Hoka Shoe Owners: Speedgoat 5 or the Bondi 8?

[WonderWander]

Hi, WonderWander. I was reading your comment and I wondered: are you wearing "regular" width Speedgoats? Perhaps you need the wider width. It's also important to make sure that your sock goes with the width of your shoes, if they're really thick you will need more width.
I love my Speedgoats. When the original insole gets a bit dead, I put a new gel one in. I accept that the nonslip soles don't last as long but that's okay. I can walk on wet marble if I need to! (Not to mention that high alternative on the Norte that goes through pastures...the day we took it there was rain, so of course no famous views. The path had become a marble-bottomed flowing stream.)
HTH
BC

Thanks for your feedback: I wore women's wide, which are supposedly D, though I don't have a wide foot generally and found them too narrow in the taper of the toe box. I only wear injinji liners, which are thin - I've never felt the need to "double-sock". After a week on the trail I found they were pinching my toes, hence my thoughts of trying men's regular or altras. The Speedgoats are perfect in every other way for the Frances , apart from having to add cheap plastic rain covers now and then, which worked exceedingly well. I don't wear insoles, which would make them even narrower.

 

[dbier]

Go for it. I always buy and wear men's trainers...and I'm definitely not a man . I do, however, have about a 48-50 foot when walking (roughly a man's size 11-11.5 EE.) The heel occasionally slips, so I always try before buying.

I'm heavy and a supinator, too, so shoes don't tend to last the nominal 400 miles for me. Bring 2 pairs if you, like I, can't expect to buy off the shelf. It adds a kilo and a * lot* of space, but better that than bad shoes.