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REVIEWS
56 Reviews
B-Cdn
The Bushido GTX - Gortex, in general this is a nice shoe. It's stable on uneven ground and has enough shock absorbition for a minimalistic shoe. The lugs offer good traction in snow, on ice and a varity of trail surfaces. I have used these for jungle treks and on icy trails. The fit is narrow. Perfect for us with NFS (narrow foot syndrom) . The shoe tongue lacks a much needed shoe lace loop to keep the tongue in place. The tongue is also way too short. The combination of short tongue and no loop can cause shoe laces to cut thru. Waterproofness was great for the first few outtings thru puddles or streams. During significant rain, water will run in thru the top of the shoe, again from too short a tongue.
Shamus
Started really liking this shoe. Fit great and had great grip. Sadly after about 100 miles they really started to fall apart. Loose seems and the mesh ripped. Filled a claim and haven’t heard back in a month. Sad when there isn’t help when the product deteriorated so quickly.
Littlelo
This is my second pair of these. They aren’t as cushioned as the first. Not as cozy. I loved my first pair! They fit well but are rather hard. But, they are still grippy which is what I need on the appalachian rocks.
J-2-the-eremy
When I picked these up earlier in the year, I was super stoked to give them a go. I use La Sportiva climbing and approach shoes but had never had trail runners. The idea was to swap them out for hikers because they are light, breath well, dry quick, and have traction on all sorts of terrain. These shoes met those expectations and I was singing their praises. Until…, I went on a hike in west CO that had a fair amount of sand, which got into the shoes through the webbing and through the main opening. I felt my back of my heal really hurting so I thought the sand had somehow rubbed it raw. Fast forward to the next hike, week or so after that. My heal wound gets opened again and is super painful. I thought maybe I missed some sand so I tried cleaning them better. I then again went for another home a few days later and the pain from my shoe was almost unbearable. I desired to look a little closer and realized that the heel counter had failed and caused a hard ridge to form. That ridge inside the shoe repeatedly dug into the same spot causing a wound that still isn’t fully healed. In general the shoe functioned perfectly, until it didn’t. Not sure if this is a design issue, or maybe it is just my pair. Either way, very disappointing.
Teb
I have put about 350 miles of trail running on my pair of Bushido III. I have a more narrow foot and I love the locked in feel these shoes give. I am very confident on more technical terrain. The tread is still in great shape and the only sign of wear is a couple of small cuts on the mesh which has not impacted performance.
Iggy
Huge decrease in quality over the bushido II. These soles are insanely slippery on even the most slightly wet rocks. I just switched over and my first hike ended with a sprained ankle from a slip that would have never happened previously. The bushido II is bulletproof and it’s really disappointing to see this decline in traction on an aggressive shoe like this. Save some money and buy a used or clearance bushido II.
