I ran through most of the winter in the SGs, and they were just the job. Towards the end of Feb, we had a warm spell, and I experimented with running without socks. The result was...bad. In 15km I got blisters that took weeks to heal.
The problem is twofold, the point at which the inner side of the upper creases pokes into the top/side of my foot just behind the ball (on both feet), and the ankle curves back from the heel too sharply, cutting into the skin where the achilles tendon goes.
VB passed the feedback on to their designers & very kindly refunded me shipping on some orders as a goodwill gesture (I like this about VB - they're responsive, and they make gestures like that to keep their customers happy). I hope they will tweak the design a little - I'd really like to be able to do ultra distances in the SGs.
Durability - after maybe 400km there's a little hole in the mesh on top of one of them, and there's a little noticeable wear in the soles. Way better than the Trail Freaks.
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