Thursday, December 22, 2022

Brooks Catamount 2 Initial Video Review

Article and Video by Sam Winebaum

Brooks Catamount 2 ($170)

Update: Brooks Catamount 2 Multi Tester Review 14 Comparisons

In the video we testthe Catamount 2, Brooks quicker more agile trail runner. 00:00 Details, 05:15 Fit, 06:01 Comments while running, 08:33 Ride Conclusions and Comparisons.

It sees significant updates over its version 1 with a new clearly more supportive upper and new midsole geometry with the same stack height of supercritical DNA Flash foam, 

It gets an effective plastic propulsion and protection plate and deeper 4mm lugs with more flexibility (v1 was completely rigid) while only gaining 7 g to come in at 9.58 oz / 270g in our US 8.5 sample

Available February 2023. $170. Full multi tester review soon here.

Watch the Initial Video Review from the Trails in Stratham, New Hampshire (13:12)

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3 comments:

Ryan said...

What are thoughts on the toe box height? I ran a 50 miler with 14K gain/loss this last Oct, in a pair of Cascadia 16's, and lost both of my big toe nails due to bad toe bump. The Cascadia's were the correct size length-wise, so I'm suspecting it was the fault of an overly low toe box height combined with the TPU overlays in that area of the shoe.

Sam Winebaum said...

@Ryan
Toe box height and overlays are similar between Cascadia and Catamount. Neither particularly broad or high but fine for me and I have a dodgy big toe but haven’t gone long yet in them. They are more a shorter faster type shoe that can go long. Question? When you say “correct” were they had your usual size, not over sized slip forward or under jammed toes. Also was it hot and your feet swell? Sam, Editor

Mike P said...

@Ryan - In a lot of Brooks shoes, I tended to find that they tapered too much up front which was especially noticeable on the medial side. They would feel somewhat fine when standing in them, but I would get edge blisters on the insides of my big toes. I found this with Catamount 1 and similarly with the Caldera 6.

The Catamount 2 toebox is more squared off at the front, so much better in this regard. Not sure if that would be the same thing that causes your issue, but it could be helpful to have a bit more wiggle room on the big toe side.