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The midsole Nike Air Max Lunar outlet online on the original Kiger was nice, but overall felt just a little too soft. In particular, the heel of the original Kiger was much too soft (it had a dual density foam with a softer compound in the heel), which I think created most of the instability problems that I experienced on technical terrain with that shoe. The Kiger 2 was updated with a single density midsole throughout, and feels firmer overall. The result, while not changing the DNA of the shoe, was a huge improvement for me. It made a shoe that was iffy at best on technical terrain to one that could cover the gamut of almost any trail conditions. As such, I ended up using the Kiger 2 for half of the Rut 50k and it performed very well on terrain that it is not ideally designed for¡­after that race I was convinced that they had fixed the stability issues on more technical terrain. There are not many races in the US that cover more technical terrain than the Rut 50k.

Nike Wildhorse 3 Trail Conclusion If you are a fan of the fit and feel of earlier versions of the Wildhorse or Terra Kiger but feel the need for a bit more protection, the Wildhorse 3 i Nike Air Max 2014 outlet online s a great choice. If you want to stick with less shoe, the Terra Kiger 3 stays at 4mm drop and has less midsole stack. I think the move to differentiate the two shoes was a wise one, and allows for more customization of shoe to specific trail needs. I¡¯ll hopefully have a review of the Terra Kiger 3 up sometime this summer, stay tuned!

Here lies the last issue I had with the Kiger 1, and it remains largely unchanged on the Kiger 2. The outsole design is the same; not the greatest IMO and still sporting the ridiculous heel design, although I didn¡¯t cut it off this time. This seems to confirm that the outsole design was not the main culprit in the instability of the heel I felt in the Kiger 1 (the soft midsole seems to have been the problem). The only thing changed on the Kiger 2 outsole is the use of a regrind rubber on the outside rubber piece where the Kiger 1 had the softer sticky rubber across the entire outsole. The benefit of this is that the regrind rubber is more durable (much harder rubber) and contributes to a little more precise edging.

Conclusion

Nike Free 3.0 (left) and 5.0 (right). Note the more rounded heel of the 3.0.As for durability, there is not a lot of rubber on the sole of this shoe ¨C just a few small patches around the heel and under the big toe. Wear after about 30 miles of running and considerable casual use has been minimal so far. Interestingly, I saw a fair amount of wear on the heel rubber of the 5.0 after similar mileage. This has not happened in the 3.0, and I think it may be due to the more rounded sole in the heel region of this shoe (see photo above) ¨C it doesn¡¯t catch the ground as easily as that of the 5.0 (I tend to scuff a bit on the outer heel).

Though the rid Nike Air Max One Pas Cher e is incrementally sharper and firmer, don¡¯t be turned off by that if you prefer softer shoes. It¡¯s not even close to the firmest shoe I¡¯ve run in, and still feels softer than most inov-8¡¯s, Merrells, or a shoe like the New Balance 110v1. The added firmness gives it more stability, precision, protection from rocks, and support for longer runs. The midsole update is what really makes the shoe. The upper is an added bonus, but the upper change alone would not have fixed the majority of th Nike Air Max 90 Hyperfuse e problems I had with Kiger 1. The new midsole does.