Altra Lone Peak 8 Men's Running Shoes Navy/Black

I used to brag about my Altras when I had the 6's, but I have alot of issues with the newer generations. For starters, the colors are aweful and continue to get worse. I can't understand why you choose to not have more neutral colors. Bright shoes aren't for everyone. Another thing, you need to use vibram instead of the maxx trax. I don't understand why some of your shoes have vibram and others do not. Vibram is superior and why limit what your shoe quality? Also, you decided to do away with the stitching on the toe, which was also a bad move. The previous generation shoe I had I loved, but didn't have the stitching, and that was the first thing to start coming apart. Bottom line, I was in love with these shoes, but the last two generations of lone peaks have been a big letdown.

Bottom line: Altra, please go back to making this shoe in wide sizes, and please give options for the many folks with small but wide feet! I'm not alone when I say that folks want this shoe in wide and short-wide sizes too (7-8 wide!) I wear a 7.5 shoe normally, but had to get a half size up because altra doesn't make this shoe in 7.5. Even wearing a size 8, the lone peaks's rubber sole siding digs in to the side of my foot. As to whether I'd recommend it, it's hard. If you have healthy, narrow feet, you will like this shoe. If you have a wide foot or a small size, Altra has left you behind.