Salomon shoes

[A.P.E Knott]

I am thinking about trying the Salomon xt shoe.
I have never tried Salomon before anyone have any ideas on the fit,or has anyone tried the xt wings shoe?
I have a fairly wide foot ,so slimfitting shoes are not good for me.
thanks in anticipation of your replies

[IainR]

Not worn that style, but worn the standard salomon trail shoe and the speedcross shoe before and always fitted well, and I have wide feet. e.g. I need to use the wide walsh ultra's and innov8 mudslw/rocs don't fit.

cheers

Iain

[stevefoster]

Got a pair of Salomon trial shoes the other week, comfy fit for wide feet and good cushioning for a mixture of road and trail, happy with em

[lilactime]

mmm , i was wearing solomon trail shoes when i got a bad case of plantar f , good chance it wasnt these , but even so wouldnt go there again .

[jimbob]

I got a pair of XA Pro 3D's earlier in the year and ran a 40 miler straight out of the box with no problems whatsoever other than having to wring out the footbed a few times as it seemed to retain water and was a bit squelchy. I normally blister just looking at my Walshes/Inov8s, but have none wearing these.

[A.P.E Knott]

good shoes ,don,t need any breaking in

you get what you pay for not the cheapest shoe out there

The price does put me of a bit,but if they are worth it !
Thanks for all the replies.

[amadablam]

fit is good and ride is good but shoe quality is rubbish. The grip on the 3d pro lasts about 2 minutes. xa pro better grip but uppers are rubbish on both shoes. Spoke to a Salomon designer once and all they were interested in was what the shoe looked like and having had some this is where they have spent the money - not on quality. Buy a less pretty shoe like montrail and vasque and they will last and perform much better.

[Mountain Goatess]

I have absolutely loved my Salomons for trail stuff. They are very comfortable, hardwearing and look great. I agree though, they're no good on steep wet slopes and mud. I've just ordered a pair of Montrail Highlanders as they seem to have great reviews. Won't be out in them for a while now though!

[MorganW]

See my post #15 on the thread "First run in Speedcross2" for (good) thoughts on the Speedcross 2.

Morgan