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A community member
Apr 3, 2018
I have the 2015 model of this shoe. To me, the outsole, midsole, innersoles are rated 5 - highest. Continental rubber is as good as Vibram Megagrip for grip on wet rock, maybe better. Wear is good, not too fast. The uppers are where things fell apart. After just one season of maybe 120 miles, 1/2 the web eyelets wore through because of the coarse small diameter laces. I went to a shoe repair shop to replace them. It looks like these shoes still use those eyelets.
I have a narrow B width foot. Even then, the shoe narrows enough on the outside going toward the toes to make it uncomfortable and a little bit of pain after about 7 hours with a backpack on the trail. I also tried to lace differently to minimize pressure at the lacing near the top. The design there needed some help. After two more seasons of fewer miles per season, the outsole connections to the upper started separating.
These shoes look like they are built more solidly, and the lacing near the top may be better, but it's hard to tell. I liked the feel of the shoes a lot other than being narrow near the toes, so you may love them. If they didn't fall apart, I would be buying another pair except that I'm switching to zero drop shoes.