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

[yetifan at yahoo.com (Scott Herriott)]

Many thanks for all the feedback on the Vasque
Velocity. 


Anyone out there have specific desert shoe
recommendations for someone between 185-190 lbs., who
is tall, has a fairly high arch and believes in
Bigfoot?



Thanks,
Squatch
www.walkpct.com




--- Wayne Kraft <wayneskraft@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> >> Anyone?  Bueller?
> >>
> >>
> >> Squatch
> >> www.walkpct.com
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