Customer Reviews Hoka Clifton 7

The shoes look very well made, but I was unable to get into them as my ankle is swollen with arthritis. I shall have to return the pair and try to find something else that is not as sturdy and in a wider size.

I have worn cliftons for a long time now but the more you make, the worse they fit my feet. I am sending these shoes back to you hoping that you will go back to the original clifton which was the most comfortable shoe I have ever worn.

The fit and size were accurate; however, the bottoms are very stiff and uncomfortable; they do not allow my feet to bend in them at all. The insole is basically hard and flat and light arch support did not fall in the proper place. My feet, knees and hips hurt after attempting to walk a short time in them. I would return but I continued to try to break them in - they are just very uncomfortable shoes for me and I am extremely disappointed.

It felt like the front of my foot was higher than my heel. I just tried on, walked around a few steps and packaged back up for return. Not my kind of running shoe.

Unfortunately, this shoe is not good for those with a higher volume of foot/perhaps the right shoe is defective. The left shoe fits great, and I have had volume issues with that foot as well. I have not had an issue before where one foot felt tight on the top and the other did not. So it is so strange that my right foot is feeling tightness while my left foot does not. I tried parallel lacing, and it brings a little relief, but still, it is tight. Because I loved the fit of the right shoe so much, and due to reviews here complaining about tightness on top being fixed this way, I ended up cutting the mesh webbing out of the right foot. That was a mistake. I hope my review comes up along with those others ones so folks think twice about trying to solve the issue themselves. It still feels tight on top, and now I cannot return them. I tried on a variety of sizes in this specific shoe (smaller, larger, in wide...), and this was the best fit besides the right foot with the tightness on top. If you have had any issues with foot volume in a running shoe, then I would stay away from these. I actually saw in referencing reviews again that someone else had this same issue where the left foot was fine but the right tight on top. I should have stuck with my regular New Balance, but got caught up in all of the glowing reviews for this shoe on running websites. If we were not in a pandemic, I would have tried these on in the store and not tried to fix the problem based on what others did. I really wish Hokka described volume in its shoes, for the price, I don't understand why that is not mentioned or considered important to detail. I am very disappointed in what is either a defect in the right shoe or overall design oversight.

These shoes may be fake Hoka. I’ve had Hoka in past that were high quality. Unfortunately, after running in these only a few times, the fabric tore and frayed in 2 places (has a hole) and the inside paint?? Logo ia rubbing off. Very poor quality. They don’t feel nearly as supportive as other Hoka. And now I have a injury and not sure if related to Hoka. Wish I could get refunded for a better or real Hoka. These were a real waste of money. Other Hoka are much better.

I ordered my normal size. I have worn HOKAS to work for years. Now, they are all I wear. I LOVE them. I HATE this pair. It is the same style and same size that I always order. They are a full size too short. I've been trying to wear them a little at a time, hoping that I just needed to "break them in." I've never needed to do that with Hokas, but okay, I'll try to make these work. NOPE, nothing has made them better. Yesterday, I was determined to wear them all day. Now, I have sore feet and my toes actually hurt from these shoes. Something went wrong here!

I must have a rocker sole. This didn't have any rock at all.

I have the Clifton 5 knit in 6.5 regular width which is wonderful, the Clifton 6 in a size 6 even, regular width which is also great, I've tried this version, Clifton 7 in 6.5 regular (way too long, narrow) and size 6 regular, way too tight and finally decided to try sized 6 wide per my local running store. NOPE! I'm so disappointed. I thought I'd finally found a shoe I loved as much as my old Nike Zoom Vomeros. But! ZAPPOS IS STILL SO WONDERFUL-I wouldn't shop for shoes online anywhere else! THANK YOU ZAPPOS!

Sadly, I had to return these sneakers. They cut my toes- wearing bandaids- ugh!! With each update, the Clifton gets worse and worse. The Clifton 4 was perfection and then with the 5 things started to go downhill. I think Hoka One One wants to become "cool", branching out with ugly overpriced clothing yet unaware that "dad" sneakers are really "in" fashion now! But, making clothing does not preclude making decent footwear that lasts. I must now try the Bondi, the Edge and the Rincon. My old feet became addicted to the cushioning. Change is good but not for the worst. The change could simply be in the colors! Speaking of colors- if Hoka One One wants to be "cool" the colors could be a problem. They are ugly. Make every shoe in plain white at least- who wants purple shoes? But the bottom line is probably that like everything else the level of quality has gone because the owners are greedy.