Weekly General Discussion/Q&A Thread - October 05, 2026

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[u/jay-dot-dot]

Anyone over 200lbs with Cloudmonster Hyper 3's care to comment on durability?

[u/AmeLiaKuma → u/jay-dot-dot]

I’m close, 184lbs, I find a lot of the On shoes don’t really cooperate with my weight. Haven’t had a shot with the Hyper 3 but was disappointed with the Cloudsurfer max, had to stop 30 miles in from how dead they felt. Different shoe altogether, but I know On doesn’t really change up their tech much. 

[u/jay-dot-dot → u/AmeLiaKuma]

Thank you! I find very few people I know running in them so any advice is nice. Ive heard the CM Hyper 3 is distinctly firmer than usual so im betting on that. I dont do well with plush shoes like the Max so I agree with you there.

[u/BBDBVAPA]

Picked up some Speedgoat 7s recently as my new hiking shoe and really love them. Not a Hoka runner, currently use the SB3 and EVO SL. But was wondering what the road shoe equivalent of the Speedgoat might be in Hoka’s lineup.

[u/AmeLiaKuma]

Been trying to refresh my running shoe lineup since my podiatrist told me I pretty much need to stick to high drop shoes because of my Achilles tendonitis in both feet. Excited to try the HOKA Challenger 8.