Customer Reviews Topo Athletic Cyclone 2

I like the lower stack height and 5 mm drop and that the Cyclone-2 is a neutral shoe that also uses the Pebax midsole which I’m used to with the Sauconys. However when I put them on, they didn’t feel like a neutral shoe. They looked like they were pushing my foot inward on to the inside of my toes but I thought maybe it was just an optical effect due to the design. However, the firmer foam on the outside edge made me feel like my foot was over pronating and not striking naturally therefore this does not feel like a neutral shoe. I really wanted to like the shoe but cannot tolerate the foot pain it has started to cause.

length and width were ok - didn't hit my arch comfortably

I really wanted to like these. They are light as a feather, and have that nice wide toe box that I need. However, they are not for over-pronators! They made me feel like my feet would collapse inward with every step. Must return.

I was so hopeful after doing literally 15 hours of online research, that I had FINALLY found a shoe that had a low heel drop AND did not have a significant rocker. But, I was mistaken. This shoe not only has a noticeable rocker, it ALSO feels like you have nothing under your toes at all and like you are falling forward in an uncontrolled way. The heel is also heavy and, although the upper is thin, the material bends on top of the toes and hurts after only running a few steps across my living room. I really wish that the shoe companies would have left well-enough alone and kept a few options for those of us who: 1. do not want a rocker, 2. want less than 23mm in the heel and less than 20mm in the forefoot (and no more than 5mm drop) and 3. was flexible enough to nearly fold all the way up. I do not want to feel like I am falling into the run, my forward lean is good enough and I already land on my forefoot. If the designers at Topo read this, PLEASE consider killing the rocker in at least one low drop shoe and ditch that weird thing in the heel.