As they are saying on the Appalachian Path, the path at all times supplies. So, too, does Hoka.
Launched earlier this yr, the Mafate X launched super-shoe know-how to the model’s flagship path runner, pairing two layers of froth — one PEBA, the opposite supercritical EVA — with a carbon-fiber plate.
That mixture was a primary for the Mafate, which debuted some 15 years in the past. Nonetheless, it wasn’t the final.
The brand-new Mafate X Hike sees the system lengthen to a bona fide mountain climbing boot. That mentioned, that is rather more than an ankle-high model of the shoe.
The Mafate X Hike is Hoka’s most technical boot thus far, combining super-shoe tech with cutting-edge security options.Hoka
Help, stability, security
The mannequin does sit atop a dual-foam cushioning system paired with a carbon-fiber plate, delivering a quick experience with minimal added weight. But that’s the place the similarities between the shoe and the boot cease.
On the higher, the Mafate X Hike encompasses a neoprene tongue that wraps across the ankle, successfully working like a built-in gaiter that provides it each help and safety from path particles.