RyanC
A great product with a couple notable deficiencies. First, I bought my first pair of these, significantly discounted, from another retailer. I liked them enough I bought another pair here direct. Second, sizing with La Sportiva is wonky. I do appreciate that they can accommodate my wide, hobbit-y feet, but I wear a size 44.5 in these, 43.5 in low-top TX4, and 44 in mid-top TX4. Be aware. Third, let's deal with the downsides. Of which there are a handful. Those include: A) The laces. Please, for the love of whatever deity is currently in vogue in Italy, supply better laces with all La Sportiva shoes. Laces breaking is ubiquitous to the point that you'll be able to tell your own pair of TX4's apart from the others not by color or style but by what color of laces. I didn't do harsh canyon-y things with the Bushidos, but yep, still broke laces. Which brings me to: B) The lacing system/"grommets". This is also a problem across all the La Sportiva system. As soon as you replace the laces with something tougher (I used Kevlar laces), now you're going to chew through the lace holders / grommets. And this is a shoe-killer when it happens. La Sportiva: Please just make a "Southwest" version of your most popular shoes that has metal grommets and proper laces and you'd fix about 90% of the complaints people have about these. C) The smell. Get these shoes wet and it's like you'll always have a damp dog with bad breath on a run with you. D) The wear. Note that the front of these shoes, particularly, wears fast - mine have holes in them from doing fairly limited maneuvering on sandstone. Okay, now that we have those complaints out of the way, these shoes are great for moderate-mileage days on rocks or heavy-mileage days on uneven terrain. I've taken mine on a variety of Wasatch scrambles, including Olympus and Pfeifferhorn; they're also the shoes I ran R2R2R in, a 42-mile day, as well as Buckskin Gulch, a 23-mile day in water, mud, rock, and sand. The soles are not as grippy as TX4/TX3's (which is fine; I don't know that I'd want them to be). They're good trail running shoes in that they're moderate in all things- grippiness is somewhere between Altra LP's and TX4's; comfort is less than a padded track shoe (What's all the rage these days) and a flat shoe. My first outing with these was an 11-mile run + scramble and it left the soles of my feet a little achey (which was a surprise; I run barefoot plenty and it takes a lot for my feet to feel something). Since then, though, I've reached for these for anything that didn't require Class 5 scrambling or walking on slickrock. What should you buy these shoes for? What it says on the box. Non-technical, uneven terrain outside. For more technical terrain, use a TX4 or TX3. For a regular track, use a regular shoe. I liked 'em enough that I bought another pair. I think I've got something like 400 or 500 miles on these (probably more)
MGB
I purchased the Bushido III about 7 months ago. Have owned both the original Bushidos and II’s and La Sportiva has made improvements in durability and with more color ways. The newer materials stand up way better here in Colorado where I use the shoe as my ultralight day hikers.
MTGuy
I have had these shoes for just over a month and liked them. I was just wearing them for everyday use and walking. However, the sole is delaminating from the rest of the shoe on the inside edge of the left shoe. I am worried that wearing them any further will just make this worse. It's unfortunate, because these are great shoes, but not if they fall apart after a month or two or light use.
Ben E
I purchased these shoes to hike the Camino de Santiago. I hiked all the way across Spain from France to the west coast, almost 900km across a variety of terrain, and these shoes were awesome. No blisters, held their structural integrity well, no toe problems. They are pretty well worn with almost no tread left but they exceeded my expectations.
Jeff83
Sturdy and very comfortable for my somewhat wide feet. Also have the Bushido II and the difference in width is definitely noticeable. Will be using these for general hiking and shorter trail runs with the Akasha for longer runs (more cushioned). As with other La Sportiva trail runners, these run a little small; I typically wear US size 10 or 10.5 EE, these fit great in a 44.5.
Goatus
Great shoe…finally fun colors! Every year the Bushido is only available in boring black/yellow or some other boring, subdued colorway while the fun colors are only available in Europe. Glad to see the cherry tomato color here in the US! And for those that like boring, bland shoes, there’s still the black/yellow. Otherwise, great fit and still the best shoe on technical trails!
Terrible colours
Please make this shoe in a normal colour scheme. Enough with the neon and kids colours. Great shoes but consistently ugly for over a decade. Every year I hope there will be at least one reasonable colour and every year I have to choose the lesser of three evils. How about just a black show like the women’s? Or a green that isn’t neon?
jknox1030
The perfect balance of light / nimble and ruggedness. Truely the best shoe I've ever owned
Fernalicious
Used this shoe exclusively on my AT thru hike and shakedown hikes, going through 3 pairs. I regretfully replaced my first pair after only 600 miles, and my subsequent two each lasted over 1000 miles without ever failing catastrophically. My feet are exceptionally narrow, making these a perfect fit, plus I loved the traction and of course the durability. The mesh part of the shoe and panel seams near the front were the weak points. I would sew these up with dental floss and glue over the top to create a permanent fix. This is the last hiking oriented trail runner I will ever buy, and I'm tempted to buy a dozen pairs to hoard in case they're discontinued or changed.
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