Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
A lot of companies now seem to be going with flat bottomed lugs, not the traditional pointed stud. The only reason i can think of for this is longevity; customers prefer an outsole that lasts longer. The x-talon was almost a great shoe, i always thought the flat bottomed studs let it down. Fortunately the old PB racer, a bofra favourite, is still as was, so i'm going to accumulate a few pairs and rotate them round in a use-resole-use again pattern. The only issue with this is that i can't get any 212s to have an LSR fell outsole grafted onto.
Unfortunately my last pair of PB racers fell apart long before they needed resoling. I'm still hesitating as to whether to replace them with the same, or try something else. I will probably end up getting PB racers again, since I find them comfortable and they have good grip - and other people seem to have had equally bad experiences with Inov8 fell shoes.