Wearing Out the Adidas Terrex Swift R2 GTX Hiking Shoe
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- I purchased these Adidas Terrex Swift R2 GTX hiking shoes approximately a year-and-a-half ago and I've absolutely loved them. But all good things must come to an end. In this update, I'll talk about how these shoes have worn and what you can expect after trekking 200+ miles in something like 25-30 state and national parks with varied terrain.
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I've got a pair of these in grey & black, I've had them for about 2 years. They are brilliantly comfortable, very ergonomic, warm, dry and extremely grippy... The speed laces are also very effective if installed correctly. I've only had one issue which is to do with the heel cushioning. Squashing the heel cushioning when putting them on caused the foam inside to become detached from the surrounding material, this made them impossible to wear. I had to slice along the seam to pull the foam up inside. Sewing the foam onto the material when sewing the seam back together fixed the problem. For such an expensive pair of shoes you'd expect better construction... Would buy again though for all other qualities... 👍
I never buy gtx low hikers, because it makes no sense to me, but the normal version of these boots held up for 1,5 years of daily use+ hikes on top, that's what i expected and happy with it.
I just got the red pair hopefully they last at least 500 miles
How do you have so much free time to hike in one year in so many places?
Most of the time we're actually working!
You could probably cut off those tiny crap laces and thread new ones in with a yarn needle and use lace locks. Just an idea! I would probably do that myself
Nice!
Lasted a lot better than mine, in just 7 months I had tears on the top and membrane to the point you could see my socks. Stopped being waterproof after 3 months. At the year mark the treads are bald. I do wear them daily for dog walks in pennines though. Comfy and grippy for a while but not durable. Shame as not the cheapest.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the shoes!
These shoes are far from fragile. There’s always that one comment, from the person that didn’t use and abuse them, yet they’re already starting to fall apart at the 3 month mark. This is typically due to a few, non shoe construction factors. Examples like, improper size, irregular gate or you have acid for sweat. And then there’s the shills
@@powers1776reset perhaps they were too wide for my feet and this caused premature failure, it's possible I guess. For me specifically I get better wear and waterproof performance out of my Sprayway Oxna's at a third of the price.
you should do a comparison with the salomon wildcross gtx, same type of shoe about 20$ more. I'm looking to see if they will last a bit longer
We’ll check it out!
The glue on the sole of my shoe was coming off severely so I had to use shoe goo all around the perimeter of both pairs of shoes.
Adidas Terrex shychaser mid gtx
Do You think GoreTex will make them too hot for summer ? I never had them yet and I am worry about it.
The shoes will be warmer with the GoreTex but we've worn them backpacking rim-to-rim in Grand Canyon NP in 120 degree weather without any problems. It really just depends on your comfort level. Alisha has even gone on day hikes in Chacos to eliminate hot shoes all together!
@@Terradrift: Thank You for answer my question. It helped.
TERREX AX3
yea im buying them
Is 100 miles a lot for hiking? I'm new idk
If you’re new to hiking and relatively fit i’d say ten miles per day is a good estimate. I know the average miles between shelters on the AT is 8.5 miles.
" a lot" is a very subjective measurement.also depending on the terrain. 100km in rigurous mountainous area, will put way much intense stress and punishment on your shoes then 100 km flat turf hike.
if a shoe starts to wear off in the second case after 100km i would stay far away from that shoe as i have had for this purpose almost still like new after 500 km
Just bought a pair of these they are a bit snug but think half size up would be to big . Is there any give in them ? Will they stretch a bit with wear ?
They'll loosen up a bit, but not significantly. I go half a size up to accommodate the thicker hiking socks I typically wear.
@@Terradrift thanks for advice . I'm returning them and have ordered half size up . I will be wearing these as an occasional alternative to my lowa zephyr gtx desert boots.
bargain price in the UK £54.99 👍🏼
hi, I wanted to find out if I am not doing hiking ,And I also don’t stretch the bottom laces as tightly as you stretch ,there is a situation laces will rip me the shoe anyway?
