La SportivaMens Bushido II Trail Running Shoe

These are great shoes, comfortable, with good traction, and they seem well made. The sizes are off though. I have only ever worn a 9 1/2 mens and for these a 10 1/2 fits perfectly.

These are impressive shoes. The build and material quality look amazing. The rubber on the bottom sole and grip is really good. They're light and look even better in person. The only thing is that they are small. I ordered a half size up and they are still small. I would recommend at least 1 full size up and wide just to fit as expected but definitely get these!

Possibly holidays delayed shipping; product took over 7 days to receive. However, it came in original packaging and looks brand new, as expected.Inside box was a professional packing slip, which included direct contact information in case their was a need to contact them. This is a detail that is worth its weight in gold, in today's world of horrible customer service.As for product, they are a top notch shoe I'm replacing my original Bushido with. They fit just as good and have excellent construction and sole design for mountain running.

I normally wear size 12. In my past life, I would wear cycling shoes in 46.5 that fit great. So thank goodness for free returns. I tried the 12.5 and the 12.5+ in this shoe. The 12.5 was too snug on my left foot. Today I tried the 12.5+ and my toes just feel too confined; I can see having issues. I have narrow and low-volume feet, and this shoe is definitely perfect for those requirements. Somehow during this pandemic, which has seen me barefoot working from home, my toes now require a bit more space. The toe box is confining to me, and I think keeping them would not make my feet happy. I was really looking for a fast trail hiking type shoe. These are very well built, fit nicely, are comfortable and appear to have ample traction. I was really looking forward to some hiking in them. I would recommend them, but be very mindful of the sizing. I could have made the 12.5+ work, depending on sock thickness and maybe a little break in time. I was considering the 13, but I have a feeling that might not help the side to side space constraint in the toe box.

I don't run much anymore (former marathon runner) but I needed a good shoe for hiking and walking my dogs on the slippery hills where I live. Hiking shoes were far too heavy. These are light weight, with excellent traction. (My dogs used to pull my feet out from under me on hills). I cannot wear hiking shoes all day--they just got too heavy, and I wore combat boots for 20 years in the Army.I missed the instruction at ordering to order a size up--I didn't, and the first shoes were too small, but I got my refund a day after I returned them to Kohls, and by then my new ones were already on their way--a size higher, with a perfect fit. These shoes are also attractive, but still masculine.

NOTE: I am not this shoe's target audience. I will not, nor have I ever, nor will I ever run up a mountain. What I do is shoot action pistol competitions which require a lot of traction on a variety of surfaces at outdoor gun ranges, from larger rocks to gravel to sand, stopping and starting rapidly from a variety of positions while maintaining control of a handgun or rifle. These shoes are excellent for that purpose; their tight fit and massive grip improve my agility dramatically on grass, dirt, rocks, any type of earth that I might encounter in competition.Make sure to order a size up as they are very narrow, but the tight fit helps to improve that feeling of responsiveness and agility even further, so don't let the tightness turn you off.

Picture is of my 8.5 La Sportivas compared to my 8.5 Salomon SpeedCross 6’s…both 8.5’s, but the LA Sportivas are a solid entire INCH shorter than the Salomon’s. Other than that, they look great and are comfortable

Good kicks

Excellent for trails and hikes

Al recibirlos los saque de la caja para probarmelos y lo jale de la cinta que va en el talon para meter el pie el cual todavía no lo metía y se rompió desilachadose, eso fue al inicio ahora hay que ver que sigue

Eigentlich super Schuh.....wie gesagt eigentlich!Da wie auf den Fotos zu sehen ist bei !beiden! die oberste, auf der linken seite des schuhes, Öse für den Schnürsenkel ausgerissen ist. Das schon nach 8 Wochen, bei nichtmal täglichem Tragen und vorallem normalen Zubinden!!!Daher vllt eher ein konzeptioneller Fehler...!?!So oder so sehr schade, da ich von la sportiva andere Qualität gewohnt bin!!Deswegen für nen Trailrun Schuh nur 2 Sterne