tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529476.post4857492852419473059..comments2024-03-29T04:34:45.829-06:00Comments on Road Trail Run: Scott Sports SuperTrac Ultra RC ReviewSam Winebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969086391170473784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529476.post-23233676554508090872022-05-26T22:31:26.035-06:002022-05-26T22:31:26.035-06:00Anonymous -
I could see how slabby/wet rock con...Anonymous - <br /><br />I could see how slabby/wet rock conditions may not be ideal for those types of lugs. To be fair, as you well know, not many can handle those conditions. Especially when you throw in stability and security factors of the rest of the shoe. <br /><br />The lugs are tall, but the surface area at the tips of the lugs is not a lot overall - also as you mention, they do flex a bit. Something with a flatter profile with dense pattern (Speedgoat) or extremely sticky compound (VJ) like you mention would likely be better grip-wise. Mike Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981870314602171757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529476.post-10935157811633519302022-05-26T06:32:04.954-06:002022-05-26T06:32:04.954-06:00So finally this shoe gets a review here in the US....So finally this shoe gets a review here in the US. Very rare as it’s not been available here for a number of years since it’s introduction in Europe. Scott chose not to import it for some odd reason? <br />In Europe it got some nice reviews so I took a chance and ordered a pair from a vendor who ships to the US (easy to do) in my usual size 12 and the fit was correct. This shoe along with a host of other shoes was a test shoe for me to use on my 50 mile Hut To Hut Traverse in the White Mountains with 17,000 feet of elevation gain/loss and all the wonderfully brutal conditions the Whites bring to the table. Seemed like it was designed for such right? <br />Well, in the right conditions maybe, like dry loose rock or soft muddy stuff with few rocks or vertical. This shoe just didn’t work for me or live up to my expectations for use in the Whites. Combine wet rock, wet rock with mud or moss/lichen and I found them dangerous and overly slippery. Had one very bad fall from the shoes just sliding across a big rock I had jumped up onto dropping me 6’ onto my back. <br />Scott claims it’s a sticky rubber but it’s certainly not. Grippy yes in the right conditions but for my test it was a fail. I think those really tall lugs may work against it (to much flex?) in those Whites conditions?<br />Shoe fit well, absolutely beautiful construction and killer looks IMHO, comfortable, no issues with rock strikes etc. pretty much mirrors what Mike’s review states. <br />My shoe of choice for the 50 mile Hut To Hut Traverse was the Speedgoat 4. A proven winner for going the distance in technical terrain with outstanding grip. The most fun shoe I tested was the VJ Maxx. Couldn’t see taking this 50 miles (not enough cushion for this at the time 62YO guy) The VJ just eats this terrain for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The grip is off the charts allowing you to get away with taking crazy chances. Rock plate was also effective. Super fun, in those conditions but needs a longer, wider and slightly more padded tongue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com