Anyone use these spikes? What are your thoughts? Are they light, heavy, or about the same compared with other cross spikes?
Anyone use these spikes? What are your thoughts? Are they light, heavy, or about the same compared with other cross spikes?
I just got the spikeless version last week, and I like them. My spikeless size 11s are 7.2 oz without the insoles, which is the way I wear them to have enough room. According to runningwarehouse, the spiked version weighs 7.5 oz vs. 7.2 oz for the spikeless. All the cross shoes are light enough for me, so I'm mostly looking at fit/feel, durability, and traction.
I've been using it for running trails and mountains and will be racing the fun local community cross race in them. I like the fit and underfoot feel better than Nike Waffle spikes that I tried. It is very firm from the hard lasting material but is plenty flexible at the forefoot. The firmness softened up to just right for me after about three runs (35 miles). The bite from the small rubber nubs is good on wet dirt before it gets too muddy. Rubber is a bit slick on wooden boardwalks. The spiked version should be as good as any other cross spike for traction.
They should be a lot more durable than the Streak XC2s I used last fall (the see-through fish net uppers were too weak for my use - ripped to shreds after a half dozen races).
Several of my friends on the team wear the Adidas XCS, and they say the love them. As for me, I went to my local running store and tried on a pair of Waffle XC's and I loved them. In my opinion, no one spike is better than the other, it's all about how they feel when you try them on at the store.
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