Hoka Challenger 7 Initial Review: More Road or More Trail?

Article and Video by Sam Winebaum

Hoka Challenger 7 ($145, $160 Gore-Tex Invisible Fit)

Update: Full Multi Tester Review of the Challenger 7 HERE

In the video, I take the Challenger 7 for road and trail runs and share Details and my initial take on Fit, Ride and Conclusions/Comparisons. 

It loses a big 0.8 oz /22g to come in at just 9.02 oz / 255g US9 sample while also increasing in cushion stack height by 2mm front and back. It gets a new (and effective) new rocker geometry and a redesigned 4mm lug outsole focused on both road smoothness and increased front trail grip. 

The upper is a quite unstructured thinner engineered mesh with lots of volume with wide also available but I doubt as many as before will need.

Pardon the shaking. It was cold! Full written multi tester review soon.

Will it lean more Road or Trail in this edition? Please watch to hear my conclusions. 

Watch the Initial Video Review filmed on the run in the woods of Maine (10:01)

Available now. $145 in tested engineered mesh upper version, $160 in a Gore-Tex Invisible Fit weather resistant including at our partners below.

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