Comments on: Hoka Speedgoat Review: Solid Shoe With a Big Flaw

By: Nigel Pattenden

Nigel Pattenden — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:25:52 +0000

The speed goat trail shoe is a great feeling shoe on trail and occasionally on and off road, the floor in the shoe is the durability. The breathable seems allow the material to crease and slit in less than 4 months, after changing the shoes and going up a size, which moved the flexion the supposed cause of the first defects the second pair done exactly the same additionally the adhesive on the toe lifted and had to be stuck all in all at £120 pounds I consider I brought a sun standard running shoe! And WOULD NOT recommend this shoe although I have purchased other Hoka shoes without and defects and have stood the test of time.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:45:43 +0000

Hoka although getting more and more popular in my area still has many people concerned that the shoe is not a top tier running shoe. I have recently retired my Clifton 2’s after about 200miles of hard track work. I truly believe they helped me recover from my shin splints and possibly saved my season! This being said I did switch to new balance for the spring season just for a change. Glad to know if I ever need a solid shoe with great support I can go back to hoka.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:36:56 +0000

Hoka will be releasing another shoe with lower stack height than the Clayton, the Tracer.

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:42:19 +0000

In reply to Peter.

Hey Pete,
thanks for the review, the SG is one of those shoes I really wanted to like but the narrow forefoot just completely ruined it.
Have high hopes in the Clayton since, so far, the only H11 that has worked for me is the Huaka.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:12:23 +0000

Check out the new Hoka Clayton which is going to be wider.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:34:47 +0000

I wore then in the JFK 50 last year, which has a mix of very rocky/hilly trail, a flat rail-to-trail section, and finally a little road thrown in to really add to the fun. I enjoyed running in them. Even with the lugs on the pavement, i didn’t find them to be a problem. As you said, they aren’t a cushy as the Cliftons, but on very rocky trail runs, they do a stand-up job of protecting the foot. I never noticed the tightness. Perhaps I saw it more as ensuring that I had secure protection against rolling an ankle.
I look forward to running in them again.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:40:16 +0000

I’ve never wanted to like a shoe as much as I wanted to like this one, but the fit was a deal breaker. If the Speedgoat had been an update to the Huaka (also tight, but much better, in my opinion) rather than the Rapa Nui, it would have been incredible.

I predict that Hoka will release a v2 on the last they use for the Huaka or the Challenger ATR (hopefully the former), after which we’ll see Speedgoats on at least 50 percent of all runners at any given ultra.

By the way, while I was wearing mine around the house and trying to convince myself they could work, the intrusive arch support worried me even more than the narrow toe box. Was that not an issue for you?