2008 at 03:20 PM.
Hmmmm, interesting. Might make a good winter shoe.
Here's what the Sportiva customer service email answerer had to say about sizing. It does not sound promising for those of us with duck feet --
"I would say our line fits around a C width. We do not offer any other widths. The fireblade has the most room in the toe box and a pretty slim heel. Based off your needs in your email I would say that the Fireblade is your best shot to get a fit in our line. We run pretty narrow.
The skylite/crosslite fit pretty similiar just not quiet as wide in the toe box."
FWIW. I ordered a pair of fireblades before getting this email, but I may have to look elsewhere for for superlight trail shoes (skylite is the only model I've heard of besides Inov8 F-lite 250 in that wt range).
Bugger, I'll have to try on a pair. Bad news that, I suppose its carry on with Walshes.