they are 10.5 ounces which is moderate but not light
Real men wear flats on trails.
That's pretty light for trail shoes, most trail shoes average 16 to 18oz. The weight helps plant the foot to prevent slipping.
Luvs the trails wrote:
Real men wear flats on trails.
Or at least trainers. There's no need for special shoes on trails, even if they're muddy/covered in snow/rocky/rough. If you can't place your feet well enough to run the trail without special trail shoes, you shouldn't be running that trail.
Nick H. wrote:
That's pretty light for trail shoes, most trail shoes average 16 to 18oz. The weight helps plant the foot to prevent slipping.
its the 18 oz shoe that plants the foot? not the 205 lb man in them? (dk reference)
wears 5.5 ounce shoes
I run rough rocky trails in Nike xc waffles, NB 240 xc, various lightweight road flats and sometimes even an extremely light kyakking shoes. You need to feel the trail. If I could find a pair of the vibram 5 finger shoes I'd give them a try.
The inov-8s are pretty good though- they're very grippy, but also flexible and they don't have a hard plate in the sole so you can actually feel the ground.
If you want to be fast and effiecient on trails-The Less, The Better!