SALOMON Men's Speedcross 4 Trail Running Shoes Waterproof

Love the Solomon brand - use it for work to drive and recce routes for events - lovely and comfortable, added benefit of waterproof vortex. Sizing about right. Would recommend as a good general shoe. Having used in a sporting aspect so can’t comment.

If you have worn Speedcross 4 before, then you won't be interested in other people's opinions as you know that they are superb. The only reason to check here is to see if you think these are real or fake items. The pair I received are genuine and of excellent build quality. 66 Sovs at the time of purchase is great too.This is my 5th pair and I justify my purchasing by saying that they are for my mountain biking; the Contragrip gives excellent grip on platform pedals and I have endurance raced three races with them with less than a handful of slashed shins from slipped pedals - all my fault - not the shoes. However, I wear these shoes on a daily basis for all ambulatory activities and cannot fault anything except that the sole lugs wear down faster than one may expect. This characteristic I am happy to live with as the shoes are otherwise so good and perhaps an acceptable trade-off against their superb soft grip on rocks - a bit like Lewis Hamilton accepting a faster wear on his soft tyres is worth the extra grip...Summary; these are my 5th pair and will not be the last - I love them.

I was a regular trail runner until an accident a couple of years ago which stopped me running for a while. I'd bought a pair of trail shoes from another well known sports brand without reading the specs and used them a couple of times before my accident. After that, I cleaned them and put them away.However, I decided recently to give the trail running a go again.Within 3 weeks of using my other trail shoes, I found out that they were for a pronator and not a supinator like me. This caused a few problems with my right soleus which threatened my pretty short return to trail running. I rarely got over 2k - 3k before the pain hit me. Lesson learned - research your product.I've always been a fan of Salomon footwear (I own walking boots, walking shoes and general use shoes) so thought I'd give the Speedcross range a go after some serious digging and reading specs. Amazon had the Speedcross 4 in the colour I wanted for £66 delivered so I duly ordered them and waited for them to come in with bated breath.They arrived as predicted by Amazon and I decided the following day to give them a run out in the fields. If these didn't solve the problem, nothing would...I ran 7k non stop (albeit slower than most readers would) without so much as a twinge in my right calf. I was waiting for the inevitable tightness followed by pain but it never happened. Happy boy... I've since completed another 5k trail run and am as happy again. In fact I'm looking forward to going out running in the fields again.The Speedcross 4 is insanely light (I'm sure that there are people out there who will identify even lighter trail footwear) and my initial opinion on build quality is superb.The shoes are supportive in the right places and I certainly don't feel restricted as some have reported. Yes, they are snug around the sides, but there's room in the toe box for me to flex my toes so I don't consider this an issue. I'm usually a 9 but bought a size 10 based on the excellent reviews I've been reading. The lacing system is quick and simple which is good for if the laces need tightening mid way through a run. The sole is grippy on gravel and dirt, but I've yet to try that out in the wet. I'd imagine that the soft compound wouldn't last long on tarmac roads and paths. Not a drama for me as I'm planning my mileage on foot and bridle paths. The sole seems to soak up quite a bit of the impact which again, is a delight.I'm a supinator and have found that these shoes offer support where its needed without sacrificing weight or quality.All in all I'm really impressed. Salomon quality delivered with the reliability of Amazon, what more could a nearly 50 year old returnee to trail running want?

I use these for trail running 2/3 times a week on bridleways, across fields. Hilly stuff, nothing mountainous. They suffer from the usual Salomon sizing issues - too small. So order a size up and you’ll be fine. These are great shoes. The lace up system is great, simple to use and tough. The material is hardwearing and drains moisture well. The tread is good for my kind of trail running but would probably be okay for more rocky runs than what I’m doing. What I really like about these is they are good on tarmac too, you wouldn’t want to run miles on the road in these but a km is fine.

I was after a pair of running shoes that would help me during this years tough mudder and was recommended Solomon speedcross as a must by the nice chaps on the forum. I went for this pair as I liked the look and the orange pair was quite a bit cheaper as I didn't care for the look as they were expected to get filthy anyway.Turns out I really liked the look of the orange anyways, they fitted perfectly, I'm a 9 and they fitted me perfectly. I proceded to wear them in on a few 6k runs and a park run which was half concrete and half mud. They are a pleasure to run in, I even shaved 1 minute off my PB while doing a park run. Although not ideal for concrete (which they are not designed for) they work perfectly off road.During tough mudder they remained comfortable and never did I have to tighten or readjust them. The easy tie laces kept banging around so I tucked the ends behind the tongue however the right one kept coming loose. Those who know tough mudder will know what your shoes go through, I give some credit for completing the course and obstacles to these trainers. They kept their grip and were comfortable when caked in mud or submerged in water, they didn't hold water very long and dried out quickly.Afterwards a quick blast from the hose and a wash in a washing machine and even though there is a slight loss of colour at the end of one of the shoes they look like new (Pictured). One minor thing and that after the race the laces won't easily pull through anymore and seem to get stuck.No regrets buying these, excellent purchase and will wear them again next year.

It survives everything but it's not very flexible and could do with a hole for water dripping.

It’s worth me saying off the bat these are the comfiest trail runners I have ever worn. Salomon have it nailed. Sadly they’re just not robust enough. I went through mine in about 18 months, where they failed on me (sole came away, holes in the upper) Shame, could only give 3 stars. If they can improve the quality, it would be an easy 5 stars.