My new trail shoe: ASICS METAFUJI TRAIL (review)
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Discover the ultimate trail companion in our comprehensive ASICS METAFUJI TRAIL Review! Whether you're a seasoned hiker or an enthusiastic trail runner, this shoe promises to elevate your outdoor adventures. In this video, we dive deep into the features, performance, and comfort of the ASICS METAFUJI TRAIL, exploring how it stands up against rugged terrains and varying weather conditions.
Join us as we discuss key aspects like cushioning, traction, and durability that make the METAFUJI TRAIL a top choice for outdoor enthusiasts. We'll also provide insights on sizing, fit, and ideal use cases to help you decide if this shoe is the right fit for your next trail escapade.
Don’t miss out on our expert recommendations and tips for getting the most out of your trail running or hiking experience. If you're passionate about exploring the great outdoors, hit that play button and get ready to lace up your new favorite trail shoes!
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I am going with carbon plated trail shoes. Love the Endorphin Edge by Saucony!
How do you compare the ASICS Metafuji Trail with the ASICS Fujispeed 3? Since the Fujispeed 3 has already been released now.
Nice review by the way!
When will Asics just bite the bullet and put trail outsoles on Superblasts? They're still the best trail shoes I've ever run in, and they're not even trail shoes... Great review, ta!
I sometimes think that more brands should just take their standard performance model and stick a trail outsole beneath them, take the Hoka Mach 6 for example. Would be a great trail runner. Is it stable enough for most people? No. But if you worry about stability in trail races, you probably should not look for race shoes anyways
Yeah I agree
Would love a trail version of the Superblast, literally. Take the Superblast, change the upper to something trail-like, and slab a trail outsole on them. Boom. Done. Sold.
Salomon actually did this for one of their athletes: They just tok the S/Lab Phantasm and slapped lugs underneath it. Most of the "bells & whistles" in trail runnig are really more marketed to sell the whole "offroad" experience. You don't actually need them for real racing
I wish they would do that with the alphafly, i have a beater pair that ill take even for the super technical stuff and i love it. Stability is over rated
@@edelkebap I've run trails a few times in my Superblast and NB4, they really are pretty good, with caveat that the trails weren't super technical; 1000 feet elevation gain over 10K, roots and ruts but no rocks, & mostly wide trails, no single track.
The FujiSpeed 2 was such a pleasant surprise and a pretty good bargain too. Once I got used to the shoe it felt fast and fairly stable even in more technical terrain and mud. I can’t imagine the MetaFuji being that much better.
Good shout mine are knackered as you can see so just suits me
@@FordyRuns good time to upgrade then!
Great reviews as always Chris, what about the new Fuji Speed 3 which has just come out 👀👀👀 hopefully you can compare it with the second version to see if it's worth the purchase 😊
I'm in New Zealand and picked it up from an Aussie website. Confusingly the pricing there makes it quite cheap (relatively). Doing the currency conversion for you makes it about £130, the pricing of shoes in different regions is very inconsistent. I haven't run in it yet, but wearing it round the house it heel feels a little unstable which makes me nervous. I'll get out this weekend for trail run, and I have a 33k trail race coming up soon, plus a trail marathon early next year. Hopefully I can knock all of those out with this.
Good luck
Good morning. Interesting information. I'm not a elite trail runner, I prefer the Asics trabuco 12. Like to Fordy. Have a great day.
Agree
I have Trabuco 11.
@@jollyroger1009 A good choice.
Trabuco is so awesome, my favorite line.
@@Amen20 agree
Thanks for the good review! This surely looks like a really cool trail shoe. But I get your point, too expensive for the occasional trail runner. I myself also run trails occasionaly and got a good deal off the Asics outlet website for some Trabuco 11 GTX. It was like 100 €. Ran a 20 k trail in them last week and felt awsome aswell.
Yeah good bargains to be had out there
Great review! Awesome looking shoe, but saving my $$$250 for the metaspeed sky Paris.
Good choice!
The start of the vid was like a feature film 😄
Your welcome 🤣
the Asics Metafuji Trail is pretty much a trail version of Asics S4 (that mythical JDM Metaspeed shoes) both have also have dual foam unlike Metaspeed Edge + (the carbon plate on the Metafuji Trail follows S4 and Metaspeed Edge +/Paris kind of plate)
good to know thanks
Oh nice to see someone else is calling asics out for this not using a metaspeed anymore but the s4 :D
I have the S4, and was absolutely shocked when i got the metafujis that they are somehow shipping them for 250, even tho the s4 is like 180. No idea how how an outsole change adds up to 70 bucks extra and suddenly makes it a ultra trail shoe for the longer distances. but eh.
@@berthein5476 well they change the foam composition and the carbon tech to suit trail
I do like the look of them but will have to be amazing to get me to part ways with my ultrafly’s
Why do trail shoes need a carbon plate? I’ve heard of them having rock plates for protection but most people can’t run that quick on bad terrain for a carbon plate to work surely? Love the look of these though! Beautiful design
A summer only trail shoe... Cant see 3.5 lugs being any good once the wet stuff turns up and the trails turn to mud
Seems very similar in terms of stack, plate etc to the terrex agravic speed ultra. That's an amazing shoe and is a bit cheaper.
