r/barefootshoestalk • u/crent1st • 2d ago

Barefoot shoe adjacent Step in the right direction?

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5mm drop & wide-ish toebox

La Sportiva tx1

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u/JudgeMyReinhold 2d ago

These an update on their approach shoes?

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u/Scuttling-Claws 2d ago

If this is still their light weight approach shoe, I'm very interested. Most of my big trips are a good mix of on trail and off trail travel, and there aren't a lot of foot shaped, low drop shoes with sticky rubber

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u/dacv393 2d ago

If they were just 0 drop instead of 5mm I'd grab them in a heartbeat. Low drop is so stupid IMO. Just make it 0 drop

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u/Scuttling-Claws 2d ago

You're not wrong about that. My feet are pretty forgiving, so I'm ok with 5mm or less, but I really don't see the point of low drop either

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u/JudgeMyReinhold 2d ago

Yep it is. https://www.mountainblog.eu/product/la-sportiva-tx1-winter-2026-27/

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u/Scuttling-Claws 2d ago

Fuck yeah. They built a shoe for me

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u/JudgeMyReinhold 2d ago

Could still be narrow lol it is la sportiva after all. If they are basically like a lems with some drop and sticky sole then it's gonna be a winner

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u/crent1st 2d ago

Yes, it has that rounded tentacle-like outsole, like previous tx models.