I have seen photos and videos of Anton Krupicka taking a knife to the heels of his NB trail shoes to give them a neutral heel drop. Has anyone here ever tried it?
I bought a pair of MT-101's a few weeks ago for a winter time snow/ice shoe and some trail work. I tried them out on the pavement to get a feel for them before the snow flies and overall they are a nice "REDUCED RUNNING SHOE" as it were. I just have one complaint, my heel hits the ground much earlier and harder in my stride than it does in my Feelmax. This starts to get on my nerves after about 3-4 miles and I usually like to run 8-12 miles. I am considering doing the heel shave like Krupicka, but I'm worried about messing up the shoe. They appear to use a layered design and I don't want them to fall apart on me after I invested $70.
I don't get why they don't make them with a neutral or near neutral heel drop if they are designed for a forefoot strike? If the guy you're designing them around (Krupicka) is still taking a knife to them, shouldn't that tell you something about your design? Other than that, they seem to be a great shoe.
I bought a pair of MT-101's a few weeks ago for a winter time snow/ice shoe and some trail work. I tried them out on the pavement to get a feel for them before the snow flies and overall they are a nice "REDUCED RUNNING SHOE" as it were. I just have one complaint, my heel hits the ground much earlier and harder in my stride than it does in my Feelmax. This starts to get on my nerves after about 3-4 miles and I usually like to run 8-12 miles. I am considering doing the heel shave like Krupicka, but I'm worried about messing up the shoe. They appear to use a layered design and I don't want them to fall apart on me after I invested $70.
I don't get why they don't make them with a neutral or near neutral heel drop if they are designed for a forefoot strike? If the guy you're designing them around (Krupicka) is still taking a knife to them, shouldn't that tell you something about your design? Other than that, they seem to be a great shoe.