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10-22-2010, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Charleston, SC
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Inov-8 shoes
Anyone bought or have any experience with these yet?
The Nike Frees are great but I'm looking for a shoe that won't get gravel stuck in them everytime I'm on an unimproved road. Distances >5K mostly. This is for the Army side of my life so Vibrams won't fly, even though I would like a new pair of those too....
It seems that the 230 is a good compromise between a complete road shoe and trail shoe. The trail shoes seem to have too much stuff on the bottom and would make them horrible for a regular road run but then most regular road shoes are terrible unsuited for gravel and the like.
Heading out to the mountains in the near future for a year and wanted to have a multi-purpose running/training shoe. Although I still might stash some Vibrams in my duffel......
Any input would be appreciated.
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10-22-2010, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Deland, FL
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Those look really nice. I tried to find them at Zappos but they didn't have that model. Did you find somewhere online to buy them?
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10-22-2010, 07:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: London
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I think they absolutely rock.
On my second pair of Terrocs now and I use them for hiking/mountain stuff as well as running. They seem a bit minimalist at first (but probably wouldn't do after Vibrams or Frees) but they become very comfortable.
Yes, not great on tarmac/pavements, certainly with the trail shoes Inov 8 started with. I'm not that familiar with the other stuff they're making.
One thing I've noticed is they are quite narrow, I need to take a half size up from my normal shoe.
In summary:
Light
Comfortable
Hard wearing (the tread loses its funkiness but it lasts)
A good price (not sure about the US)
Quick drying.
Fast.
And I've never had a blister with them.
Other's mileage may vary.
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10-22-2010, 08:00 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Charleston, SC
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Narrow wouldn't be good, as I tend to be on the wider side.
Apparently the 230's are impossible to find right now after much googling. I just realize Kstar is wearing the 230's in some of his vids. Funny.
I saw that the New balance MT101 might be a good minimal trail/road shoe as well.
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"And for crying out loud. Don't go into the pain cave. I can't stress this enough. Your Totem Animal won't be in there to help you. You'll be on your own. The Pain Cave is for cowards.
Pain is your companion, don't go hide from it."
-Kelly Starrett
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10-24-2010, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 320
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They're way too narrow for me. I like a wider shoe. The Brooks racer with the slight added stability (I'm terrible with model numbers, I think it was the t6, but maybe that was the one without the added stability) fits nicely for me because the forefoot is wide. However, I simply could not wear Inov-8s. I've tried a few different models and my foot actually hangs off the sides of the sole.
So, if you have wide feet, not the shoe for you. At least until they come out with widths.
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