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Is it a trail if it’s just crushed gravel? Colorado enthusiast would say no, that’s just a softer running path than concrete. In the end, I guess we don’t really care as long as you’re having fun on the run and in the right shoe. Let’s find out if that right shoe might be the new overly long winded named Salomon DRX Defy Grvl Running Shoe.Over the last few years, we’ve been testing a lot more running shoes that fall in to that slot of road to trail running shoe. It makes sense as many of us find ourselves on pavement, gravel, some dirt and more over the course of a great run.
Which is to say sometimes we need a little more than our road shoe, but we don’t need the massive lugs of a true trail shoe which are going to be worn down from pavement.
Salomon is treating this like a new category of shoe, comparable to that place between your road bike and mountain bike, aka a gravel bike. Maybe. Let’s find out.
Who is it Good For?
Who is the Salomon Drx Defy Grvl a good fit for, let’s break it down by some common categories:
- Wide Feet: Roomy fit and definitely wider than average Salomon trail shoes
- Heavier Runners: Might be lacking some desired cushion, but does…