There won’t be as much wear if you’re just walking in them. Swap out the quick laces for regular laces and they shouldn’t cut in at all.
@@Terradrift Thanks for the quick answer, I was already told to change to simple laces. I'm just wondering if I don't do Hawking and maybe I have a simple walking cuts or you had the same cuts that everyone says so about them? , these are too expensive shoes for me to have problems so easily in a year or two I want to take care of the more possible, I have the option to buy the same type of laces only from a more delicate material But if it helps at all, cutting lace into the lower trisection of shoes before cutting the material itself?, I just really like this option without lacing, but I don't want to destroy the dignity of the shoes.
Salomon XA Pro 3D GTX
I would like to buy these, but how to avoid laces to cut into?
You may or may not experience the same problem based on how tight you lace your shoes. I have a narrow foot so I have to lace 'em up quite a bit. Alternatively you can just replace the laces with a thicker, standard shoe lace.
Clean the upper daily if they got dusty. Just with a soft dust-brush.
Care them per routine with water and a soft dirt-brush, then inside and outside Collonil Bamboo-Lotion (use a small brush with semi-strong plant brisles) and Holmenkol Natural Active Wax outside. Rub some additional layer of this wax onto the quicklaces in the lower sections and the upper around and underneath. This wax is water-repellent, dust-repellent and Gore-Tex-, eVent- and Sympatex-compatible. This wax is from plants origin and has no grease. Compatible with any kind of upper-material incl. Nubuk-leather. Use the applicator first to bring some wax on the laces and upper and then use a pilling-free cloth to rub it into the laces and upper.
Have wider feet and my laces didn't fray like that. It's a good shoe but nothing is perfect. I've never found a fully synthetic shoe last as long as my leather ones but I bought my R2s for lowish price so they don't owe me anything.
Easily fixed with Seam grip. Obviously your not looking after your gear.
The soles actually wore down before anything needed re-glued.
Surely you meant 1000 miles? 100 miles is nothing
It's definitely a miscalculation but def not 1,000. I wore the crap out of those boots though!
Looks like you have done 1000 miles not 100 🙄
Ha! it certainly feels like it sometimes. Most of our trips have been pretty short. The longest was rim-to-rim at Grand Canyon NP (23.9 miles).
@@Terradrift must be pretty rough terrain where you live. I must of done 500+ miles in mine and they are in pretty good shape.mostly in the English lake district and Scotland
@@mrlionrocks They've definitely seen some abuse. We did a lot of hiking on rough rock in the western US and have gone days with non-stop rain, slogging through marshes in Alaska that undoubtedly played a role on the shoes breaking down.
@@Terradrift adidas recommends that running shoes should be exchanged by a new pair after 500km, which is ~310 miles. With BOOST-models the support and cushioning holds up 700km (~450miles) at least. Reasonable for hiking are Models with trail-bite-heel only, like the AX3, Swift R2 and Eastrail. Other shoes still incl. some risk on Alpine Gravel.
Awesome are La Sportiva Wildcat 2.0 (durable like the most durable Vibram-rubber but less slippery on wet Rocks) and Ultra Raptor (Rubber is nearly sticky as adidas-Continental). Most aggressiv trail-bite-heel offers the La Sportiva Akyra. The best basic edging stability offers the adidas AX3 and Swift R2. Forget about the Salomon regarding trail-bite-heel and basic edging stability.
For sure, there’s way more than 100 miles on those shoes.
Does anyone know the difference between these and the swift r3 ones?
the sides of the shoes & the laces are the differences
R3s are very stiff,take ages to break in and not very comfy....R2s are alot better.
The R3 is an even tougher shoe with regular laces. The downside is it takes a lot longer to break in.
I had both r2 and r3.. Was way happier with R2. They last much longer.. Had problems with sole - Had them only for like a year..