>>873259>I am looking for a good /out/ shoe that i can put miles on in fairly tough terrain and. I care more about tractionvasque mindbenders. aggressive lugs. stiff sole. great for cross country, steep loose terrain, talus hopping...
i beat the ever loving hell out of mine for the last 2 1/2 years before i bought a new pair. then i immediately put 23 loaded miles on the new pair, no break in needed.
plus rei is clearing out the old color scheme, so they were $80 instead of $115.