Comments on: Merrell Ascend Glove Preview: Zero Drop, Cushioned Trail Running Shoe https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Christian Eriksson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-767304196 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-767304196 In reply to Stefan.

Nope, you will only break them within a fortnight ;)

]]> By: Dan https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-791879943 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-791879943 In reply to Oscar Picazo.

Yes, in the forefoot and heel.

]]> By: Stefan https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-766937137 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-766937137 Want it! Want it! Want it!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-768878407 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-768878407 In reply to Stefan.

Yes, the arch bothers some people a lot in the Merrell shoes. I think in the Tough/Trail Glove it flattens because there is a cutouot underneath it, but once you fill in that space the arch feels quite prominent. Fortunately I don’t get bothered by arch support.

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]]> By: PepeLp https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-766378570 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-766378570 Looks perfect for me except for maybe the open mesh, but I have to wait until July!!!! That’s just mean. :-)

]]> By: Dan https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-791879770 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-791879770 According to this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…, the this shoe has rock plates in the forefoot and the heel. It also has something new called Motion Mesh, which sounds like it’s a similar upper to the Nike Flyknit (one piece but the mesh is tighter in certain areas). And a waterproof version will be available.

]]> By: Christian Eriksson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-767528540 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-767528540 In reply to Stefan.

Coming from you, that speaks volumes about the durability of Merrell’s uppers! There is hope after all ;)

]]> By: Christian Eriksson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-766436956 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-766436956 You were right Pete, it is a very interesting alternative to the 235’s, and even a few grams lighter! The outsole of the 235’s still look a bit grippier though, but looks may deceive.

This year is really taking off as a rocket when it comes to new minimalist shoe models!

]]> By: Robert Osfield https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-768449895 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-768449895 I have a pair of Bare Acess and the arch is too substantial and the mid-foot a too narrow for me to comfortable run in. Is it likely this new shoe will follow the same Last as the Bare Access?

I haven’t tried on a Mix Master 2, does it have the same Last as the Bare Access? I would love to have alternatives to the Trailroc, which is almost a perfect shoe for me, but with the 440 miles in them the upper is starting to disintegrate so don’t believe they will last too much longer. I would love a similar shoe with a bit more durability and lower cost.

]]> By: Stefan https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-768500854 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-768500854 In reply to Robert Osfield.

Having a brand new pair of BA2s on my feet right now. This “arch thing” is very annoying. And it’s not better when running up and down a little. I already own a pair of BA1s and these are o.k. But this is really too much now. This is quite sad because this shoe is almost perfect in every other respect. I’ve already read before that there is some kind of molded arch support though the intention for its presence is different. But seeing it now myself I’d say this really interferes with the arches functioning like springs. The structure of the shoe is too rigid there. Compared to my usual office shoe (Tough Glove), which has some arch feel too, the material does not really yield elastically there. Funny, because the support bump is not really discernible visually.

My verdict: the pair will be returned

I assume the new Ascend is more or less a BA2 with a trail specific outsole. At least that’s what rumors claimed in the past. Therefore, I fear it has this arch thing too.

]]> By: Stefan https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-767358854 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-767358854 In reply to Christian Eriksson.

Excellent one :-)

though all my other Merrells (BA1, TG, RG) are still in good shape (at least the uppers, BA1 suffers typical forefootrunner’s lateral outsole wear)

]]> By: Ashwyn Gray https://runblogger.com/2013/01/merrell-ascend-glove-preview-zero-drop.html#comment-766381747 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=156#comment-766381747 RunningWarehouse has a knack for doing that, don’t they? I recall that they posted a couple of sneak peeks in the past that mysteriously disappeared from their blog a day or two after publication.

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