Gear Review
Montrail Flow Hiking Shoe - Men's
ordering another pair
By Josh
Ranked #145 - Men's Hiking Shoes
July 7, 2009
these are hands down my favorite pair of shoes I have owned. They are not the most comfortable I have ever owned but I feel like I can climb anything. Very tacky sole (by tacky I mean sticky/grippy), the covered toe is a great feature as well. Great style, I wear them everyday and I am going to buy another pair strictly for trail use. Good support from the footbed and sole-sturdy but not too stiff. They are like a sturdy cross trainer. At first the toe box felt too big but I am used to it now and tried a half size smaller but that was too uncomfortable. I wear a 9.5 in most brands and that is the size I went with in the Flow.
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [Upper] leather and synthetic mesh
- Lining:
- Wicking synthetic
- Sole:
- Griptonite sticky rubber
- Lacing:
- Standard
- Shank:
- 3/4-Length TPU
- Weight:
- [Pair] 15.5oz (439g)
- Recommended Use:
- Approach, light hiking, trail running, scrambling
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
- Country of Origin:
- China
Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: July 9, 2009 By: Josh
one thing I think is worthy to mention about these and I didn't in my review is I developed a squeak within the first week of wearing these. It sounded like air leaking out every time I stepped. After a couple weeks of squeaking I about snapped and set out to find it. What I discovered was right about where the balls of your feet are there are some plastic strips that run perpendicular to the red rubber, you can see in the images above. The plastic separated from the rubber a bit and created a pocket so every time I stepped it forced the air out. Long story short I filled it in with some super glue and 8 months later no probs.
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