Topo Athletic

MT-5

Men's

I got these shoes to try to make them my do everything shoe and they've fulfilled that perfectly. On a recent trip they were my only shoe: wore them driving in the car, wore them kicking around Nashville, wore them on my morning road runs around the AirBNB, wore them hiking on trail-wading through streams and climbing, and wore them to a hockey game and kicking around downtown. They were perfect. The stack-height and cushioning is perfect for this, soft enough to not get beat up when road-running but not so tall that I feel like I'm walking around on a mattress. The fit is typical Topo-perfect, lots of room in the toe-box but nice and fitting around the ankle/heel. The lugs are deep enough to be helpful on a hike, but shallow enough it doesn't feel like you're walking around in cleats. The only thing I kind of don't like is the main material for the upper is a little too plastic-looking for my taste, but on the flip side this keeps the upper from looking dirty when you've been wearing it hiking around in the wilderness for a day, but then turning around and wearing them to eat out downtown the next. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and will definitely be replacing these with the same thing when the time comes.

I've been wearing Topos almost exclusively for 4 years now. My favorites were the Mountain Racer 2s for trail and Phantom 3 for road, but I lean towards the trail shoes for everyday wear. These replace my Mountain Racers 2s for all time favorite for all purposes. My only concern is that I'm always a 10.5, and I had to go down to 10 with these. Probably could even go down to a 9.5, but comfy a half size down from my normal size. The combination of cushion, support, response, and roominess all put these at the top of my list.

My sole shoe ( flip flops too) for a 4-month trip through Central/South America. Been on multi-day volcano hikes, underwater, multiple 5k runs, and on city streets 20,000+ steps a day on average and going strong. These are a perfect all-around shoe. ST-5 as well if you want a minimal shoe. The Topoadveture were too tall & aggressive for my case. Con: Tread near toes is NOT aggressive, you will slip and slide in looser earth these are not the shoes to do hard trailrun with. Toe box is A+

The structure of the shoe seems to give just a bit of stability without getting in the way.

I've worn pretty much only Topo shoes for the last 3 to 4 years. My favorite were the Mountain Racer 2s, until I received the MT5. I've always ordered a 10.5 from Topo, so had to return and go down to a 10, and probably could have fit into a 9.5. Despite this, they are my new favorites. Comfortable, supportive, and quite possibly the best looking Topos I have (black and charcoal).