Reviewing Moab 2

Transitioning from running shoes to hiking ones, it has been an interesting observation to understand real comfort versus comfort that is compared between just running shoes. Moab 2 has definitey been very comfortable up to the point  you can probably slip on the shoes and transition between shopping and hiking like what I did on my trips to Tanjung Pinang and Taiwan. A mix between urban walking and off road trails did not seem to affect this shoes and me.

In Taiwan the track buckles under the Moab 2

In Indonesia, the sun fizzles

The Goretex material defintiely lived up to its name, providing quick dry if the shoes does get soaked through, but most of the time kept the water out. Interestingly the only time it got soaked through for me was when I brought it out for a hard run on a very humid Taiwan night and got the shoe completely soaked in sweat. Subsequently, that night, it rained throughout and the shoes was 80% dry the next day and after wearing for an hour or so was completely dry.

Unfazed by wet weather in Tanjung Pinang

The calm after the storm in Tj Pinang

Still Tj Pinang - Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisatvva

Im probably the few that due to convenience didn't pack a running shoe and had to do my training runs in Taiwan at night with this behemoth for a running shoe. Completely runnable and it didn't restrict my running form at all. Moab 2 felt flexible enough to even run in. 10km runs that is on very warm and humid Taiwan nights.

Da Keng Taichung: Algae and later these log steps
becoming wet, became a nightmare

Da Keng Taichung:
Becoming a Sissy

Da Keng Taichung: Trail

The only bad part was the grip on all smooth terrain when wet is really bad. This boils down to Vibram soles that I believe is really bad even on such aggresive shoe soles like the Moab 2. All my running shoes with Vibram soles have been horrible and it really takes away all confidence once any surface is wet.

Gunung Lambak Johor : Same problem with different shoes using Vibram soles (sliding here and there)

Conclusion: Good shoe construction, flexible, comfortable, light but let down by the one very important safety requirement when you most need it. We need grippy soles especially when wet. 

The shoes are very durable and look hardly worn after 100km of hiking, 30km of running and 100km of cycling in them. More Updates will come when they are brought through mud and more extreme conditions.