Adidas AX4 for slightly wider feet? How durable?

Should I choose a bit bigger? My size is 43, should I go for 43.5 or 44?

Go try them on.

Sky said:
Go try them on.

I want a durable shoe for hiking, but as others say, the continental sole doesn’t last long…

San said:

Sky said:
Go try them on.

I want a durable shoe for hiking, but as others say, the continental sole doesn’t last long…

According to Adidas’s homepage, this shoe model gets sent back a lot for unexpectedly small sizes. Going one size up is generally good advice for hiking shoes, too.

The point stands: We simply don’t know how they’ll fit you. Shoe fit is a highly individual thing, and there’s really no adequate substitute for you going into a store and trying them on (at the end of a day and with thick socks).

For really durable soles, get a shoe with Vibram soles that can easily be resoled. Shoe soles are consumables. I’ve got a pair of Meindl Toledo shoes from 2007 with over 1,200km on their original soles, but those are not normal. I’d recommend Meindl shoes in general, though. However, I simply cannot know how shoes fit your feet. Go try on some shoes.

@Sky
Thx.

There is no Adidas shop nearby, only the Decathlon in the next city, and that’s all. So I always order from the internet. I checked some tests about it, and they say it’s good for wide feet. My size is 43 in hiking shoes; maybe 43.5 will be good in Terrex. They also say the shoe is very good, only the continental sole is not durable. But I guess every kind of sole has durability problems, except the Vibram ones, right?

@San
I have no experience with Adidas hiking shoes. That being said, not all soles are equal, but I can endorse Vibram soles. Generally speaking, hiking shoe soles are rather soft (for good grip) and wear out fast on pavement. They’re at home on soft trails and on rubble.

The Terrex soles may be less durable than, say, a Quechua shoe sole. The biggest question for me would be whether I could have my still-good shoes resoled after the original sole wore off. I wouldn’t bet on it with Adidas shoes, but only a cobbler could tell. With Vibram soles, replacement is always on the table.

Please be aware though that a resole isn’t exactly cheap. I recently paid 120€ for both new midsoles and outer soles in a pair of Meindl boots. That’s worth it for 350€ boots.

@Sky
That’s still worth it; you also got midsoles, it’s kind of new now. And how many times can you replace? Maybe I should check the price of the same service, and if it’s not that expensive, then buying a good quality leather shoe.

@San
Buy 2 pairs online and send back the ones you don’t want.