On Friday, August 17, 2012 5:19:45 AM UTC-4, pathfinder wrote:
> Probably Ian has the best insight on Inov-8 as he sold them for a
> while. But my two cents for what its worth.......I have three pair of
> Inov-8, 212s,295s and (233 a road racing shoe), the 212 and 295 are
> designed well and so far they have been great trail shoes (unless I am
> running on hard packed sand surface because of the large lugs) I also
> have Brooks Cascadias, New balance 572s and 621s, North face ...all
> are very good trail running shoes. I also have a pair of New Balance
> Minimus which I like fairly well as long as I don't need a lot of
> traction.
> I have tried various other models and brands that I didin't like also,
> one being NB MT800, Nike ( I have not found anything Nike that I like
> on trails, though I have heard others that like them)
> I guess my point here is that all the major brands seem to be stepping
> up to the plate and creating some decent specific terrain shoes. I
> think it all boils down to personal fit and preference. The draw back
> is you do not know how well a specific shoe will relate with your own
> foot style, gate and terrain until you actually buy them and wear
> them.
> I have purchased many expensive shoes through the years and there
> were many that just didn't work for me.
> The thing I like about Inov-8 over the others is they explain the
> reason and design for each shoe much better which helps in decision
> making (and when Ian was selling them, you could actually try a trail
> run in them before buying). I went to the New Balance store in Oxford
> and they had so many choices but no personal that really knew the
> reason and application for most of their designs
> On Aug 16, 7:27 pm, Amy Tobalske <atobal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Anyone currently wearing these?
> > I am thinking of trying this shoe even though I am loyal to NB. I
> > understand these have no rock plate and a zero drop- both are things I
> > am looking for.
> > The rock plate in my NB 110s bother me a bit. Maybe time to try a new
> brand.
> > These are a bit pricey, need to make a good decision. Appreciate any
> thoughts.
> > Sent from my iPhone
