Love my ME7 shoes. I had similar issues with "needing" xc race shoes. I’m over that now but I can’t bring myself to get into something that is trying to look like a skate shoe too much. The other thing I got away from is tight shoes. Maybe my feet are getting bigger but I wear my shoes much less cranked and snug than when I a racer. Part of the reason I’ve weaned off race shoes is all the broken buckles I had. That strap often sticks out too far and catches trail side stuff and flips the buckle up where it gets bashed by the same debris. Cutting the strap short helps but the ME7 method is perfect. The ME7 for those not familiar with it is backwards with the strap at the bottom or side of the shoe and goes into the buckle from the opposite direction.
July 7, 2022, 8:01 a.m. - Andy Eunson
Love my ME7 shoes. I had similar issues with "needing" xc race shoes. I’m over that now but I can’t bring myself to get into something that is trying to look like a skate shoe too much. The other thing I got away from is tight shoes. Maybe my feet are getting bigger but I wear my shoes much less cranked and snug than when I a racer. Part of the reason I’ve weaned off race shoes is all the broken buckles I had. That strap often sticks out too far and catches trail side stuff and flips the buckle up where it gets bashed by the same debris. Cutting the strap short helps but the ME7 method is perfect. The ME7 for those not familiar with it is backwards with the strap at the bottom or side of the shoe and goes into the buckle from the opposite direction.