Weight 370gEvaluation While a number of firms are producing fast, grippy shoes that have obviously been designed as pure off-road shoes from the ground up, others still produce trail shoes that are closer to their road running models
AdidasAdistar Trail (off-road) £90 Adidas Adistar Control (motion control) £90 Adidas Brevard (motion control) £70 Adidas Response Control (stability) £60 AsicsAsics Gel Tioga (off-road) £45 Asics Gel Trabuco (off-road) £65 BrooksBrooks Epiphany
Weight 305g Evaluation In the three years since Montrail was launched in the UK, this niche American brand has become a favourite with off-road runners and adventure racers. The Melee is a good reason why. Its a simple shoe but an effective one
Weight 355gEvaluation The Mizuno Wildwood is a throwback to a time when manufacturers met the needs of the off-road market by modifying road shoes. Bolt on a rugged outsole and a more durable upper and hey presto, you are in the trail business
(performance) £65 Inov8Mudroc 280 (off-road) £65 Terroc 330 (off-road) £65 Flyroc 310 (off-road) £65 New Balance1023 (cushioned) £75 NikeAir Stasis (motion control) £75Air Pegasus TC (performance) £60 ReebokPremier Cushioning (cushioned) £60Premier Lite
RACINGPremier Competition OFF-ROADPremier Trail 2002 MODELSCUSHIONEDBoston Road DMX | Medallion DMX 10 STABILITYPremier RoadRACING3D Speed Racer2001 MODELSCUSHIONEDFusion C Fusion VIcon 3 DMX 10 Miramar 2 DMX 6Sky DMX LiteSTABILITYAztrek 2001Canton Road
is even more of an 'in-betweener' shoe. The hard-wearing upper is grafted onto a road shoe midsole, and the outsole lugs are aggressive but not much more than many road models. The Attack is probably the least competent off-roader in Asics's range
Weight 370g Evaluation Mizuno added a trail shoe to its range this autumn with the Wildwood. This was essentially an existing road shoe with a slightly more rugged outsole and a tougher upper. The Redhawk follows the same path, although its off-road
AsicsGel 1090 (stability) £65 BEST BUYGT-2090 (stability) £75 BrooksAlta (off-road) £40 Trance NXS (stability) £100 BEST UPDATENew Balance832 (performance) £60 NikeAir Kantara (stability) £90Air Storm Current (cushioned) £90 Air Storm Moto
BROOKSL & B Sports Ltd, The Courtyard, Nash Farm, Horsham Road, Steyning, W Sussex BN44 3AA;01903 817009; www.brooksrunning.co.uk2005 MODELSCUSHIONEDDyad 3 Trance 5 Glycerin IV Radius STABILITYAxiom MOTION CONTROLBeast/Ariel OFF