Anyone know where ro buy those asics/north face/brooks-style notched laces? Would be awesome if i could change out the laces of some of my other shoes with this style.
But with the matching socks and jacket 250 is not bad !!
what about the fit of the FUJI trail jacket ? does it give a little space for layering up or should I size up ?
Awesome B-Roll Mr Ford! #Influencing
Thanks takes a lot to fly a drone and influence at the same time
So same price as Metaspeed Sky Paris!! Know where my £220 would go 😊
I got this when it came out so i had a winterised shoe for running, i have no idea how i can run a faster 5k time in this than an adios pro 3 on the road but i love this shoe a lot, feels a bit squidgy but i love the feel of it and it looks amazing too
My issue with this shoe is that its literally the S4 TR. Its not a metaspeed. Sure the original version and maybe some prototypes were based on the metaspeed. but this is 1 to 1 the S4. The S4 is basically what the magic speed 4 was ment to be. a more versitle trainer, with low plate, that can help regular people run sub 4 marathons. Sadly never got a global release.
I grabbed an s4 of ebay for 170€ incl shipping. So I am absolutely against pushing this shoe, wehter its good or not, because its not worth 250. maybe 190 because its the TR version. Id probably say do 200, and market it as a skyrunner. But its not a 250 bucks trail supershoe for ultras. Its a roadshoe from top to bottom.
Geniuenly hope this will be a similar story to the fujispeed. First Fujispeed was basically the magic speed 1 TR.
Looks amazing. But that price. 😮
Yep
Do you find that you are having to be more aware of roots/rocks with the higher stack?
No but I’m shit at trail running
Well crap! I was super excited for these shoes. But 3.5mm lugs are a non-starter for serious trail running. That's a damned shame because ASICS make awesome trail shoes (the Trabuco Max 3 is superb).
I have found the grip on the FujiSpeed to be excellent and it looks pretty similar to this
Prices creeping up towards £300. Running shoes must still be at 10%+ inflation a year. We are all total mugs. The lug depths don’t even make this a versatile show all across all trails.
Hi Fordy can you recommend some trail shoes for someone who mildly overpronates I’ve been looking everywhere
Get an innsole! The blue ones at temu/wish works just fine 👌
The fujispeed shoes have some guidance
@@FordyRuns which version would you recommend?
I don't think a plate works on technical trails. Plates are great when you're pounding a nice even trail, but trail cadence is all over the place and I don't think a plate is helpful.
Try the fuji speed 2 and you might change your mind.
I hear a lot about race foams and premium foams as an excuse for $200+ prices on shoes. I'd bet that the actual cost of these foams is at most a couple of dollars more per pair. Anyone have real data on this?
well the S4, the shoe this is a trail version of, retails in japan ( without international tax ) for 165 dollars.
@@berthein5476 This one is basically priced same as latest MetaSpeed Paris in Japan (about 190 USD).
While construction is similar to S4 it has 1cm Fujitrail has 1cm more foam and upper is quite different.
its 310 dollars on Asics US
Fair review, not a shoe on my radar.
Thank you
£220 for those in the U.K
Yep
Shoe prices are getting ridiculous, I've never paid more than £50 and I've run 29 for 10k and 65 half. You can buy shoes from China like Onemix with a super critical foam and a plate for £36 with free delivery. Don't believe the hype from other brands. People running slower than 33/34 for 10k don't need fancy shoes, lose some weight, do some miles... My current shoes... Adidas SL 20.3 (£32), Reebok Floatride Energy 5 (£32) Puma Nitro Liberate (£50).... Nobody needs to spend £200... Mental... How much are these full time influencers making? Getting more support from brands than actual athletes.
Asics is milking it now!!
Why on earth anyone would buy this when you could get the Tecton X3 for the same sort of price is just beyond me. Asics are way over the mark on pricing with this release
@@paulmulks because HOKA is kind of trash
@bogdanandrei6256 Oh well, if you say so 😂
not gonna lie, the x3 is kind of a miss. Its good, but its a downgrade from the x2 and x2.5.
if the metafuji wasnt 250 bucks and marketed as an ultra supershoe, id say it was better value.
for context: the x2.5 basically was a "what if we make the x2 peba and add more stack". and it was sooooo good. the densities were perfect. the x3 is softer, and the 40mm feel more like 20 once you in. it also doesnt have a rocker anymore. it loocks like it does, but its not working. its a okay shoe, but nothing compared to the x2 or 2.5.
@berthein5476 I never run in the previous Tecton models, so I can't compare them to the latest version. Personally, I like the X3 and would certainly recommend purchasing it over this offering from Asics. I have the Fujispeed 2 and used to own a pair of Trabuco max 2's, so I'm not an Asics hater 😂 Just from a price point I think Asics are asking too much in my opinion
Because most of us don’t want a stupid built in gaiter.