Salewa

Mountain Trainer 2 Hiking Shoe - Men's

Low volume

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

10

Height:

5' 11"

Weight:

190

Unually low volume toe box but with a large ankle opening. The result is that toes are cramped and heel slips. Sizing up didn?t help and time hasn?t stretched the toe box. That all said, the construction is top quality so if it happens to fit, great shoe that will last!

Nicely made, small volu

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

11

Weight:

190

Have had several pair of Salewas and they are long lived and well made. The problem with this one is that it runs narrow with low foot volume. Mine did not run small, just very tight.

I think it’s a great shoe but seemed to me to run a bit small. I’ll need to move up a half a size.

Excellent design, size runs small

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

13

Height:

6' 1"

Weight:

185

These are superbly designed shoes, with a stiff and very supportive sole. The lacing system is very adjustable and effective, and the two layer tongue system is innovative. However *** these are sized small ? narrow and low volume, particularly in the toe box. The fit is totally different from the higher volume, wider ?Mountain Trainer Lite? model, but this is a much more refined shoe. (I usually wear a 12, but need a 12.5 (46.5 European size) in the Mountain Trainer Lite, and the 13 (47 European size) in the Mountain Trainer 2 is a bit too snug for me).

Soooo close, but sadly doesn't fit

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

11

Height:

5' 10"

Weight:

180

The overall fit, design, and build quality of this shoe appear to be excellent. The length is perfect but the width is a little narrow, which is great for me. Unfortunately as a reviewer pointed out with the GTX this is a low volume shoe, so if you have a high volume foot this will likely not fit. - My arch is higher than most creating need for a higher volume shoe. Normally with a shoe like this I can spread the lacing wider until the shoe stretches during wear. On this shoe a tongue cover is sewn all the way around which sets a limit to how wide it will spread, and squeezes my foot too tightly. Note: I contemplated just cutting the tongue cover but it looks like the lining is one piece and after cutting the lining the lifespan would likely be reduce unless I sewed the edges to prevent fraying and to keep the lining tight. A gusseted tongue would have been much better.

I like the shoe overall except that they are narrow and didn't offer a wide. They are water proof and the traction on the shoe is great. They unfortunately just hurt my feet. If they came in a wide I would really like the shoe.

Finding an all black lightweight hiker that works with my uniform is tough. This shoe hits all the marks for me.