User Review: Salomon XA Pro 3D XCR

Salomon XA Pro 3D XCR
Above: The current XA Pro 3D XCR, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed November 14, 2008 by Glennnnn

Rating:
Materials: the usual mix (Gore-Tex too..)
Use: STREET ONLY
Break-in Period: none, just wore 'em
Weight: very light - what attracted me in the 1st place
Price Paid: $140 (switzerland)

Hi!
these shoes are JUNK - a total waste of (a lot of!) money. Fell apart within 20 months, AND I NEVER RAN IN THEM (except maybe to catch a train...).

One of the speed laces broke (which was subsequently replaced free of charge by Salomon...but I don't count this as a big favor, because they're virtually impossible to replace by the costumer). Now the second one is frayed, but worse, it's frayed where it sawed through its own loop! I've had tread blocks shear off on both shoes too.

Furthermore, just behind the toe box, on both shoes, small tears in the fabric gradually expanded until they were about 12mm long. I patched them with AquaSeal (wet suit cement, we kayakers use it for everything), but the material is such CRAP that it began opening up again, just aft of the repaired areas.

Total junk (damn expensive Junque too). I have tons of other running, sports, street, and approach shoes, some of which I've beat mercilessly, none of them showed such signs of wear or just out and out fell apart like these. And the 'service' people at Salomon have been obnoxiously unhelpful.

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