Customer Reviews Merrell Moab Speed 2 Mid GTX®

I wanted to give these boots a shot because they do have an attractive modern design for a hiking boots. Unfortunately I did not get that instant feeling of "YES" when i tried them on. I will give Marell a shot with their classic MOAB once they arrive.

Felt a bit tight across the top of foot

These aren't my first pair of hiking mids, however they're the most uncomfortable from the beginning. To be clear, they're great with my feet; it's the ankles where they're a pain. You have to almost wear multiple layers of long socks just to wear these. I was hoping I could wear any sock, from ankle to mid to high to thick wool socks, but nope - they dig into my ankles, both left and right side, and have actually cut into my ankle to the point the skin had been broken. The rigidness of the ankle support dug into my ankles, and I've worn them around 5 times now, and tried to massage the stiffness out, but they're still not as compliant as the average hiking boot. To add to that, the lacing bars that reside on the boots are less than I'd like - there is only one set/level to support laces, meaning I can't tighten the ankle support anymore than a single level, if that makes sense. Most of my hiking shoes/boots have at least two layers of lacing to tighten up the ankles. I hope these break in more, but I doubt it - more to come, with images, etc.,

The top lace loop is stressed more than the other loops causing it to prematurely break. Don’t buy any pairs that have that top off-set loop.