La Sportiva A.T. Hobnail Kit Puts Cleats on Any Shoe (or sandal, I guess)
A really nice representative of La Sportiva asked if I’d like to test out a set of the A.T. Hobnails, but I think I can get the drift without actually screwing them into a pair of my running shoes. Each kit comes with a set of 20 Hobnails and a key that screws them in and out. Make sure you’re not using Nikes with air pockets, or it’ll turn out like that time I punched a screwdriver through the fridge lining and got blasted in the face with Freon (true story). The Hobnails are basically a set of ice cleats that keep you upright while ice fishing or log rolling. The A.T. Grip Hobnails cost $40 a set.
By- rockythompson
This entry was posted on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 - 12:15 P.M. and is filed under Gear, Shoes, Trail Running. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Or for only $2 you could use this sheet-metal screw setup, which has been awesome in Idaho Falls this winter.
http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm
February 21st, 2008 at 4:37 pm
How are these better than sheet metal screws? High altitude runner, Matt Carpenter, has a good guide for screws at http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm
February 21st, 2008 at 4:53 pm
The AT hobnails are better than sheet metal screws for a few reasons. For one they do not fall out of the shoe on each run. If you use hex head screws you know that you lose a few on each run. Think about all of the people using screws and losing 3-5 screws on each run. That’s a lot of metal on the trail come mud season. Another reason is that the metal used in the hobnails is made of widia tungsten a very hard metal that is super resistant to abrasion and also is extra grippy on hard surfaces like asphalt and rock compared to other metals.