How would you compare Topos with Hoka? I have used the Stinson and the Speedgoat
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On Mar 26, 2022, at 11:44 AM, Andrew Paisley <andrew.paisley866@...> wrote:
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The TOPOs seem to last longer than the Altras. My toe kept popping through after 200 miles on the Altras and the TOPOs go much longer before wearing out.?
+1 on the switch from Altra -> Topo. I'm on my second pair of Topos now and I'm never looking back. I was a huge Altra fan but I feel like their quality has gone down, and more importantly I think they make too much of zero drop ¡ª the toe box is the secret sauce, while zero drop doesn't work for a lot of people. (Note that Topo does offer some zero drop shoes, but they're the minority of their total line.) Switching to Topo let me keep hiking in running shoes while not making my achilles unhappy.
My first Topos were the MTN Racer, which were great (aside from the red+orange color scheme). Now I'm using the?Ultraventure Pro and they're also great. Not noticeably more stiff than the MTN Racer (what I was going for), but both are much, much more supportive than any Altras I ever used.
