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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
pretty much super awesome
By sifc33
Got these in the other day, and they work AWESOME!! I'm currently deployed and I run on a huge dirt/rocky track that encompasses my base, and they are killer. I think they are a wonderful transition running shoe for us who have never gone with a "barefoot" shoe before. Yes, there is an arch support in the middle, but it doesn't bother me a bit, and I'm glad I have it there actually. The switch from conventional shoes, to this one, has been minimal, largely because the type of day-to-day shoes I wear are "European" style, low-flat soles. I think my next purchase will be the trail glove, but till then these are awesome.
37 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Argh, the arches
By jhmoore
First off: I am a huge fan of the Trail Gloves. I loved my first pair so much I bought another. Not because they wore out or anything, but just because I wanted a pair to get muddy and another pair to keep clean(ish). I've convinced five or six of my friends to purchase pairs of their own. I love love love me some Trail Glove.So, naturally I was ecstatic to find out about the Road Gloves. A version of the Trail Glove that I love, optimized for the road? Yes sir, sign me up, sight unseen, immediately.They arrived today -- I tried them on and immediately got very confused. There appeared to be some kind of hard lump situated underneath my arch. I took the shoes off and put them back on again. The lump was still there. I went and got my (week-old) pair of Trail Gloves to compare. I even put one Road Glove on one foot and one Trail Glove on the other foot, and then did the same with the opposite feet. The difference is honestly ASTOUNDING. The Trail Glove feels like a crazy ninja ballet slipper. The Road Glove feels like . . . a heavier slipper with a stiff awkward lump in the middle.Merrell dudes and ladies, if you're reading this, seriously please try the following:A.) Take a brand new pair of Trail Gloves and bend them in half. I.e. make the top of the toe touch the back of the heel. (This is what I show off to my friends while shopping when I am trying to get them to buy a pair of your shoes. Awesome selling trick.)B.) Now try the same with a brand new pair of Road Gloves.The Trail Gloves roll right up like a burrito. The Road Gloves, well, don't.Now to be fair -- if I hadn't spent the past few years running in various minimalist footwear, the Road Gloves would probably be blowing my mind right now. They'd probably still be great. Maybe they're intended to be a 'transition' shoe, like the Saucony Kinvara or Nike Free or something. I don't know. What I DO know, however, is that I'm going to be returning these (after less than an hour owning them), and that I'm going to be buying more Trail Gloves.To sum up: if you like the Trail Gloves, don't get these shoes. If you wished the Trail Gloves were stiffer, heavier, and had arch support, get these shoes.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
The nearly no shoe
By Eponymous
Really like this shoe for minimalist running shoes. Its a comfortable fit with a good toe box and nice all round fit. Its zero drop and scrunches right around on its self just as it should. I'm splitting hairs over the lacing as its just what you would get on most shoes so you will likely be totally fine with it however, I find the lacing could be a little improved. I spent a lot of time researching this shoe and the run in this shoe is really good. I think its a great shoe. if your looking to transition into barefoot or take up minimalist running this is a great choice. in colder weather I do my weekly 48k's in these shoes and I'm very satisfied with the performance. I really prefer these over the Trail glove as I like the _much_ better ground feel these give. Honestly in cold weather I'll go the Merrells every time and in the summer I'll go every other day and go the Lunas for the nearly naked feeling.I dont think you can do much better then the Merrell for a minimalist running shoe.
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