When it comes to salomon, the brand should first talk about his history. Salomon was founded in France in 1947 by a family of three, Mr. Salomon. He started with the binding on the production skis, and he has taken the lead in this field in the 1970s. For many ski lovers, salomon should be a very familiar brand.
In 1997, adidas acquired salomon and formed a group called "adidas-salomon". In the same year, it was acquired into the "adidas-salomon" group. The brands are TaylorMade, Mavic and Bonfire. In 2002 the famous Canadian brand arc'teryx Also entered this group.
I remember watching a program on adidas running shoe technology on TV. One of the reasons why adidas bought salomon is because it is based on salomon's hard bottom technology. This is totally different from NIKE's air cushion technology. The technology of style shows the strength of salomon's technology in soles.
To talk about salomon's outdoor shoes, there are a few things that need to be addressed. The first is the contagrip outsole, and the later one is called contagrip 2, but they are collectively called contagrip. Salomon's own statement is: we put the right rubber in the right place to give you maximum traction and durability. Now in all the salomon outdoor shoe soles we can see the contagrip written, he represents the best combination of non-slip and wearable outsole. The second thing is clima dry, which is a product similar to gore-tex. Its logo is printed on the upper with a small white cloth (similar to gore-tex nameplate size) embroidered on clima dry. A few years ago, about 99 years of hiking boots used climadry, and the same shoe often has two versions of clima dry and gore-tex, but in recent years basically did not see in the shoes of salomon It's useful, but instead it's full use of gore-tex. In the past few years, the only pair of hiking shoes in the protrek5 series using clima dry is this pair.
Next, we will focus on what is more practical for domestic outdoor enthusiasts. It is the salomon shoes that can be seen in this relatively special market in China and its evolution. For special reasons, I remember that in the Chinese market, it should be around 98,99 that salomon shoes that came out of the informal channels gradually appeared. The earliest is some light hikeing shoes, mostly for low help, more models, my first pair of salomon is bought at that time, low help.
It should be this pair, exit low
So far except for the shoe uppers and the rubber joints, which are slightly open, the others are very good, but this is also related to the fact that I have too many walking shoes and the frequency of use of these shoes is not very high. At that time, the price was very cheap, because the bosses who sold salomon shoes did not know this brand, let alone know what gore-tex, vibram, so I collected many good things for outdoor enthusiasts. The biggest happiness is this. A pair of hiking shoes in the salomon exit mid that appeared in about 2000 was probably the most popular shoe on the market in the next 1-2 years. There are two versions of this shoe, with clima dry and gore-tex, gore The price of the -tex version is about 300-400. The clima dry version is cheaper.
Salomon exit mid, have you seen it? Or do you have this pair of shoes yourself?
My family LD wore these shoes and I enjoyed the Nepal annapurna on foot in 2001. The performance of this pair of shoes is also very satisfying. It is waterproof, breathable and non-slip. It doesn't require any running-in comfort, and it is especially worth mentioning. Lacing holes are self-locking and very user-friendly. This design has also been extended to most outdoor shoes that came out of the salomon.
At that time, I also had a pair of greedy walking shoes for LLBean's gore-tex+vibram. The greatest advantage of contagrip and vibram is that the anti-skid performance is much better than vibram, but not as good as vibram for wear resistance, but for salomon. The shoes are completely adequate, because the contagrip soles will not strike before the upper is broken.
In 2000, some other styles of shoes appeared on the market such as the downpour GTX, which was divided into male and female models. I bought a pair of women's models but I didn’t have any problems wearing them. Women's shoes, huh, huh.
Salomon downpour Female
There are many other shoes I can't remember, after all, the time is a bit long. It is vaguely remembered that it seems that the salomon's Quickfit? lacing system appeared from that year or 01, that is, the shoelace was replaced by a string, and it can be quickly fastened by just pulling it. Nowadays, all the XA series shoes of the salomon use this technique. It is very convenient to take off your shoes, and this technique is also used in the boots of the salomon's double-heeled boots pro thermic.
Part II
My focus here is on salomon trekking shoes, which is also something that people who like to watch this article prefer, and this is also the most common type of shoes on the domestic market. There are also some snow boots, light hiking shoes (there are too many different styles scattered) do not do research.
When thinking that the equipment is perfect, he always thinks: This thing is already so good, how the new thing will break through.
My own thinking is often confined to the level of small operations that are used to move old products. Once new products are placed in front of me, it is often the designer's creativity to be amazed. Of course, this is generally the first impression on the appearance of the brand new Things are often accompanied by new flaws. Like Microsoft's operating system, loopholes are one by one, and the old ones are added again.
About 02 years or so, the new salomon shoes began to flow from the factory into the Chinese market.
For the first impression of the new shoes, my feeling is that there is a retro feeling. Just like the adidas, I used the old label of the clover to produce vintage shoes. The salomon is also affected. Of course, this retro feeling is only appearance. of.
Let's take a look at the photos of members of the trekking family. (salomon shoes are available in various models in various regions. I only list the most common models on the domestic market.)
Protrek 5 gore-tex
There are several different versions of the protrek 5 shoe. The first photo in my last article was the version of the cool dry, this is the gore-tex version, and this shoe is still a bit skeptical (refer to what I see on the domestic market. Those pairs).
