I'm a mid-40s muscular build man 6ft3in 190-200 lbs, run 25+ hard mountain miles per week in the Sierras in the Tahoe area. These shoes have no real weakness. Perfect lockdown in the upper with the Matryx and quick lace system; foot sits nicely down in the very stable footbed; midsole compound is great; outsole grip excellent. Extremely stable shoe especially on fast downhills. Love these shoes. The two changes I'd make are 1) Salomon should upgrade the midsole foam to something modern / supercritical. This would likely increase the lifespan of the midsole foam, which began bottoming out / packing after about 250 miles of hard running with this heavier runner. 2) Add more forefoot stack in the midsole, maybe 4-5 mm. If they did that I don't see how the shoe could be improved on.
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