Salomon Men's XA Pro 3D Gore-Tex Trail Running Shoes

Salomon footwear always contoured my feet so well. This shoe lives up to reputation, and its color is just a brilliant blue.With the right socks, this shoe is so effective in preventing injury and persisting for miles. Hike in this shoe, and you’ll grow right into it.

I had my first run in with Salomon products in Europe when I decided to try skiing out. Everything was a rental from the boots (Salomon SX91, the bindings were Marker and the skis were K2) The boots fit like a glove and there were no pressure points at all on my feet.Forward to 2024, I ordered these XA PRO 3D Gore-Tex Trail Running Shoes to try on because the brand I was going with for my duty footwear kept changing their design and they finally ran out of the model that I liked so I figured I'd try these out. Amazon has this "try before you buy" program so I decided to go that route.These shoes are designed for on-road and off-road as they have an aggressive lug sole that is comfortable and a reassuring grip. The shoe is built well and has a comfortable sole. The lacing system is different and it didn't take long for me to like the speed lacing system that Salomon uses for their shoes.These shoes do need a bit of a break-in, about three days.I was impressed with this pair that I bought another pair to switch up for my uniform.Mar 31,2024 (update) I've had these (I bought 2 pairs) shoes now just short of 2 months and daily wear and I have to admit, other than the fact that it's a little on the small side (it broke in really well) I am still happy with my purchase and they're holding up well.

Great shoes. My feet are narrow and have found these are a really good fit. Wear good at 6 miles a day. Have bought a different model and love them too

Perfect fit. Extremely comfortable and durable.

My go to hiking and backpacking shoes for over 16 years. They are fully waterproof and reasonably comfortable. I absolutely love the lacing system. You can wear them untight when the terrain is easy and only tighten them up when going downhill on the difficult path. You can also wear them untight around the camp where they function pretty much like slippers.There are only two things I don't like about them:1. They have traditional nerrrow profile and salaman should definitely switch them into more natural AKA wide foot box2. In the past 5 years these shoes definitely become much less durable than they used to be and they lost maybe 200 miles before the soul is completely worn off and it's starting to develop breaks in the fabric where the shoe bends. This was not a problem with the previous generations.

I had an earlier version of this shoe, and I often would call it one of the best shoes ever made. But, two seemingly minor changes have rendered this shoe unwearable, and I returned them. I must ask, does anyone at Salomon actually use the product? My guess is no way, else they would not have made these changes.First, the more minor issue is a change to the tongue. Hard to explain, but the tongue is attached to the shoe up until the final cross of the laces, then it "free floats". So, the top part of the tongue does not stay pressed against the foot and instead just flaps around like a useless piece of material hanging out of the top of the shoe.Second, and the real deal breaker, Why oh why on earth did you create this non symmetrical lace and who thought it is was a winning idea? Seriously, the eyelets for the laces are asymmetrical and so when you tighten them, they put this ridiculous undo pressure across the top of your big toe right where your foot bends with each step. If you actually walk with these shoes for any length of time, you will find them to be the most uncomfortable shoe. Period.There is no way Salomon tested or received feedback from actual customers before selling these shoes. Please, put them back the way they were.

The best comfort Grip shoe quality

Extremely frustrated. Until now the Salomon Goretex XA Pro shoes have been my favorite and preferred shoe for an every day activewear. Thus when my 2rd consecutive pair wore out I ordered another pair of the same XA Pro shoe, in the same exact size, eagerly looking forward to their arrival just in time to break them in a week prior to my vacation (now). I ordered the same USA men's size 11.5 I have had in my two previous extremely comfortable, right-out-of-the-box XA Pro shoes. Unfortunately it is absolutely evident these shoes were mistagged somewhere in the pipeline as they are clearly a half size smaller in the toe box from both my previous 11.5 XA Pros! I initially chalked up the tight fit in the toe box to requiring some standard breaking in time, however after just one day's wear I'm extremely frustrated with my first Amazon shoe purchase ever. These are not the right size shoe for that which they are tagged as my bigger left foot big toe is banging against the hard rubber of the toe causing cramping (& I fear potentially hammertoe could develop if I continue wearing them). Is this a Salomon error, an Amazon thing, a day of the week manufacturing error?This was a big $ purchase for me as well as a self birthday present that I've looked forward to buying for many months. Given that I was buying the same shoe model in the same size I didn't think I needed to pay extra for free returns. Though at this point I have a pair of nice looking door stops (thanks Salomon).Having bought both previous pair of Salomon shoes direct from REI w/ zero issues I know not what recourse I have to remedy this situation aside from never buying another shoe from Amazon & cancelling my Prime account (for which the convenience of prime ordering was what convinced me to buy these shoes from Amazon in the first place) the minute I return home from my vacation.Without some way to remedy this situation I will definitely think twice before I ever buy any shoe via Amazon.Other than the inaccurate fit of this shoe the shoe looks nice and seems functional, although I must say if the shoe is inaccurately sized then I am left to wonder what else might be less than upfront about this shoe.Having not ever returned anything to Amazon - I will update this review once I figure if possible to return these shoes and receive the correct fit. All new to me.