HOKA

Speedgoat 5 Wide Running Shoe - Men's

Feels right for my cranky knees

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

10.5 USA Wide

I am not crazy about Hoka's color schemes but love it that they sell shoes for wide feet (as I am width E) and the cushioning does feel right for my cranky but functioning knees. I don't trail run, just quite a lot of hiking, and though these are costlier than many trail shoes I do recommend them if you too have curmudgeonly knees.

Almost perfect!

I really wanted to like the Speedgoats, but they have an incredibly narrow toe-box. (I also left a review of the standard Speedgoats. This review is for the Wide version.) The standard width speedgoats are shaped more like those pointy-toed leather dress shoes. But these, the Wide version, the toe-box is almost wide enough to be comfortable! Almost. I need like 2 mm more, just on the outside lateral toes, but it's close enough that it likely won't be too much of a problem. Likely. Everything else about this shoe is fantastic, perfect even, except the heel hold. I think by going with the Wide version to try to get extra room in the toe-box, the heel seems to have widened as well, and now causes some heel slippage. I'll likely try to size down a half-size to see if that will fix the problem, but BC is currently out of 10's in Wide. Other than those two complaints, this shoe is everything I was looking for! cushion, comfort, traction, durability. Love it. And a huge shout-out to Backcountry for purchase and return service. I bought way too many shoes trying to find the right pair that would work for me, and was able to return most. Fantastic customer service!!! Love BC!