A couple of years ago I bought a pair of Inov-8 Roclite trail runners.  After a couple of hundred miles, they were still holding strong even though they didn't quite grip like they used to.<br /><br />Based on my previous experience, I picked up these boots.  Sadly, that was a mistake for a couple of reasons.<br /><br />First the good.<br /><br />The Grip - The grip on these boots is second to none.  These boots even provide a decent amount of grip on wet rock.  I haven't found anything that beats Roclite when it comes to grip.<br /><br />Lightweight - The boots are about the size of a normal pair of boots, but they weight about 1/2 as much.<br /><br />The Bad<br /><br />Size - These are boots are insanely small.  Normally I buy my normal size and have plenty of room to spare.  I can barely get my feet into these boots.  Length wise they are fine.  It's the width and height that is out of line.  Once you get these on, they do stretch out a little.  The sizing issues lead to another big problem.<br /><br />Cushion - These boots have the least amount of cushion of any boots I have ever owned.  These are going to wreck your feet.  Normally gel inserts are nice to have.  In this case, gel inserts are a MUST HAVE.  They will be they only cushion you have.  That leads to a big issue.  There is ZERO room for gel inserts.<br /><br />Build - Looking at the boots makes me hesitate.  I do not trust the build.  They look glued together.  Nothing about these boots gives me the impression that they are going to last as long as my trail runners have.  I'll test them on a few 10 mile hikes and see how they hold up.  I just hope I don't get stuck five miles from the trail head with a busted boot.<br /><br />Value - Not much.  Not many places carry these so it's hard to price hunt.  If you pick these up for $150 you will not get value out of them.  Go buy some nice boots and avoid these.  If you can get these for under $100, you might get some value out of them.