Customer Reviews

Inov-8 Men's x-talon 212 Trail Running Shoe,Silver/Amber,8 D

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I normally wear Vibram Five Finger shoes for most of my running and CrossFit workouts, so I am used to minimalist shoes. This year I took up trail running, and really needed something with a bit more aggressive tread than my KSO Treks provided. The x-talon 212 have been a wonderful shoe. Aggressive tread provides secure traction on even the muddiest trails. Lightweight comfortable fit with roomy toe-box make switching to these from the VFFs fine for me. I have medium width feet and did not find the x-talon 212's to be too narrow at all.

Took these right out of the box, with no "break in" at all, and did an 8 mile trail run/hike. They were very comfortable, and surprisingly for a brand new pair of sneakers, left my feet quite comfortable with no blisters! They are extremely light and don't offer a lot of support however, but their light weight does add to their flexibility. Not the cheapest choice, but if they continue to perform as they did this first time, I can say I'm rather pleased.

My son did a lot of research on shoes b4 purchasing these. He loves them and they hold up well. He is always hiking through many different types of terrain. These are the only shoes he purchases now for his adventures!

I have been running in these shoes for several months now. Great, and so light compared to most shoes. Ran a 30k in the mud and rain last weekend and never worried about the grip; they stuck like glue. My only quibbles with the shoe are the lug spacings are so wide that on hard pack or pavement, you feel the lugs through the shoes. I also have narrow feet and unlike other reviewers, found the shoes almost too wide. I punched more shoelace holes in them to allow me to lace up tighter without cutting off circulation in the top of my feet. Now they are perfect for wet/soft stuff.

Really light and good trail shoe witch works perfectly in snow and icy conditions. The sole gives a good grip in all terrain and it wont tear down easily since they still look new after plenty of use.

whem I borrow from a friend, I discovered the best shoe for competition on orientiering run. Unfortunely I bought on amazon, it was not delivered on a month em 15 days in Brazil (15 days after the arrival date).

I love the philosophy behind this shoe. Ultra light weight with a great tread pattern. Unfortunately you have to have freakishly narrow feet for them to fit.