Icebug Men's Zeal2 RB9 X Trail Runner

Update: just ran a Spartan Super (10 miler) on these. The course was soaked and I flew. The traction was so great I had people asking me if I had metal spikes. Shows held up amazing. One con is that the drainage was not as great as I'm used to. I've read articles on drilling drainage holes in these, and will try that before next weekend's race.Ran my fastest Spartan Sprint in these! Great shoes. Totally agree with other reviews in that once I soaked them at mile 1 in a stream, and ran another 3 in them "wet," they totally formed to my feet... I don't think I'd go over 15 miles on rough trails in these due to their minimalist design, but I'm definitely converting all my trails shoes to IceBug.

Great traction, average drainage, light weight, poor cushioning (almost to be expected with this type of shoe), large toe box. I had to return my 1st pair because they were a half size too big.An overall great shoe but I like my Inov8 X-Talon 212's better.

Best Trail Running Shoes I have worn to date. I have INOV-8, Born2Run, Reebok All Terrain the Icebug Zeal2's are the most comfortable and offer the best traction of all the shoes I have tried. They are extremely lightweight and do not absorb water however they do not drain as well as Reebok AT but the traction is far superior.

These Icebugs have almost 600 miles on them. So a bit of shoe glue helped extend the life. I've sharpened them a couple of times. Totally a minimalist shoe.Light weight. All rubber construction.Runs narrow.These shoes are for short course racing. Not a comfortable shoe for a long run/race.Oh the huge plus for me is the rock plate.If your a minimalist runner, you might like them.I need a bit more comfort now.

rubber sole was exceptional / the best, the middle section of the sole... worthless / pointless. will slide on ropes and most any obstacle. that has wood.

Love the design and they work great on snow and ice however the plastic part on the inner arch pushes into my feet and immediately starts to rub my skin off. Have to wrap an extra sock around that part to prevent bloody patches in that spot on both shoes. Not ideal.

It's a perfect choice for orienteering and trail running. A had a similar used one from my father and I know what to expect. It's better than what I expected. I had a 7km/270m trail run in a wet Australian forest and it was comfortable and was safe on muddy downhills and had a good grip on the long uphills.