[pct-l] Seeking feedback on Vasque Velocity for desert terrain

[wayneskraft at comcast.net (Wayne Kraft)]

I have a pair.  Haven't done big miles or hot desert miles in them  
(Joshua Tree in March). They are very comfy for the shorter hikes  
I've done, but they strike me as more of a motion control shoe for  
flat footed overpronaters like me.  If you have a higher arch and  
more rigid foot, you make not like these.  Motion control shoes  
generally don't have a lot of cushioning because one of their main  
functions is to keep your feet moving straight through after it's  
planted without a lot of wobbling that a real cushy shoe allows.   
Shoe has good ventilation with the usual amount of fine dust that  
gets through to your socks and feet as a tradeoff for the vents.  I  
have wide feet, but didn't need a wide size.

Wayne Kraft


On Mar 5, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Dr. Patch O'Malley IV wrote:

> Wore em for hundreds of miles, including through the desert  
> sections and the snow in the Sierras. Here's my observation, and  
> what Wild Hare had to say about them too (I think he wore them the  
> whole trip last year).
>
> The shoes have got some awesome characteristics. Their traction is  
> great both in wet and dry situations. I put many snow miles on  
> them, and they are great there too. However, they've got some  
> issues. First of all, for both Wild Hare and myself, they didn't  
> have enough cush. I started the trail with extra support because of  
> this, but when I got my second pair, I didn't get new cush (because  
> I couldn't imagine spending $100 for shoes, and then $30 more for  
> cush), and I soon had problems again. If you're thinking of doing  
> big miles at all, these aren't good enough shoes because of that.
>
> Next on my list of complaints is the way the laces come all the way  
> down to over your toes. It creates problems it seems. If you do get  
> these, here's a tip I discovered: If they start to rub the tops of  
> your toes, unlace the very bottom eye holes, and see if that helps.  
> If not, cut the buggers out, that's what I ended up doing on my  
> second pair before deciding to move to another brand.
>
> What else...They have good ventilation, but the yellow ones don't  
> come in the wide sizes (why, I don't know), so I ended up with dark  
> colored shoes through the desert, which wasn't ideal, but was  
> passable. They're durable, they're pretty comfy. In the end, I'd  
> say don't get them though the laces and the support are less than  
> perfect.
>
> -patch
> Ex-BGT Reviewer
>
> Scott Herriott wrote:
>
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