slparker wrote:Xa is available from amazon or from mountain designs if you want to buy local. The sole has been updated somewhat or 2017 and has a stickier rubber - other than that it fits the same.
Squeak wrote:slparker wrote:Xa is available from amazon or from mountain designs if you want to buy local. The sole has been updated somewhat or 2017 and has a stickier rubber - other than that it fits the same.
where are you finding the XA Pro Mid at Mountain Designs??
http://www.mountaindesigns.com/search/p ... on%20boots
CasualNerd wrote:So are the XA Pro actually disappearing ? I will seriously order a few extra pairs if so !
Mark F wrote:Are you looking in the wrong spot? Salomon classifies the XA Pro as a running shoe, not a hiking shoe. The X Ultra is classified as a hiking shoe. There now appears to an XA Lite model as well as the XA Pro 3D both in Goetex and non-Goretex models. http://www.salomon.com/au/men/running-shoes
Squeak wrote:Thanks Mark, they are all the shoe, I'm after the "mid"
slparker wrote:Squeak wrote:Thanks Mark, they are all the shoe, I'm after the "mid"
The XA pro is a trail running/adventure racing shoe with a mid option. Most retailers sell the shoe only: I have never seen it for sale in Australia (only NZ) but you may be able to get it online. As far as I am aware the mid is still made and I do know that the mid is a popular boot in the military fraternity and it is marketed to them as 'salomon forces'.
For those of you that are concerned - the XA pro shoe is still being made in 2017 - I know because I have just replaced a worn out shoe with a new one. the sole has a new stickier compound.
The equivalent in a specific walking shoe/boot (as mentioned above) would be the x-ultra which has a different sole unit. It is available as a gore-tex mid in australia - if that's what you want, or as a non-goretex mid available online.
In my opinion the XA pro fits better than the x-ultra as it is designed for running and has a very close fitting heel cup. The x-ultra feels sloppy in comparison but has a better sole for walking with deeper lugs. I have only used the XA pro and X-ultra shoes - so the boots might fit differently.
Mickl wrote: I ended up buying a pair of XA Pro GTX but had to go up a half size due to the GTX liner as they were too tight..
Mickl wrote:I really want to try on some La sportivo Ultra raptors but no one in SA sells them. Anyone tried them on and say how they fit compared to the Salamons...
slparker wrote:Salomon trail runners have narrowed somewhat in 2017. I don't have a particularly wide foot but I had to return a pair of wings pro ( that the x-chase mid is based on) as they squeezed my mid foot. I have been wearing the model,for around a decade.
Same deal with the xa pro, just returned a new pair that I couldn't run in, just too tight. Same deal - had been wearing them for years. Although you can get a wider fitting online called m+.
Mark F wrote:[
It will be interesting to see how they compare to my X-Ultras although I have a bit of spare width in the forward section with my X-Ultras. They were labelled AW16 which I think means Autumn Winter 2016 stock so the change in last may not have happened at that point.
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