Lightweight Hiking + Everyday Shoes – Roclite 315 Replacement

Hi Christoph,

Here is a link to a selection of Inov8 shoes that might suit your needs, including a relatively toned down Roclite 315. The link is to the Inov8 website, but if you like one or more models, you can search the web for the cheapest sellers.

Best of luck!

http://www.inov-8.com/New/Global/product-select-off-road-mens.asp?L=27&G=Male&A=Trail

Thanks, I know the Inov-8 listing yeah .. I'm currently considering the TRAILROC 255 for a lightweight hiking/trail shoe. I'm not 100% sure yet because it doesn't seem to be so good in wet conditions though

Inov-8 did an all black and all brown or tan version of the roclite in the past for law enforcement, armed forces, tactical consumers. Not sure if they still do this, but try searching for them outside of the normal backpacking-centric retailers.

I've used the 255s as a hiking shoe and that silly foam rock protection thing they have wrapping the front of the shoe from toes to mid-arch keeps a lot of water in the shoes. They do drain eventually, but the 245s don't have this problem at all. In warm weather my feet are dry within 30m after total immersion in streams and the majority of water drains out through the mesh sides within a few steps after you exit the water.

Only downside to the 245s, (really the whole trailroc line) is that the outsole is fairly hard, so they don't do well on wet rocks, algae-covered logs and other slippery surfaces. They are quite a bit more durable than the roclite line, however.

You're right, the 295 are still available in black and sand color.

I think the Roclite 295 might be better suited since they seem to have
more grip in wet conditions..