Customer Reviews Topo Athletic Pursuit 2

After one trip up a class 1 trail, they shredded. Asked Topo for a replacement and they still wanted me to pay 50%. Not investing my well earned money on this brand ever again.

Durable? Yes, but only cause it's made of the hardest most unyielding material on earth. Will break your feet! Topos slogan should be "will break your soul, but never break your sole." Every step in these shoes feels like slapping your foot on a hard stone while simultaneously toe kicking an armadillo barefoot. Absolute worst hiking shoe I've ever tried. They should recall these shoes like a broken down car.

I hiked for a total of FIVE days before they had a noticeably large rip. Customer support said, "This type of tear most often occurs when the opposite foot strikes the collar of the shoe during the gait cycle." In the same email they suggested I tape my five day used shoes. Obviously shoes rip after extended use but what type of shoe rips after five days of use and approximately 50 miles total? Avoid these shoes like the plague. Topo does not stand by their product.

Pursuit 1 are my favorite trail shoe. I've had 4 pair. The durability was excellent, and the wide toe box was excellent. I was worried Topo would ruin a great shoe with the update, and they did. I guess this approach by every company does sell a lot of shoes as we desperately try to find something decent again. So wasteful, and destroys brand loyalty. Shortsighted.

From Campo to Kennedy Meadows (south) the Pursuit (1) was a reliable companion for 700 miles : no blisters or black toenails. In KM I exchanged the Pursuit (1) for the Pursuit (2) because the soles started to break (after 700 miles fair enough!). The new Pursuit (2) gave me blisters on my toes and black toenails due to a more narrow toe box. After only 200 miles I had to get rid of these shoes. And the fabric looked like the shoes were worn for 1000 miles. Please bring back Pursuit (1)!