SALOMON SONIC RA
The Sonic RA leads an overhaul of Salomon’s fledgling road shoe series. A trio of new shoes, with the Sonic RA being the everyday neutral trainer, improve on both performance and fit of the shoes. The single biggest area of improvement comes in the upper. Salomon realized that the previous version of the shoe was just too unforgiving and bulky, and swapped out the material for their sensiFIT technology, a sleeker mesh that’s thinner and lighter. The webbing array melded into the upper works with the lacing system, providing something approaching Salomon’s great quick lacing fit on their trail shoes, but with traditional laces.
The Sonic RA definitely feels like a Salomon shoe, meaning its on the firmer side. Thousands of trail runners swear by the French brand’s stable of trail shoes, and the Sonic RA will be a familiar experience for those coming out of the wilderness and transitioning to a road race.—