Ooo this has probably been covered here before...but
am looking for a XC spike...thus
who uses what and what is the general idea on size ? i know trying on many pairs is best...but i am a busy boy and simply dont have the time to traipse round the shops
therefore i currently take size 9 in nike/saucony/inov8 have narrow feet, and would consider myself a medium weight...so whats the advice on sizing and to wear socks or not ?
cheers in advance
I wear the thin hilly ankle socks.Originally Posted by Born Slippery
New balance spikes can be good especially the gold and black onesthat are about 5 years old now and the purpleand yellow about 4 years old. Saucony Kilkenny did me for a season on both track and cross country. Also totakeinto account is the Brooks spikes which tend to be a bit lighter in myopinion but they can be a bit morepricey,
Trying to plod up hills every day slightly faster than the day before
Spikes are spikes lad (within good reason ie- don't buy a long jump / sprint pair)......go for whatever is cheaest.......most sales people will give you advice re-sizing even on the telephone
bollocks ricky lad.
some are better than others
Trying to plod up hills every day slightly faster than the day before
http://www.nbwebexpress.co.uk/newbal...roduct/RX506CB
the updated version of my old favs
Trying to plod up hills every day slightly faster than the day before
We'll have to agree to disagree even though clearly I am right
I picked up my Brooks spikes for £20. A pair of spikes will last even a regular xc racer a few years, or in my case a decade....
I've always raced cross country in track spikes - always preferred them. A couple of seasons back I bought a pair of Saucony Killkenny's, which were really good but one of them got sucked off in the mud..... After that I sold them and bought a pair of Nike Waffle spikes which were much better. Last season I wore Inov-8 talons for the few races I did. This season I'm crocked...
Our XC races are like short fell races in this part of the world so I wear Inov8 x-talons or Mudclaw 270s... Most people in our league tend to wear a fell shoe...
“the cause of my pain, was the cause of my cure” Rumi
hmmm....been thinking of spikes myself....our races round here have huge attendances....several hundred ! but are on parks and pitches.....and some have huge deep mud sections........my inov8's end up the size of Ronald McDonald's flipper shoes
Think i'm with FellMonster on this one.
Picked up a cheap pair of Nike XC yonks ago and they still going strong, this reminds me tho....they are probably still muddy off last race in March. i'm sure they'll be ok when i dig em out
Always wear thin socks.
Sometime's (rarely) wear Walshes if conditions need em
Last edited by Nee Bother; 25-09-2009 at 02:29 PM. Reason: called Fellmonster a FellRunner :-)
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