agreed. i am in my second pair of cascadias. of all the trail shoes i tried on they feel the most like a running shoe. some trail shoes feel like light hiking boots.
they have never disappointed me in dry, rain, snow, whatever.
I also love the Cascadias, but there is a big caveat. The Cascadias feel great on any terrain that is not too rocky and not too steep. In other words, they do well on tame trails.
For steep, gnarly trails, the Cascadias do not provide enough lateral stability. I just don't have confidence in them bombing down my backyard trails.
So, I'll make another recommendation: La Sportiva Raptor. This is the best trail shoe ever, in my opinion.
MTA: Brooks makes another shoe called the Adrenaline ASR6, which I would have to recommend over the Cascadias. They are a hybrid road/trail shoe, and surprisingly enough they outperform the Cascadias on both surfaces.
Don't get me wrong, I do love my Cascadias. There are lots of excellent shoe choices out there.
It's February, and my size 10 feet feel naked without some of the best trails shoes eva, and yes, I'm a cheap bastard.
Cascadias are excellent, for sure, which is why they've been recommended multiple times on this thread already.
If you are a fan of Asics however, be sure to check out the Trail Attack. Very nice, basic trail shoe. Not quite as heavy duty and technical as the Cascadia, but you get great trail features, at a nice $85 price tag, and its got the typical asics fit and feel.
JGolds, thanks. I've tried Brooks before and not been happy, so I'll give nearly any Asics one a shot. If you say it's decent, I'll try it. It's not for anything too rough, but I'm looking to go 100 in it.
Blaine Moore
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