My computer ate my nice long rambling post about trying to decide between these two shoes. So, here's the short version instead:
I have Pace Gloves and love love love them, but they were not good Winter shoes last year for general out and aboutness like slushy, puddly parking lots, sidewalks, etc.. They were also awful on snowy/slushy hikes - my feet froze and it sucked. So, I want a pair of water resistant Merrels for wearing around casually, hiking in wet conditions and snowshoeing! The Lithe and Tempo gloves advertise they are water resistant - resistant is good enough, waterproof would be too much for me I think.
I haven't gone snowshoeing before, so I don't know if they're even compatible - are they?
I love the trail sole on my Pace Gloves, so I tried on the Lithe Glove and was disappointed at how much stiffer and inflexible they are. Plus they rubbed on my heels and that wasn't fun. I didn't buy them. Do they break in and become more flexible over time or will they always be stiff and awful compared to the Pace Glove?
I could not try on the Tempo Glove so I tried on the Dash Glove instead to check out the road sole. It was as stiff and ugh as the Lithe Glove, only the heel wasn't so bad. Plus, I now understand the "arch support" rant I've been reading about on these shoes. That pressure in my arch when wearing the Dash Glove is something else, and sure to be irritating as heck. How does the road sole do over time? Does it become more flexible over time and ease the pressure a bit off the arch, or will it also remain stiff and awful?
Thanks!!!!!
I have Pace Gloves and love love love them, but they were not good Winter shoes last year for general out and aboutness like slushy, puddly parking lots, sidewalks, etc.. They were also awful on snowy/slushy hikes - my feet froze and it sucked. So, I want a pair of water resistant Merrels for wearing around casually, hiking in wet conditions and snowshoeing! The Lithe and Tempo gloves advertise they are water resistant - resistant is good enough, waterproof would be too much for me I think.
I haven't gone snowshoeing before, so I don't know if they're even compatible - are they?
I love the trail sole on my Pace Gloves, so I tried on the Lithe Glove and was disappointed at how much stiffer and inflexible they are. Plus they rubbed on my heels and that wasn't fun. I didn't buy them. Do they break in and become more flexible over time or will they always be stiff and awful compared to the Pace Glove?
I could not try on the Tempo Glove so I tried on the Dash Glove instead to check out the road sole. It was as stiff and ugh as the Lithe Glove, only the heel wasn't so bad. Plus, I now understand the "arch support" rant I've been reading about on these shoes. That pressure in my arch when wearing the Dash Glove is something else, and sure to be irritating as heck. How does the road sole do over time? Does it become more flexible over time and ease the pressure a bit off the arch, or will it also remain stiff and awful?
Thanks!!!!!