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Looking at a pair of these, as first try at replacing boots for lighter hiking. Does anyone have a pair and has opinions on durability? Obviously I'm not expecting boot-like lifespans, but there's a few mentions online about early failure.
One of the big drivers for change is the toebox- I'm nominally just over a 45, but typically have to go to 47 or even 48 to cater for my instep and foot width- has the width made a difference to the shoe size for anybody?
Any other comments/suggestions?
Thanks.
had a pair last year. Durability was OK, got about 500km out of them before they split on the toe crease but i use them as my winter running shoe so were constantly wet and muddy (and never cleaned!).
Large toe box was great - I haven't got particularly wide feet and they felt very spacious.
Have you had zero drop shoes before? I'm assuming it's the same for hiking as running but you need to ease into them to avoid Achilles problems
Yep, wife has had a couple of sets of the waterproof version and both went back for splitting at the toe crease.
Other than that, a great shoe.
Wonder if she'd be better off with the non waterproof version and a boot dryer.
I looked at Altra but they seemed a bit too wide and felt a bit flimsy (that's not been validated by any real world use I've seen).
I bought Topo shoes instead - nice wide toe box but still slender heel, so they don't feel like wearing flappy slippers.
https://www.topoathletic.co.uk/collections/mens-trail
I got MTN racers, but they do more walking boot style too.
Go-to choice for myself and the Mrs, both of us with quite wide feet. Used exclusively as an everyday trail running shoe, they dry very well and work on the sensible basis (for Scotland) that you're going to get wet feet at some point on a long route, so better that the shoes dry well, rather than keeping water inside a waterproof shoe for the rest of the day.
True to size for me. I go up a size in the Altra Timp but find Lone Peak & Superior fit me correctly. Good lateral grip on a cambered trail, unlike the Superior.
I know folk who have had to take time to adapt to the zero-drop but for me, it was no issue at all. The Mrs took 2 runs to adapt comfortably but she used to dance a lot and has tight achilles.
I've got them. They are the AW20 model. I only wear Altra for anything and everything.
The Lone Peaks are NOT water proof or even water resistant. Walking in wet grass soaks it right through.
I got about 725km out of mine, only retired them as I had a big run coming up and wanted to get used to their replacements. It was a couple of years ago but I certainly don't recall any problems with them, no splitting around the toe box or anything like that.
I like them. Nicely wide. Wide enough that I don't need to size up. My feet are 275long and 115 wide. I find my feet touch the outer edge comfortably.
As said above. Very light and flexible. Running through my local claggy clay I've felt the heel cup pull off slightly.
While they let the water in quickly it also drains out quickly.
ok, thanks all for the comments. I've found some at a decent price in what I think could be my size so will give them a go.
They are the number one choice for thruhikers in the US.
I'm sure you could get shoes that last longer but probably not be as lightweight, fast and comfortable whilst doing it.
Worth noting they're not meant to be waterproof, they're meant to drain and dry quickly. I believe there are more waterproof versions.
I've just got a pair of the running shoe version. I like the wide fit but the zero drop thing is taking some getting used to, not liking it so far tbh and I came from a low drop shoe. Sole is quite flexy and soft, and not in a good way.
Quality wise they do seem on the flimsy side. I'm a bit of a shoe wrecker, not got high hopes for them tbh. Cheapish though in a sale.