Protrek 6 gore-tex
Protrek 7 gore-tex
Adventure trek 7 gore-tex
How is the appearance is not a bit retro feeling, I mean to use EVA to do insoles protrek 5, protrek 6. These two pairs of shoes are more similar, we will take protrek 6 to say it.
The skin is covered with fur, this is my favorite, more durable than the light skin, not easy to be scarred.
The outsole is not contagrip, but this is not the same as the previous one. Now it is all used contagrip2. The difference between concrete and contagrip is not clear. I don't see the data, so it's unclear. Of course, the new rubber is always better than The old is better.
The midsole is EVA, of course, there are still tricks inside. It is a combination of two layers of EVA with different densities. It is lighter than 33% lighter than PU (polyurethane) rubber. A layer of EVA with a lower density can effectively absorb impact. The following is a very thin layer of high-density EVA (see the picture of protrek6, you can see that the yellow line of the entire sole of the sole of the shoe is the chrysanthemum line), because the density is high and it is relatively hard, so it can provide better Supporting power. And the density of EVA midsole for different sizes of shoes is not the same. Larger sizes are harder. Finally, according to my observations, the density of EVA for different types of shoes for salomon is not the same. This must be designed for different purposes. As for what purpose to use, how much density is not what I can say. Need a kinematics expert.
Lacing holes I mentioned before with self-locking, protrek 6 pictures from the top down is the third with a self-locking shoelace hole, it is still very convenient to use, put up a shoelace Locked.
Other aspects: gore-tex, kick-proof protection of the toe, rubber protection straps on the heel of the heel are also new landmark features, which can effectively protect the leather behind this circle, and provide better cushioning according to salomon's statement. Support function.
The Protrek6 is a typical pair of shoes, as if to see what awards they have. The actual use of the feeling is still very satisfactory, but the first time the LD home wear felt a little grinding feet, I did not feel. There are also these shoes are used to take the rugged mountain road, walking on the asphalt when the time is longer, the soles of the foot will be more pain, of course, I will not be wearing this shoe on the road to try out this feeling, happened to happen After walking down the mountain and walking about 4,5 kilometers of asphalt road, I felt pain in the soleplate.
Adventure trek 7 gore-tex These shoes differed from pro trek 5,6 in several points. The midsole was replaced with PU rubber, the upper was high, the upper was smooth, and I thought it was better to look However, this is a personal vision, and everyone's aesthetic is not the same. Wearing for the first time is very comfortable without running in.
Pro Trek 7 This pair of shoes is considered a heavy hiking shoe, you can use the front of the card after the crampons, because in order to adapt to the use of crampons so hard soles, high light leather.
Speaking of this, I noticed that one of the rules of salomon's trekking shoes is that all rough-faced shoes use the EVA midsole and the glossy ones use PU.
Finally there is a stf6 gore-tex, this shoe should not be the same as those of the above period, it should be a bit earlier
Stf6 gore-tex
This pair of shoes is also highly rated, especially in terms of comfort. To pick a fault, I think that the material of the anti-kicking artificial leather for the toe cap is not very durable, and it is easy to be damaged. It may be better to use rubber.
Let's talk about the pair of shoes that have appeared in the domestic mountaineering series of salomon.
The earliest shoes of salomon mountaineering should begin to appear in the domestic market around the year of 2002. The pair of shoes Pro is the earliest, and is now a pair of shoes used by many domestic ice climbing enthusiasts. Single-skin leather boots, using thinsulate thermal insulation material, pu mid-contagrip outsole, full-card crampons can be used.
Most domestic pro-ices lack a piece of black removable plastic tongue. This piece is used to strengthen the tongue to provide better support when climbing ice, and can be removed when walking. This pair of shoes is not very suitable for mountaineering. The height of the tongue and the upper part of the upper is relatively low. When climbing, it will be easier for the snow to enter the shoes.
Super moutain expert
The "mountain expert" is also more common, single layer leather boots, thinsulate warm materials, pu midsole contagrip outsole, can use full-card crampons. This pair of shoes is suitable for climbing. The tongue and upper are completely connected by leather. And double boots more flexible than this pair of shoes, warmer than almost double boots.
Pro rock
The basic appearance is similar to that of the pro ice, but this shoe is a card crampon after tying it up. I haven't used the performance very clearly.
Pro thermic
Double-leather leather boots, which are rarely used in double-heeled boots, have leather-covered shoes filled with 200g of thinsulate warmth material, pu midsole contagrip outsole, and full-card crampons. This pair of shoes is very good thermal performance, the inner boots use a silver layer to reflect heat, the inner boots tightened using the Quickfit system, a pull on the tight is very convenient, especially at high altitudes. More flexible than the general plastic double boots ankle.
Prosticky mid
Many people may think that this is a pair of ordinary walking shoes, but salomon put it in the mountaineering series, and the uneven lace holes designed to provide better comfort. Other aspects have been introduced before, EVA midsole, contagrip outsole. Suitable for non-ice and snow conditions.
Prosticky mid 2
This is the new model of prosticky mid.
At this point, the domestic common salomon shoes roughly introduced, does not involve the salomon cross-country running shoes, that shoe domestic factories have flowed out of the goods, mainly XA series, shoes I tried very very light, very comfortable, all using quickfit fast Laces, but I do not have practical experience. Friends who are interested in their own research, I also write a bit tired, welcome friends with experience to communicate, my personal experience is limited, and the above is also difficult to avoid Missing, I hope everyone correct me.
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