Monday, February 8, 2010
Off Trail Spirit - Icebug Celeritas means speed - ispo News
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Engineered traction, innovative last and super light non-absorbing materials. Icebug’s off-trail program might look like a style statement but it’s all about function.
Tools for the un-intimidated to leave the trails, either to be as fast as possible between two points, or to experience complete running freedom.
Is Icebug Celeritas the world’s fastest off-trail running shoe? Well, that will of course depend on the foot that is in it, but it definitely has the makings of a serious candidate (and will make you feel like one too…).
The sole has a sticky rubber compound, with aggressive cleats arranged in a diagonal pattern. This variation of a tractor tire design is optimised to grip on both hard and soft ground. It channels away mud, which provides traction and acts self cleaning.
The last is anatomically shaped, with very little “correction” built into the support structure. The foot is allowed to keep its natural movement.
The upper has a minimalist design, in a strong and light fine rip-stop nylon with protecPU™ reinforcement and molded lace holes.
Materials and constructions are developed not only to be light when the shoe is dry, but also – in what is often the real use conditions – when it’s wet. Weight increase is less than 25%.
The dry weight is 225 grams in US9, but with the battle cry of the design team being “less is really more!” the quest of stripping un-necessary grams is ongoing.
Spirit OLX – the total traction cousin
Built on the same last and general concept as Celeritas, there is also Icebug SPIRIT olx, which is developed for the old school type of Swedish trail running. Though tough and demanding, orienteering is a national sport, with over one percent of the population regularly competing.
What distinguishes Spirit olx from Celeritas is that it has further moulded protective areas, and 14 fixed carbide tip studs: Outstanding traction for wet off-trail conditions (Swedish spring and summer are often more rainy than we would like…), where rocks, roots, grassy slopes etcetera get really slippery
Tools for the un-intimidated to leave the trails, either to be as fast as possible between two points, or to experience complete running freedom.
Is Icebug Celeritas the world’s fastest off-trail running shoe? Well, that will of course depend on the foot that is in it, but it definitely has the makings of a serious candidate (and will make you feel like one too…).
The sole has a sticky rubber compound, with aggressive cleats arranged in a diagonal pattern. This variation of a tractor tire design is optimised to grip on both hard and soft ground. It channels away mud, which provides traction and acts self cleaning.
The last is anatomically shaped, with very little “correction” built into the support structure. The foot is allowed to keep its natural movement.
The upper has a minimalist design, in a strong and light fine rip-stop nylon with protecPU™ reinforcement and molded lace holes.
Materials and constructions are developed not only to be light when the shoe is dry, but also – in what is often the real use conditions – when it’s wet. Weight increase is less than 25%.
The dry weight is 225 grams in US9, but with the battle cry of the design team being “less is really more!” the quest of stripping un-necessary grams is ongoing.
Spirit OLX – the total traction cousin
Built on the same last and general concept as Celeritas, there is also Icebug SPIRIT olx, which is developed for the old school type of Swedish trail running. Though tough and demanding, orienteering is a national sport, with over one percent of the population regularly competing.
What distinguishes Spirit olx from Celeritas is that it has further moulded protective areas, and 14 fixed carbide tip studs: Outstanding traction for wet off-trail conditions (Swedish spring and summer are often more rainy than we would like…), where rocks, roots, grassy slopes etcetera get really slippery
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