GoLite Sun Dragon Trail Runner
Wow. No, really - wow.
I don’t think I have ever put a more comfortable shoe on my foot. Not even big furry slippers. These fit like a glove and it feels like I’m walking on springs.
The GoLite Sun Dragons have been getting all sorts of interesting reviews - most notably for the crazy new suspension sole that was co-developed by GoLite and Timberland labs.
Check out the sole in this picture - it’s quite unique:
Available from Backcountry Gear for $95.
Suprisingly REI is starting to stock GoLite gear, and has these shoes in stock. I went to the Flagship store in Seattle recently and tried a pair on - I was sold. I wore them for a week to work to try and break them in - they really didn’t need it. However, I did feel quite weird walking in them for a while - it’s hard to describe but somewhat loose and bouncy. I took them up Kendall Katwalk for a quick overnight this weekend and they performed really well. I submerged my feet before starting the 7mi hike down to see how well they would dry out. Not bad - they were moist still after 3 hrs, but dried reasonably well.
REI was a terrible place to buy these. The guy that sold them was clueless about how they worked (they have a special insole that adjusts to your feet that doesn’t take a rocket-scientist to figure out) and was adamant that we could not possibly think of doing the WCT in these shoes.
They got quite a bad review by Raymond Estrella, as they started to fall apart after 5 days of use. So I’m curious to see how they hold up. I’ll report back after the WCT trip with my findings.
One Response to “GoLite Sun Dragon Trail Runner”
August 8th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I just hiked 5 days near Glacier Peak in these and loved them - They held together well and were much better for my feet (wide toe box) than the Solomon’s and Montrail shoes i’ve used in the past.