Comments on: La Sportiva Crosslite Trail Running Shoes Review

By: jay

jay — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:54:57 +0000

Can anyone provide another durability report on these? I had the Salomon SpeedCross 2 and they wore out VERY fast. Not just the sole (which is expected due to the soft grippy rubber) but also the uppers, which became unstitched, etc…

Thanks

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:55:10 +0000

James: I passed these shoes along to a friend of mine who has now run hundreds more miles in them. The other day I saw which shoes he had along for his run… the Crosslites. He loves them and says they are still going strong.

By: James

James — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:40:51 +0000

Jason… Nice write up.

I’m very interested in how they’ve held up over the past months and if your personal thoughts toward the Crosslites are still glorious. I just tried on a pair yesterday, wonderful glove like fit, and thinking about getting them for trekking around the Bellingham area terrain.

Thanks… James

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:28:43 +0000

Spencer… hard to say exactly since I’ve never run in the Fireblade. They are both very low-profile designs, but the Crosslite has oodles more traction. I wish I could say more though. Sorry.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:21:37 +0000

I’ve got a pair of the La Sportiva Fireblades and absolutely love them. I’ve done 2 trail races and even 1 road half in these and tons of training and don’t feel like I’ve lost anything in them inspite of all the miles. But I’m looking for something with more traction since the Fireblade does not fair so well in any wet or muddy condtions as I have come to realize this early spring in Northern Utah. How does the Crosslite fit/feel compared to the Fireblade?

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:59:55 +0000

Thanks for your feedback, Phil. Once again confirms how great these shoes are.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:57:55 +0000

I’ve had a pair of Sportiva’s now for about two months and have put 50-60 miles on them. I’ve done a fair amount of trail running including running the Squaw Peak 50 mile race on a pair of Pearl Izumi Peak XC, which I also like. I was thinking that I’d try the Sportiva and immediately switch back to my Pearl Izumi’s, but was sweetly surprised by the fit, comfort and traction of the Sprortiva. Overall I really like the shoe and would be confident wearing it for the 50 I’m doing again this year.

The shoe has good traction both running uphill as well as downhill, felt light on my foot and provided my foot ample protection. What I was most surprised about was the comfortable run on pavement to and from the trail. This is where I really expected, based on the tread design, to feel a great deal of discomfort, but actually liked it.

Lately, I’ve been wearing the shoe while snowshoeing and like it equally well. The covering over the laces poses a problem when trying to latch my gaiters, but the covering over the laces acted as its own gaiter and kept out all moisture and snow. My feet stayed relatively warm and dry and very comfortable while snowshoe running.

Overall, I have to say I’m pleased and impressed with the Sportiva trail shoe.

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2009 Gear of the Year - FeedTheHabit.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:24:32 +0000

[...] Tenacious grip… race-car handling… nope, not an Audi S4, but the now-beloved La Sportiva Crosslite trail running shoes. These kicks were fast and fun on the trails. While not cushiony enough for long-distance training (at least for a flat-footer like me), these shoes simply nailed it on 4-5 mile runs and would be an excellent choice for race-day. Read full review… [...]