Almost the Perfect Trail Runner

By soylentgreen Ranked #1160 - Men's Trail Run Shoes April 21, 2009

I have been wearing XA Comp GTX's for the past 4 years now. They're awesome shoes, wicked comfortable, look great, and highly effective in a wide range of elements.
However, I typically go through a pair a year. I use them for daily use and light hiking, and just about every pair started to fall apart at the 12 month mark. The outer fabric starts to tear along the outer toes, the heel comes unglued, and the pull cord on last years models snapped at 14 months.

Let me state that I am in not overly abusive in my wearing - trail running 4 days a week, daily use in work and around town.

I have the black-autobahn's this time around and after 6 months they're still hanging in there. As someone else noted, the yellow along the heel has chipped off and looks pretty lame, but that's just cosmetic. The shoes themselves are holding really well for the time being.

I am in love with Salomon footwear, just wish these badboys would hold up a bit better in the long run.

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