Salomon Speedcross 5

Name: Salomon Speedcross 5
Brand: Salomon

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 10.6 oz · 38/28mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Salomon Speedcross 6 replaced it

How it ranks

The Salomon Speedcross 5’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 87

Durability

Very good 92

Appearance

Very good 90

Comfort

Good 85

Value

Good 83

Cushioning

Decent 77

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

69 Moderate

Moderate 69

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
External ratings
Our ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 2/6

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

All three reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall, for comfort and for durability.
Two reviewers praise the traction on trail, one of them also running it on asphalt.
The Speedcross 4 before it scores 83 on five reviews, and the reviewer who comes from it calls this an improvement on traction, fit and durability.

Cons

At 11.2 oz for the men's shoe, it sits in the heavy weight band.

Speedcross 5 rates 87. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Salomon Speedcross

Each dot is one version of the Speedcross, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

81 2016 77 2017 87 2019 83 2022

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Speedcross 6

2022 · 2 reviews

83 Good

50 Confidence
Speedcross 5 This shoe

2019 · 3 reviews

87 Good

69 Confidence
Speedcross 4

2017 · 5 reviews

77 Decent

74 Confidence
Speedcross 3

2016 · 1 review

81 Good

57 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.6 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 11.2 oz · Women's 9.9 oz
Release: 2019 Q1
MSRP: $130
Stack: 38/28mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 31, 2023

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Thumbs up Awesome ? Satisfied

5/5

Overall

I have been running trails & dirt/ gravel roads in this shoe since the fall of 2019 and I extremely satisfied with the improvements of traction, overall fit/ comfort and durability of this model over the Speedcross 4, of which I really like as well!

Billygoat3957 · Jan 10, 2020

50 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Switched to SpeedCross 9 months ago...

5/5

Overall

It is a firm shoe. It has cured me from shin splint issues (posterior tibialis). Phenomenal on the trails, but can still be used on the asphalt. Comfortable, Durable, and stylish (some awesome color options). I love the shoe - it's the best my legs have felt in the past 10 years.

Anonymous runner · Aug 13, 2019

55 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14