Article by Marcel Krebs and Jeremy Marie
Editor’s Note: Our European contributors had a chance to hear about, see, and even do a brief run in new models from Salomon’s Spring 2022 road and trail collection this past week. The introductions represent a complete and exciting full overhaul of the Salomon lines for road and trail with multiple new models and a new propulsion and ride technology, Energy Blade, which combines varying plate geometries and materials, Energy Surge foam, and the R.Camber rocker.
Highlights include a S/Lab Pulsar SG and a composite plated higher stack S/Lab Phantasm CF as well as multiple new road and trail variants with differing plates and blades with progressively more mellow feels for both road and trail as well as even a focus on differing runner styles for the more heel striking runner in the road Spectur.
All new road shoes are expected to feature Salomon’s Energy Surge midsole foam in the softer flavor first seen in the Pulsar and Ultraglide as well as the R.Camber rocker (first seen in Ultraglide, Pulsar, and Phantasm) with two of the new trail shoes, Pulsar Trail Pro and Pulsar also sharing these technologies. Other new trail shoes (Hypulse and Impulse), lower down in the hierarchy have R.Camber rockers with Hypulse having a soft Energy Blade plate and both feature another new foam from Salomon, Fuze Surge, an EVA/ 30% rubber natural blend called out as soft and bouncy.
Due to the many issues facing supply chains worldwide, release dates, pricing and markets have not yet been communicated to RTR. We will update the article as we learn more including full specs.
