http://www.peteblandsports.co.uk/pro...cross-aw11.htm
any one seen one yet. I saw them last week in Intersport in the Alps, 130 Euros
A bit pricey but they looked very well made for their weight. A bit of protection for the toe too which most of the others lack, grip looked good and I have to say I'm tempted as a mountain shoe
Don't hang about Ian, according to this article I was reading a couple of months ago
http://www.mudsweatandtears.co.uk/20...ll-cross-slab/
Numbers are limited! Great write up...
Yep - saw a pair in Up&Running, Keswick on Borrowdale weekend. Looked well made and tailored for UK conditions. But £125!!!???
The upside though is that with this and an up-date to the SpeedCross in the form of a SC-3 then the SC-2s are being sold off for a song. Did a quick web search and got some for £60 (p&p free) :thumbup: They'll keep me going a while yet - perhaps the FC will have come down in price a bit by then.
Paid £65 for my SC3`s....Originally Posted by JohnB
I'm moving back over to walshes at the moment as I go through the sole of fell shoes fairly fast. Most off roady type races round here that warrant a fell shoe also tend to have a fair bit of tarmac in them and I can't afford to replace my shoes every few months with a pair that cost £60-70. I haven't tried any Salomon shoes yet but wouldn't ever pay so much for a shoe. I'm sure they're well made and they look decent, but the grip will still wear fast like most other fell shoes (unless you're lucky enough to run entirely off road with zero concrete or tarmac) and at least I can get a new set of walshes for £40.
where was this and how do sizes compare with innovate etc, Salomon used to be a bit out in comparrison to other makes
from looking at them, SC3s are different to Fellcross... am I right on that one, or are they actually one and the same thing?
Yes they're different Tim, have a quick look at the article I posted earlier. It's Salomon's first attempt at an all out 'fell' shoe, whereas the Speedcross are supposedly more of a trail shoe. Although with such an aggressive sole unit it is possible to use them as a fell shoe too in my opinion.
Only issue I have with the SCs is that when I tried them on I felt a bit like I was wearing high heels, and felt that they would encourage ankle roll. However I know a lot of people that have them and love them.
yeah, thought so. SC2's were always a bit "tall" for me on the heel, and I just wanted to clarify that SC3s at £60 were a different shoe to the fellcross at £120...
they look tempting, but even being a gear geek I find myself pausing for thought at that price...
SC3`s are more like £85-90 buddy...
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