Hi! I've already ordered two pairs of Timps 4, so I love them so much. However, I faced the same early wear issue on my first pair. And it happened because of rubbing little branches when running. Something that, of course, a trail running shoe must withstand. Thus, when I go running in my second pair I try to avoid rubbing twigs and such... But, despite being in love with the rest of the shoe characteristics, I'll take your advice when ordering a new pair. I'll opt for Montblanc instead of Timp 5. Do you know if Montblanc fits true to size? Or in comparisson with Timp 4 I should go half size up? (Sorry for my english...) 😅
I am 100% sure the tear is not because any external factors, because I took extremely good care of my Timp 4, and they still got torn, after only one month. I love how they feel, and how they look, it's a shame the upper is so bad. Regarding the Mont Blanc, yes, true to the usual Altra size, which for me has always been half a size bigger than any other brand, so go with the same size as the Timp 4. To be honest, the Timp 4 feels a bit better on the foot, but the upper in the Mont Blanc is so much more durable, maybe because it's elastic, and the Vibram grip is superior to any Max Trac, updated or not.
Finally decided to go for the Mont Blanc and not risk anything with the Timp 5 or 4. Good luck to those buying the Timp 5, you'll gonna need it 🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Update: I have just CANCELLED my Timp 5 order, got pissed because the place where I ordered them from, runnerinn.com, delayed the delivery indefinitely, so nope, besides that, I DO NOT TRUST the Timp 5 upper, it looks VERY SIMILAR to the one in the Timp 4, which was an ABSOLUTE FAILURE, so nope, I'll rather get myself another pair of good old Mont Blancs, 100% tested to last at least ONE YEAR, as opposed to ONE MONTH with the Timp 4, the Timp 5, except the Vibram and the cool looking rubber pattern, will probably be another BIG FAIL. And then, will rather wait for the new Mont Blanc Carbon price to drop to 150 euros, then I'll get a pair of those instead of the Timp 5 and will wait for the Timp 6 which hopefully will finally get a better upper. My advise : don't throw your money to the garbage on the Timp 5
Having seen a few Timp 5 reviews, my suspicions have already been confirmed, the upper is garbage and they seem to have even more issues than the Timp 4...namely the rubber toe protection peeling off and the heel cup rubbing against the achilles, and some width issues, so beware.
Hi! I've already ordered two pairs of Timps 4, so I love them so much.
However, I faced the same early wear issue on my first pair. And it happened because of rubbing little branches when running. Something that, of course, a trail running shoe must withstand. Thus, when I go running in my second pair I try to avoid rubbing twigs and such...
But, despite being in love with the rest of the shoe characteristics, I'll take your advice when ordering a new pair. I'll opt for Montblanc instead of Timp 5.
Do you know if Montblanc fits true to size? Or in comparisson with Timp 4 I should go half size up?
(Sorry for my english...) 😅
I am 100% sure the tear is not because any external factors, because I took extremely good care of my Timp 4, and they still got torn, after only one month. I love how they feel, and how they look, it's a shame the upper is so bad. Regarding the Mont Blanc, yes, true to the usual Altra size, which for me has always been half a size bigger than any other brand, so go with the same size as the Timp 4. To be honest, the Timp 4 feels a bit better on the foot, but the upper in the Mont Blanc is so much more durable, maybe because it's elastic, and the Vibram grip is superior to any Max Trac, updated or not.
Finally decided to go for the Mont Blanc and not risk anything with the Timp 5 or 4. Good luck to those buying the Timp 5, you'll gonna need it 🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Update: I have just CANCELLED my Timp 5 order, got pissed because the place where I ordered them from, runnerinn.com, delayed the delivery indefinitely, so nope, besides that, I DO NOT TRUST the Timp 5 upper, it looks VERY SIMILAR to the one in the Timp 4, which was an ABSOLUTE FAILURE, so nope, I'll rather get myself another pair of good old Mont Blancs, 100% tested to last at least ONE YEAR, as opposed to ONE MONTH with the Timp 4, the Timp 5, except the Vibram and the cool looking rubber pattern, will probably be another BIG FAIL. And then, will rather wait for the new Mont Blanc Carbon price to drop to 150 euros, then I'll get a pair of those instead of the Timp 5 and will wait for the Timp 6 which hopefully will finally get a better upper. My advise : don't throw your money to the garbage on the Timp 5
Timp 5 isn't released until Feb, they aren't allowed to sell them until then... REI has a month exclusive on them in January.
Having seen a few Timp 5 reviews, my suspicions have already been confirmed, the upper is garbage and they seem to have even more issues than the Timp 4...namely the rubber toe protection peeling off and the heel cup rubbing against the achilles, and some width issues, so beware.